About the Author

Jean Calterone Williams is assistant professor of political science at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo.

Reviews

..".absolutely compelling and convincing...It deserves to be read at all levels of society - from the grass roots to the highest levels of policy-making. It might even make a difference in the ways American society views and treats some of its most vulnerable citizens."
Ruth Sidel, author of Keeping Women and Children Last: The Plight of Poor Women in Affluent America"

."..absolutely compelling and convincing...It deserves to be read at all levels of society - from the grass roots to the highest levels of policy-making. It might even make a difference in the ways American society views and treats some of its most vulnerable citizens."
--Ruth Sidel, author of "Keeping Women and Children Last: The Plight of Poor Women in Affluent America"