Kimberly Battle-Walters is associate professor of social work at Azusa Pacific University.

Many African American women show an incredible resiliency that often turns them from victims to victors as they struggle to support their children and themselves. In order to explain how they do it, this insightful book follows a group of working-class African American women who patronize or work at Sheila's beauty shop....This book is a must read for anyone interested in issues of race, gender, and class. Highly recommended.

• Chapter 1 Sheila's ShopChapter 2 The Realities of Being Black and FemaleChapter 3 Three African American Families and CommunitiesChapter 4 Four Racial MattersChapter 5 Standing StrongChapter 6 Beyond Sheila's Shop: A New DiscussionChapter 7 Appendix A: Interview QuestionsChapter 8 Appendix B: DemographicsChapter 9 Appendix C: Methodology, Data Analysis, and Coding

Kimberly Battle-Walters is associate professor of social work at Azusa Pacific University.

Many African American women show an incredible resiliency that often turns them from victims to victors as they struggle to support their children and themselves. In order to explain how they do it, this insightful book follows a group of working-class African American women who patronize or work at Sheila's beauty shop....This book is a must read for anyone interested in issues of race, gender, and class. Highly recommended.

• Chapter 1 Sheila's ShopChapter 2 The Realities of Being Black and FemaleChapter 3 Three African American Families and CommunitiesChapter 4 Four Racial MattersChapter 5 Standing StrongChapter 6 Beyond Sheila's Shop: A New DiscussionChapter 7 Appendix A: Interview QuestionsChapter 8 Appendix B: DemographicsChapter 9 Appendix C: Methodology, Data Analysis, and Coding

Kimberly Battle-Walters is associate professor of social work at Azusa Pacific University.

Many African American women show an incredible resiliency that often turns them from victims to victors as they struggle to support their children and themselves. In order to explain how they do it, this insightful book follows a group of working-class African American women who patronize or work at Sheila's beauty shop....This book is a must read for anyone interested in issues of race, gender, and class. Highly recommended.

• Chapter 1 Sheila's ShopChapter 2 The Realities of Being Black and FemaleChapter 3 Three African American Families and CommunitiesChapter 4 Four Racial MattersChapter 5 Standing StrongChapter 6 Beyond Sheila's Shop: A New DiscussionChapter 7 Appendix A: Interview QuestionsChapter 8 Appendix B: DemographicsChapter 9 Appendix C: Methodology, Data Analysis, and Coding