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The findings of Williams' yearlong study comprise, essentially, an ethnographic account rich in firsthand accounts of 30 mothers' own stories of the world and the minds of black mothers who began childbearing when they were 16 years of age or younger. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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In this ground-breaking book, Constance Williams reveals why, contrary to the adverse outcomes previously attributed to their lot, many black teenage mothers consider their lives enriched by childbearing. Here is a poignant exploration of themeaning of pregnancy and motherhood to young women who, although impoverished, express hope as freely tell their stories and reveal new truths about their attitudes.
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