The Education of a WASP

by Lois M. Stalvey

Overview

Brimming with honestly and passion, The Education of a WASP chronicles one white woman's discovery of racism in 1960s America. First published in 1970 and highly acclaimed by reviewers, Lois Stalvey's account is as timely now as it was then. Nearly twenty years later, with ugly racial incidents occurring on college campuses, in neighborhoods, and in workplaces everywhere, her account of personal encounters with racism remains deeply disturbing. Educators and general readers interested in the subtleties of racism will find the story poignant, revealing, and profoundly moving.

“Delightful and horrible, a singular book.” —Choice

“An extraordinarily honest and revealing book that poses the issue: loyalty to one’s ethnic group or loyalty to conscience.” —Publishers Weekly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780299119737
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	02/01/1989
Series:	Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	346
File size:	438 KB

About the Author

Lois Mark Stalvey, once an Omaha homemaker, is the author of three books and numerous articles. She now resides in Arizona, where she continues to write and teach.

Table of Contents

Author to Reader -1988 Author to Reader Introduction by U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-one Chapter Twenty-two Chapter Twenty-three Chapter Twenty-four Chapter Twenty-five Chapter Twenty-six Epilogue Afterword-1988

Editorial Reviews

"When this book was first published, I hoped it would soon become only a history of what racism used to be. I feel profound regret that it has not."--Lois Mark Stalvey

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