Guardianas

GuardianasBy: A collection of testimonies from midwives in El Salvador who delivered babies during the twelve year long civil war and today fight to protect their ancestral role to care for the reproductive health of their communities. This bilingual edition includes thirty color photographs and five black and white illustrations. An inspiring testament to the indispensable role of midwives in safeguarding life, culture, and community even against formidable

and more children than that–impossible

”—from the Introduction

including Stefano Raffaele

and a Q&A with the author

Now all of us can learn these spiritual lessons of life through the earth around us--and deep within ourselves

its pervasive culture of sexual abuse

But she isn’t

In this series of essays

she assumes he is an old

and don't put your feet on the table

incisively intelligent and side-splittingly funny

Also included are recipes from famous restaurants in New York City like The Copacabana