Ma Lineal: A Memoir of Race, Activism, and Queer Family

Faith S. Holsaert's life has been defined by race, activism, and family, and her work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement and raising her own children in West Virginia has shaped her identity as a woman, activist, and mother. She has confronted sexual abuse and mental illness across three generations of women in her family, and her memoir quilts memoir, social history, and historic events into a gripping and inspirational narrative.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 30 April 2024
Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Faith S. Holsaert's life has been shaped by the complex interplay of race, activism, and family, spanning her childhood in 1940s New York, her involvement with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement, and her role as a mother in the coalfields of West Virginia. As a young woman at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement, she delved into the power of contested narratives, gaining a profound understanding of her whiteness, queer identity, and unwavering commitment to dismantling racism. Later in life, she faced the painful legacy of sexual abuse and mental illness across three generations of women in her family, recognizing their profound impact on her identity as a woman, activist, and mother. Holsaert's memoir, infused with prose and poetry, weaves together a captivating and inspiring narrative that blends personal experiences with social history and significant events. This powerful and innovative work offers fresh perspectives and meaningful categories for those seeking to find their place, hope, and sense of belonging in the fight against systemic racism and in pursuit of lives filled with openness and love.

Faith S. Holsaert's life has been shaped by the complex interplay of race, activism, and family, spanning her childhood in 1940s New York, her involvement with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement, and her role as a mother in the coalfields of West Virginia. As a young woman at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement, she delved into the power of contested narratives, gaining a profound understanding of her whiteness, queer identity, and unwavering commitment to dismantling racism. Later in life, she faced the painful legacy of sexual abuse and mental illness across three generations of women in her family, recognizing their profound impact on her identity as a woman, activist, and mother. Holsaert's memoir, infused with prose and poetry, weaves together a captivating and inspiring narrative that blends personal experiences with social history and significant events. This powerful and innovative work offers fresh perspectives and meaningful categories for those seeking to find their place, hope, and sense of belonging in the fight against systemic racism and in pursuit of lives filled with openness and love.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780814350799