This text examines the ways in which mothers and daughters participate in their understanding of class, gender, and race locations, both using and resisting them.

New York Times Bestseller: “A winning collection” of essays by daughters including Elinor Lipman, Margo Jefferson, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Lisa See, and more (Kirkus Reviews).

An account of the overlapping effects of social class, ethnicity and gender in the process of choosing which university to attend.