XVII Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association

The Politics of Survival: Black Women Social Welfare Beneficiaries in Brazil and the United States

• In Event: The Politics of Survival: Black Women Social Welfare Beneficiaries in Brazil and the United States

Abstract

Mitchell-Walthour will discuss major findings from her book. She will focus on the experiences of Afro-Brazilian women Bolsa Familia beneficiaries and the impact of intersectional identities on poor Black women's political opinions.

Author

• Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, North Carolina Central University