AIDS: The Women

by Ines Rieder (Editor), Patricia Ruppelt (Editor)

Book by Rieder, Ines

Genres: Nonfiction, Lesbian

251 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1988

Reviews

[Kitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

An essential piece of US feminist and women's history. This anthology is far reaching and covers what it was like for women during the AIDS crisis, in all their complex roles. Mostly US focus but the last section has pieces from other countries as well.

[Vanessa (V.C.) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most moving, tearful, and heartbreaking anthology I’ve ever read. This serves as not only an important and lasting document of the early days of the AIDS epidemic, but it truly did showcase the human spirit of either those who had AIDS as well as those with spouses and partners with AIDS, and not just in America, but in Africa and Brazil, and spanning many sexualities and genders from gays, lesbians, trans women, and straight men and straight women, even teenagers. Some stories in the collection were solely informational, while others were so personal, candid and honest that they made me cry. I savored each story dearly. If you can get your hand on a copy of AIDS: The Women, please do. It’s sad, but remarkable.

[Gonza M Fontán · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ya lo devolví en la biblio me faltaron unos cuantos pero leí lo suficiente para saber que es un 10 de proyecto, un 8 de literatura, un 10 de experiencia, pero a veces demasiado duro. Además de ser del 1988, claro. Pero explica de manera brillante, sin explicar, solo con narrativa, el sufrimiento de tantas mujeres por la pandemia del VIH, sea por el VIH, sea por la feminización de los cuidados, tanto formales como informales. Gracias Rieder y Ruppelt, os buscaré. 👀

La autora dice algo parecido a "no sé quién seré después de conocer la realidad de esta enfermedad, qué rol jugaré, pero sé que ya nunca podré mirarla desde la distancia/mantenerme ajena"

[Eva-Marie Nevarez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't finish this and it's not because it's a bad book. It's just downright scary to me and I don't like being scared. AIDS is too real and reading about people who most likely aren't even here today is just too much for me. I wish I could have finished it but I can't.
From what I did read this is a very broad book, there are essays from people who have been inflicted with AIDS or HIV themselves to parents of childrens with HIV/AIDS and people who are caretakers, etc. You can learn a lot about what other people go through when a family member gets a positive diagnosis.
This was published a good bit ago so a lot of the more specific information is outdated, along with statistics which have of course changed.
I'd be interested in maybe one day trying to read a more recently published books on the same subject. If anyone knows of anything let me know.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives an eye-opening account of how this disease affects women