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OUTsider

Ruth Marimo is an Illegal Immigrant. Born in Zimbabwe, Marimo has traveled the world, gaining insight and deep appreciation for the plight of the illegal immigrant. Sharing firsthand recollections of how her status has been used as a weapon by employers, greedy predators, and even her own husband, she weaves a tale that is both personal and universal. Living as an undocumented immigrant, she details the daily struggles to survive as a health-care worker and to thrive as a wife and mother. Complicating matters, for decades Marimo had denied her true identity as a lesbian woman.

 

OUTsider chronicles the journey of Ruth Marimo, who traveled from Africa to the United States, from abused wife to an out lesbian activist, from a life of fear to one filled with joy. Her trek from the shadows of uncertainty and shame into the bright light of self-acceptance and fulfillment is a story that is richly rewarding and uniquely compelling.

OUTsider

SKU: 978-0989586801
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  • OUTsider
    Crossing Borders. Breaking Rules. Gaining Pride
    Memoir | LGBT Books
    by Ruth Marimo
    Released: April 11, 2014

    Trade Paper
    ISBN: 978-0-9895868-0-1
    6 x 9, 264 pages

    ebook
    Memoir
    Women immigrants–United States–Biography
    Victims of family violence–United States–Biography
    Lesbians–Biography
    Coming Out
    Zimbabweans–United States–Biography
    Gay and Lesbian Studies

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