Desiree Cooper
desiree cooper AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR & SPEAKER Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist; 2018 Best Small Fictions; 2017 Midland Authors Award Winner in Adult Fiction; 2017 Michigan Notable Book; 2016 Midwest Book Award Finalist; Poets and Writers 5 Over 50; 2016 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award Finalist
BIO - Desiree Cooper
A 2015 Kresge Artist Fellow, Desiree Cooper is a former attorney, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and community activist. She is an evocative speaker on the themes of racial and gender equality, reproductive freedom, family-positive public policy and the welfare of women and girls.
Nothing Special - Desiree Cooper
“Desiree Cooper’s Nothing Special reminds us that the simplest things in life are the ones that mean the most, especially when accompanied by love. Bec Sloane’s exuberant illustrations evoke a vivid patchwork dream quilt.
KNOW THE MOTHER — Desiree Cooper
In Know the Mother, author Desiree Cooper explores the complex archetype of the mother in all of her incarnations. In a collage of meditative stories, women—both black and white—find themselves wedged between their own yearnings and their roles as daughters, sisters, grandmothers, and wives.
"THE CHOICE" Short Film - Desiree Cooper
One in four American women will have an abortion over a lifetime. That’s double the number of women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in a lifetime (one in eight).
Anthologies — Desiree Cooper
Desiree Cooper’s contribution, “Away From Dangerous Things,” explores how home becomes a scary place for her mother with Alzheimer’s. "These far-reaching and compelling essays go beyond time-honored examinations of gender and motherhood."
Media - Desiree Cooper
THE UNEXPECTED DO-OVER: Desiree Cooper on How She Learned to Love Babies via mutha magazine
Teaching Guide — Desiree Cooper
Thank you! Enjoy the guide. You and the children you reach are Very Special to us!
Sarah Elizabeth Ray — Desiree Cooper
Seventy-five years ago… A 24-year-old, African American secretary was denied a seat on the segregated Boblo boat, SS Columbia. Like Rosa Parks, she refused to back down, taking her fight for integration all the way to the United States Supreme Court.
CONTACT - Desiree Cooper
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