The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina: The Resilience and Recovery of Mississippi Black Women

Hurricane seasons have become overactive since 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit. The only longitudinal study on a single group of women disaster survivors in America The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina brings overlooked voices to the forefront as these women share their stories and strategies of survival and recovery before during and after Katrina. Using narrative theory and author Alice Walkers womanist orientation these empowered women provide in their own words lessons learned and strategies for how to rebuild ones life after disasters.