ISBN:
9780415801447
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (191 p)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Groundswell : Grassroots Feminist Activism in Postwar America
DDC:
305.420973
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Groundswell: Grassroots Feminist Activism in Postwar America offers an essential perspective on the post-1960 movement for women's equality and liberation. Tracing the histories of feminist activism, through the National Organization of Women (NOW) chapters in three different locations: Memphis, Tennessee, Columbus, Ohio, and San Francisco, California, Gilmore explores how feminist identity, strategies, and goals were shaped by geographic location. Departing from the usual conversation about the national icons and events of second wave feminism, this book concentrates on local histories, and a
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; GROUNDSWELL: Grassroots Feminist Activism in Postwar America; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 BEYOND THE FRIEDAN MYSTIQUE: The Importance of Grassroots Feminism; 2 IN THE MIDST OF THE "WORLD-WIDE REVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS": Creating the National Organization for Women; 3 FEMINIST ACTIVISM IN MEMPHIS: Beyond the Liberal/Radical Divide; 4 FEMINIST THEORIZING, FEMINIST ACTIVISMS IN COLUMBUS; 5 A LIBERAL FEMINIST FRONT OF PROGRESSIVE ACTIVISM IN SAN FRANCISCO; 6 LEARNING FROM GRASSROOTS ACTIVISMS IN THE PAST; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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