Feminist Coalitions: Historical Perspectives on Second-Wave Feminism in the United States

By: Gilmore, Stephanie

Book Overview

Much of the scholarship on second-wave feminism has focused on divisions within the women's movement and its narrow conception of race and class, but the contributors to this volume remind readers that feminists in the 1960s and 1970s also formed many strong partnerships, often allying themselves with a diverse range of social justice efforts on a local grassroots level. These essays focus on coalitions and alliances in which feminists and other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252075390
• ISBN13: 9780252075391
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"