American Women on the Move - The Inside Story of the National Womens Conference, 1977

This study analyzes the social and political impact of the 1977 National Women's Conference. It provides a behind-the-scenes account of this landmark event four decades later and examines how conference delegates discussed the range of barriers to women's equality, debated solutions, and proposed remedies.

List of contents

Chapter 1: How IWY Began
Chapter 2: Bella's Bill
Chapter 3: Critical Decisions
Chapter 4: The State Meetings
Chapter 5: Countdown to Houston
Chapter 6: The National Women's Conference
Chapter 7: Media Coverage
Chapter 8: After Houston
Chapter 9: Accomplishments, Unfinished Business, Lessons Learned

About the author

Shelah Gilbert Leader has a PhD in political science from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Patricia Rusch Hyatt has a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.

Summary

This study analyzes the social and political impact of the 1977 National Women’s Conference. It provides a behind-the-scenes account of this landmark event four decades later and examines how conference delegates discussed the range of barriers to women’s equality, debated solutions, and proposed remedies.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Rusch Hyatt, Hyatt Patricia Rusch, Shelah Gilbert Leader, Shelah Gilbert Hyatt Leader, Leader Shelah Gilbert
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781498536011
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3601-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Political activism, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, c 1970 to c 1979, Gender studies: women and girls, c 1970 to c 1980, Political activism / Political engagement