Inside the Second Wave of Feminism - A Participant's Account of Boston Female Liberation, 1968-1972

A landmark account of a key radical feminist organization, offering lessons for today’s women’s liberation movement.

List of contents

Introduction
Women Interviewed

1. The Road to Feminism
2. Swept Up by a Wave
3. August 26, 1970 – Women’s Strike for Equality
4. Beyond Our Expectations
5. Female Liberation and the Anti-Vietnam War Movement
6. The Fight to Legalize Abortion
7. Drawing Broader Conclusions: Feminism and Socialism
8. Female Liberation Shaped Our Lives

Female Liberation Documents:
1. A Statement About Female Liberation
2. Pass the Word
3. The Case for Studied Ugliness
4. An Argument for Black Women’s Liberation as a Revolutionary Force
5. Black Women and Abortion
6. Abortion: A Feminist Perspective
7. Females and Self-Defense
8. Feminism and the Anti-War Movement
9. Which Way for Female Liberation
10. Why Is Feminism Revolutionary?

Photos/Graphics
Index

About the author

Nancy Rosenstock, feminist and socialist activist for five decades, was a member of Boston Female Liberation and served on the national staff of the Women’s National Abortion Action Coalition in 1971. She continues to fight for abortion to be safe, legal, and accessible.

Summary

A landmark account of a key radical feminist organization, offering lessons for today’s women’s liberation movement.

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Product details

• Authors: Nancy Rosenstock
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2022
• EAN: 9781642597042
• ISBN: 978-1-64259-704-2
• No. of pages: 120
• Illustrations: Illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HISTORY / Women, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Marxism & Communism