Personal Politics: The Roots of Women's Liberation in the Civil Rights Movement & the New Left

Personal Politics: The Roots of Women's Liberation in the Civil Rights Movement & the New Left
ISBN-10
0307773604
ISBN-13
9780307773609
Series
Personal Politics
Category
Social Science
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2010-12-15
Publisher
Vintage
Author
Sara Evans

Description

The women most crucial to the feminist movement that emerged in the 1960's arrived at their commitment and consciousness in response to the unexpected and often shattering experience of having their work minimized, even disregarded, by the men they considered to be their colleagues and fellow crusaders in the civil rights and radical New Left movements. On the basis of years of research, interviews with dozens of the central figures, and her own personal experience, Evans explores how the political stance of these women was catalyzed and shaped by their sharp disillusionment at a time when their skills as political activists were newly and highly developed, enabling them to join forces to support their own cause.

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