All the Rebel Women: The rise of the fourth wave of feminism

All the Rebel Women: The rise of the fourth wave of feminism (Guardian Shorts)

On a bright day at the Epsom Derby, 4 June 1913, Emily Wilding Davison was hit by the kingâ€™s horse in one of the defining moments of the fight for womenâ€™s suffrage â€“ what became known as feminismâ€™s first wave.

The second wave arose in the late-1960s, activists campaigning tirelessly for womenâ€™s liberation, organising around a wildly ambitious slate of issues â€“ a struggle their daughters continued in the third wave that blossomed in the early-1990s.

Now, a hundred years on from the campaign for the vote, fifty years since the very first murmurs of the second wave movement, a new tide of feminist voices is rising. Scattered across the world, campaigning online as well as marching in the streets, women are making themselves heard in irresistible fashion.

Theyâ€™re demonstrating against media sexism, domestic violence and sexual assault, fighting for equal pay, affordable childcare and abortion rights. Thousands are sharing their experiences through the Everyday Sexism project, marching in Slutwalk protests, joining demonstrations in the wake of the Delhi gang rape, challenging misogynist behaviour and language, online crusaders and ordinary people organising for the freedom of women everywhere.

Kira Cochraneâ€™s 'All the Rebel Women' is an irrepressible exploration of todayâ€™s feminist landscape, asking how far we have come over the past century â€“ and how far there still is to go. Whether engaging with leading feminists, describing the fight against rape culture or bringing immediate, powerful life to vital theories such as intersectionality, 'All the Rebel Women' binds everything together into one unstoppable idea. This is modern feminism. This is the fourth wave.
Country USA
Manufacturer Guardian Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-12-08
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Guardian Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-12-08
Format	Kindle eBook

All the Rebel Women: The rise of the fourth wave of feminism (Guardian Shorts)

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