Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American

Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women’s Movements

The American womenâ€™s movement has been shrouded in myths, argue three leading scholars in this bold and revisionist history.
Eschewing the conventional wisdom that places the origins of the American womenâ€™s movement in the nostalgic glow of the late 1960s, Feminism Unfinished traces the beginnings of this seminal American social movement to the 1920s, in the process creating an expanded, historical narrative that dramatically rewrites a century of American womenâ€™s history. Also challenging the contemporary â€œlean-in,â€ trickle-down feminist philosophy and asserting that womenâ€™s histories all too often depoliticize politics, labor issues, and divergent economic circumstances, Dorothy Sue Cobble, Linda Gordon, and Astrid Henry demonstrate that the post-Suffrage womenâ€™s movement focused on exploitation of women in the workplace as well as on inherent sexual rights. The authors carefully revise our â€œwaveâ€ vision of feminism, which previously suggested that there were clear breaks and sharp divisions within these media-driven â€œwaves.â€ Showing how history books have obscured the notable activism by working-class and minority women in the past, Feminism Unfinished provides a much-needed corrective. 20 illustrations

Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Cobble, Dorothy Sue/ Gordon, Linda/ Henry, Astrid
EAN	9780871406767
Edition	1
ISBN	0871406764
Label	Liveright
Manufacturer	Liveright
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	288
PublicationDate	2014-08-25
Publisher	Liveright
Studio	Liveright
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women’s Movements