Breaking the Wave: Women, Their Organizations, and Feminism, 1945-1985

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Av Kathleen A. Laughlin, Jacqueline Castledine, USA) Laughlin, Kathleen A. (Metropolitan State University, USA) Castledine, Jacqueline (Empire State College, State University of New York

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Breaking the Wave is the first anthology of original essays by both younger and established scholars that takes a long view of feminist activism by systematically examining the dynamics of movement persistence during moments of reaction and backlash. Ranging from the "civic feminism" of white middle-class organizers and the "womanism" of Harlem consumers in the immediate postwar period, to the utopian feminism of Massachusetts lesbian softball league founders and environmentally minded feminists in the 1970s and 1980s, Breaking the Wave documents a continuity of activism in both national and local organizing that creates a new discussion, and a new paradigm, for twentieth century women’s history.Contributors: Jacqueline L. Castledine, Susan K. Freeman, Julie A. Gallagher, Marcia Gallo, Sally J. Kenney, Rebecca M. Kluchin, Kathleen A. Laughlin, Lanethea Mathews, Catherine E. Rymph, Julia Sandy-Bailey, Jennifer A. Stevens, Janet Weaver, and Leandra Zarnow.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-09-21
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Directions in American History
Antal sidor268
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415873970

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Kathleen A. Laughlin is Professor of History at Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. She is the author of Women’s Work and Public Policy: A History of the Women’s Bureau, US Department of Labor, 1945-1970.Jacqueline L. Castledine is a core faculty member of the University Without Walls program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she teaches interdisciplinary studies.

ForewordIntroduction The Long History of Feminism, Kathleen A. LaughlinPart I Mainstream, Leftist, and Sexual Politics Chapter 1 Civic Feminists: The Politics of the Minnesota Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, 1942—1965Kathleen A. Laughlin Chapter 2 The Legal Origin of "The Personal Is Political": Bella Abzug and Sexual Politics in Cold War AmericaLeandra ZarnowChapter 3 "I’m Glad as Heck that You Exist": Feminist Lesbian Organizing in the 1950sMarcia GalloPart II Women’s Global Visions Chapter 4 Exporting Civic Womanhood: Gender and Nation BuildingCatherine E. RymphChapter 5 The National Council of Negro Women, Human Rights, and the Cold WarJulie A. GallagherChapter 6 From Ladies Aid to NGO: Transformations in Methodist Women’s Organizing in PostwarAmericaLanethea MathewsPart III The Politics of Location Chapter 7 The Consumers Protection Committee: Women’s Activism in Postwar HarlemJulia Sandy-BaileyChapter 8 Pregnant? Need Help? Call Jane: Service as Radical Action in the Abortion Underground in ChicagoRebecca M. KluchinChapter 9 Feminizing Portland, Oregon: A History of the League of Women Voters in the Postwar Era,1950-1975 Jennifer A. StevensChapter 10 Barrio Women: Community and Coalition in the HeartlandJanet WeaverPart IV Feminist Consciousness and Movement Persistence Chapter 11 "Stop That Rambo Shit. . . This is Feminist Softball": Reconsidering Women’s Organizing in the Reagan Era and BeyondJacqueline L. Castledine and Julia Sandy-BaileyChapter 12 "It Would Be Stupendous for Us Girls": Campaigning for Women Judges Without Waving Sally J. KenneyChapter 13 Building Lesbian Studies in the 1970s and 1980s Susan K. FreemanConclusion Looking Backward, Looking Forward Jacqueline L. Castledine