The New Feminism

Author : Natasha Walter
Publisher : Virago Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The New Feminism written by Natasha Walter and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new feminism, according to Walter, deals specifically with the experiences and desires of women below 35, those who take their new advantages and continuing disadvantages for granted. She appeals to such women not to lose their new advantages.

Author : Nancy F. Cott
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300042283
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Grounding of Modern Feminism written by Nancy F. Cott and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The time has come to define feminism; it is no longer possible to ignore it." The Century Magazine, 1914 In this landmark addition to scholarship, Nancy F. Cott, author of The Bonds of Womanhood, offers a new interpretation of American feminism during the early decades of this century--a period traditionally viewed as on in which women won the right to vote and then lost interest in feminist issues. Cott argues instead that his period was a time of crisis and transition from the nineteenth-century "woman movement' to the beginning of modern feminism. Many of the issues that are central to women today, says Cott, were firmly articulated in the early decades of this century. For example, the problem of defining sexual equality so as to recognize sexual difference between men and women, the ambiguous potential of a movement seeking individual freedoms for women by mobilizing sex solidarity, and the tensions involved in attaining full expression in work and love are all enduring elements of feminism seized upon by women of the 1910s and 1920s. First discussing how feminism was indebted to its predecessors, Cott shows that increasing heterogeneity and diverse loyalties among women in the early twentieth century contradicted the premise of the nineteenth-century "cause of woman" (the singular noun symbolizing the unity of the female sex). From this crisis emerged feminism, championing individual variability and refuting the premise that a singular "woman" existed. Cott focuses on the suffrage-campaign milieu in which feminism arose, giving particular attention to the character and role of the National Woman's Party from its militant suffrage days to its advocacy of the equal right amendment in the 1920s. Against prevailing interpretations of the decline of women's political activities after 1920, Cott counterposes the swelling numbers in women's voluntary associations and their political efforts. She also analyzes the pitfalls that awaited women who tried for effectiveness in the male-dominated political parties. She sets the controversy over the equal rights amendment in new context, discussing the full dimensions of the conflict as not merely over personalities, tactics, or class loyalties, but as a signal example of the modern problem of capturing sexual equality and sexual difference in law. The book explores the irony-strewn path of women who as aspiring professionals and political actors attempted to put into practice the feminist intent to replace the abstraction "woman" with, instead, "the human sex." This history--the story of women who first claimed the name feminists--builds an essential bridge between the presuffrage period and today.

Author : Iris Mahan
Publisher : OR Books
ISBN 13 : 1682191397
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Women of Resistance written by Iris Mahan and published by OR Books. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jiaran Zheng
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811007772
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book New Feminism in China written by Jiaran Zheng and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on rich empirical data and findings concerning the lives, perceptions and ambitions of young middle-class female graduates, thus providing essential insights into the lives and viewpoints of a previously unresearched group in China from a feminist scholarly perspective. The study shows how the lives of young women and debates over youthful femininity lie at the very heart of modern Chinese history and society. With a central focus on women's issues, the book's ultimate goal is to enable Western readers to better understand the changing ideologies and the overall social domain of China under the leadership of President Xi. The empirical data presented includes interviews and group discussions, as well as illustrations, tables and images collected during a prolonged period of fieldwork. The insights shared here will facilitate cross-cultural communication with both Western feminist academics and readers who are sensitive to different cultures.

Author : Katherine M. Marino
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469649705
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Feminism for the Americas written by Katherine M. Marino and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the dawn of the global movement for women's rights in the first decades of the twentieth century. The founding mothers of this movement were not based primarily in the United States, however, or in Europe. Instead, Katherine M. Marino introduces readers to a cast of remarkable Latin American and Caribbean women whose deep friendships and intense rivalries forged global feminism out of an era of imperialism, racism, and fascism. Six dynamic activists form the heart of this story: from Brazil, Bertha Lutz; from Cuba, Ofelia Domingez Navarro; from Uruguay, Paulina Luisi; from Panama, Clara Gonzalez; from Chile, Marta Vergara; and from the United States, Doris Stevens. This Pan-American network drove a transnational movement that advocated women's suffrage, equal pay for equal work, maternity rights, and broader self-determination. Their painstaking efforts led to the enshrinement of women's rights in the United Nations Charter and the development of a framework for international human rights. But their work also revealed deep divides, with Latin American activists overcoming U.S. presumptions to feminist superiority. As Marino shows, these early fractures continue to influence divisions among today's activists along class, racial, and national lines. Marino's multinational and multilingual research yields a new narrative for the creation of global feminism. The leading women introduced here were forerunners in understanding the power relations at the heart of international affairs. Their drive to enshrine fundamental rights for women, children, and all people of the world stands as a testament to what can be accomplished when global thinking meets local action.

Author : Rosalind Rosenberg
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300030921
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Beyond Separate Spheres written by Rosalind Rosenberg and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the lives of female social scientists in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, their difficulties in gaining acceptance, and their pioneering studies of the differences between the sexes

Author : Jamia Wilson
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 071125642X
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book This Book Is Feminist written by Jamia Wilson and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrantly illustrated introduction to intersectional feminism for next-generation changemakers, this book is a must-read guide for young people seeking to understand the world around them. "Wilson’s optimistic view of feminism is based on the tenet of liberation for all, placing marginalized communities front and center... [A] foundational work." - NEW YORK TIMES What have you been taught about who has power and who makes the rules? Have you ever been lost for words at an old-school family friend’s ‘kind’ but sexist comments? Do you agree with equality and strive for justice, but want to learn more? Then read on. In this new feminist classic, the focus is intersectional from the beginning, not just as an add-on. Using the framework of ‘personal is political’, Jamia Wilson – former director of the Feminist Press – analyses her own experiences, before expanding outwards and drawing on stats as well as quotes from feminist firebrands and activists to inspire and encourage. Bold illustrations underpin this title, and each chapter ends with a ‘Call To Action’ box to encourage readers to reflect on and embrace their own interpretation of feminism and to acknowledge the connection between race, class, gender, disability and economic justice. Expand what feminism means to you, your community and society by examining these 15 themes: Feminism Identity Justice Education Money Power Health wellness freedom relationships media safety activism and movements innovation An interactive exploration of what feminism means to you. You will close the book with an understanding that history and culture play a role in shaping systems of power and of what we can do with our strengths, community and values to help change course when needed. You won’t have read a feminist tome like this before. Also available in theEmpower the Future series isThis Book is Anti-Racist,a powerful guide to how to incorporate anti-racist action into your life. Other inspiring books authored by Jamia Wilson are Young Gifted and Black, Step Into Your Powerand Big Ideas for Young Thinkers.

Author : Jennifer Cooke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108471935
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The New Feminist Literary Studies written by Jennifer Cooke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents essays by feminists of theory and literature that examine contemporary feminism and the most pressing issues of today.

Author : Mary Lou Thompson
Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Voices of the New Feminism written by Mary Lou Thompson and published by Beacon Press (MA). This book was released on 1971 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Twelve leaders in a wide range of disciplines explore the ideology and goals of the women's liberation movement, the situation of women in the world today, and the gathering forces which are bringing fundamental changes in to all corners of society."--Publisher's description.

Author : Pamela Grande Jensen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Finding a New Feminism written by Pamela Grande Jensen and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of original essays by prominent scholars of political theory contends that contemporary ideas of feminism have reached a theoretical impasse because they are unable to reconcile tensions between principles such as equality and difference. Finding A New Feminism places modern concepts of feminism within the historical context of political thought and uses feminism as a lens through which to examine the strengths and weaknesses of liberal democracy, both in practice and in theory. By reconsidering classic works of literature, philosophy, and political theory, the authors identify certain deficiencies of liberal democracy but do not call for its complete abandonment. Instead, they present a new theory of feminism that fosters the reconciliation of conflicting and competing principles, as well as the private and public realms of women's lives. This is compulsory reading for students and scholars of political and feminist theory.