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Finding the movement : sexuality, contested space, and feminist activism / Anne Enke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Enke, Finn, 1964-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Radical perspectives.
- Radical perspectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism--United States--History--20th century.
- Feminism.
- Women--Political activity--United States--History--20th century--Case studies.
- Women.
- Social action--United States--History--20th century--Case studies.
- Social action.
- Feminist geography--United States.
- Feminist geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (387 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An analysis of the role public spaces-parks, clubs, book stores-played in shaping the feminist movement in three Midwestern cities during the 1960s and 1970s.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Locating feminist activism
- "Someone or something made that a women's bar" : claiming the nighttime marketplace
- "Don't steal it, read it here" : building community in the marketplace
- "Kind of like Mecca" : playgrounds, players, and women's movement
- Out in left field : feminist movement and civic athletic space
- Finding the limits of women's autonomy : shelters, health clinics, and the practice of property
- If I can't dance shirtless, it's not a revolution : coffeehouses, clubs, and the construction of "all women"
- Conclusion: Recognizing the subject of feminist activism.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-355) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613035554
- 9781283035552
- 1283035553
- 9780822390381
- 0822390388
- OCLC:
- 262328120
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