After the rise and stall of American feminism : taking back a revolution / Lynn S. Chancer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chancer, Lynn S., 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--United States.

Feminism.

United States.

Women's rights--United States.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

xiv, 245 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

It is more than fifty years since Betty Friedan diagnosed malaise among suburban housewives and the National Organization of Women was founded. Across the decades, the feminist movement brought about significant progress in workplace discrimination, reproductive rights, and sexual assault. Yet, the proverbial million-dollar question remains: why is there still so much to be done? With this book, Lynn S. Chancer takes stock of the American feminist movement and engages with a new burst of feminist activism. She articulates four common causes--advancing political and economic equality, allowing intimate and sexual freedom, ending violence against women, and expanding the cultural representation of women--considering each in turn to assess what has been gained (or not). It is around these shared concerns, Chancer argues, that we can continue to build a vibrant and expansive feminist movement.

Contents:

Taking stock

Debating the "F" word

Achieving political, economic, and educational equalities

Liberating sexual choices

Ending violence against women

and men

Changing sexist imagery

Taking back a revolution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Chancer, Lynn S., 1954- author. After the rise and stall of American feminism

ISBN:

9780804774376

0804774374

OCLC:

1051775437