Borrowing from our foremothers : reexamining the women's movement through material culture, 1848-2017 / Amy Helene Forss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forss, Amy Helene, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--United States--History.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Borrowing from Our Foremothers offers a panorama of women's struggles through artifacts to establish connections between the generations of women's right activists. In a thorough historical retelling of the women's movement from 1848 to 2017, Amy Helene Forss focuses on items borrowed from our innovative foremothers, including cartes de visite, clothing, gavels, sculptures, urns, service pins, and torches. Framing the material culture items within the era's campaigns yields a wider understanding of the women's metanarrative. Studded with relics and ninety-nine oral histories from such women as Rosalynn Carter to Pussyhat Project cocreator Krista Suh, this book contributes an important and illuminating analysis necessary for understanding the development of feminism as well as our current moment. "-- Provided by publisher.

"Borrowing from Our Foremothers explores the suffragist and feminist movements' distinct public attributes and action strategies to establish connections between the generations of women's right activists"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Section 1: Demanding Suffrage

Chapter One: Setting the Stage

Chapter Two: Parading their Colors

Chapter Three: Silently Disobedient

Section 2: Challenging Boundaries

Chapter Four: Addressing the Doldrums

Chapter Five: LGBTQ Feminists

Chapter Six: Lighting the Way

Section 3: Redefining Equality

Chapter Seven: Dueling Gavels

Chapter Eight: STOP ERA

Chapter Nine: Standing Her Ground

Epilogue

The Cast of Foremothers

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4962-1336-X

OCLC:

1280048899