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Women who invented the sixties : Ella Baker, Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, and Betty Friedan / Steve Golin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Golin, Steve, 1939- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baker, Ella, 1903-1986.
- Baker, Ella.
- Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
- Jacobs, Jane.
- Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
- Carson, Rachel.
- Friedan, Betty.
- Social movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Social movements.
- Nineteen sixties.
- Women political activists--United States--Biography.
- Women political activists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 273 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2022]
- Contents:
- Introduction. Four women
- Part 1: the fifties. Ella Baker: activists' activist ; Jane Jacobs: playful activist ; Rachel Carson: reluctant activist ; Betty Friedan: discourage activist
- Part 2: the interventions. Ella Baker and the founding of SNCC, 1960 ; The Death and Life of Great American Cities, 1961 ; Silent Spring, 1962 ; The Feminine Mystique, 1963
- Part 3: the sixties. Ella Baker, Bob Moses, and Mississippi ; Jane Jacobs and the Neighborhood Movement ; Rachel Carson and the bullies ; Baker, Friedan, and the two women's movements ; The late sixties: Jane Jacobs and Betty Friedan
- Epilogue. 1970 and beyond.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 11, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Golin, Steve, 1939- Women who invented the sixties
- ISBN:
- 9781496841506
- 1496841506
- 9781496841476
- 1496841476
- 9781496841483
- 1496841484
- 9781496841490
- 1496841492
- Publisher Number:
- 40031259640
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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