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Author
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of Black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on Black women during slavery, the devaluation of Back womanhood, Black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the Black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts to move us beyond racist and sexist assumptions. The result is nothing short of groundbreaking, giving this...
Author
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
"Throughout America's history women have contributed to more than their own goals of freedom and equality, and have vitally galvanized reform movements for religious tolerance, abolition, civil rights, wildlife conservation, environmental protection, and nuclear disarmament. More than 500 entries examine virtually every aspect of the experiences, struggles, and achievements of women in the United States: important and pioneering figures, key events...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
"This classic two-volume history is an exciting and revolutionary look at women's history, from prehistoric times to the present. Its unique organization focuses on the developments, achievements, and changes in women's roles in society rather than placing women in historical chronology. A History of Their Own restores women to the historical record, brings their history into focus, and provides models of female action and heroism. This revised edition...
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"Through personal essays, criticism, interviews, testimonials, poetry, and visual art, the collection explores, as coeditor Cherríe Moraga writes, "the complex confluence of identities--race, class, gender, and sexuality--systemic to women of color oppression and liberation.""
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of essays taking aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women"--
In this collection of essays, Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement. She argues that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women. Prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Feminism is going to ruin your life--in the best way possible--because society screams numerous messages every moment about how women must look, act, and speak in order to earn their right to be seen and heard. The only thing any human needs to do in order to earn their right to exist, however, is to exist. Break free of the insidious narratives that hold you back from being your most authentic self.
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"For the Crunk Feminist Collective, their academic day jobs were lacking in conversations they actually wanted-relevant, real conversations about how race and gender politics intersect with pop culture and current events. To address this void, they started a blog. Now with an annual readership of nearly one million, their posts foster dialogue about activist methods, intersectionality, and sisterhood. And the writers' personal identities-as black...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"A History of U.S. Feminisms examines the first, second, and third waves of feminism, and includes a review of the major events and figures in the feminist movement from the nineteenth century through today. Starting with the motivations of nineteenth-century activists and ending with the feminist divide that exists today between young feminists and their foremothers, this text will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the history of...
Publisher
Distributed by Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
[2010?]
Language
English
Description
"Armed with a video camera and an irreverent sense of humor, [filmmaker Therese] Shechter talks with feminist superstars, rowdy frat boys, liberated Cosmo girls and Radical Cheerleaders. Beginning as a quest to find out whether feminism can still be a source of personal and political power, this film ultimately redefines the F-word for a new generation"--Container
18) Rage becomes her
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A new, conversation-shifting book that encourages women to own their anger and use it as a tool for positive change, written by one of today's most influential feminist thinkers"--
19) Woman world
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
With her startling humor, it's no surprise that Aminder Dhaliwal's web comic Woman World has a devoted audience of more than 150,000 readers, updated biweekly with each installment earning an average of 25,000 likes. Now, readers everywhere will delight in the print edition as Dhaliwal seamlessly incorporates feminist philosophical concerns into a series of perfectly-paced strips that skewer perceived notions of femininity and contemporary cultural...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"Using vibrant archival film clips and interviews with women who came of age during the Roaring 20s in Britain, this program chronicles the emergence of the modern woman in the aftermath of World War I. Higher education for women, the entry of women into politics and the professions, women's suffrage, new attitudes toward sexuality, and other topics are addressed within the historical context of the early 1900s"--Container.
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