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The world split open:

how the modern women's movement changed America
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Penguin, 2000 - History - 444 pages
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In this enthralling narrative-the first of its kind-historian and journalist Ruth Rosen chronicles the history of the American women's movement from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present. Interweaving the personal with the political, she vividly evokes the events and people who participated in our era's most far-reaching social revolution. Rosen's fresh look at the recent past reveals fascinating but little-known information including how the FBI hired hundreds of women to infiltrate the movement. Using extensive archival research and interviews, Rosen challenges readers to understand the impact of the women's movement and to see why the revolution is far from over.

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Review: The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America

User Review  - Eddy Allen - Goodreads

In this enthralling narrative-the first of its kind-historian and journalist Ruth Rosen chronicles the history of the American women's movement from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present ... Read full review

Review: The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America

User Review  - Jela - Goodreads

The World Spilt Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed American, written by Professor of history at UC Berkeley, celebrated journalist and feminist, Ruth Rosen is not only a thoroughly ... Read full review

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Contents

REFUGEES FROM THE FIFTIES
3
Limits of Liberalism
63
Leaving the Left
94
Copyright

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About the author (2000)

Ruth Rosen is professor of history at the University of California at Davis. She writes regularly for Dissent and The Women's Review of Books.

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