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Review: Feminism in our time

Editorial Review - Kirkus Reviews

This collection is all over the place--as any honest anthology claiming to represent feminism must be. Beginning with Simone de Beauvoir and ending with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, editor Schneir (editor of Feminism, 1971) offers a broad survey of ""second-wave feminism."" The book is divided into chronologically arranged category headings, including Reawakening; Sisterhood; ""We Cannot Rely on Existing Ideologies""; Our Bodies; and Themes of the Eighties and Nineties. Entries range from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which mandated equal employment opportunity for women) to Andrea Dworkin's indictment of pornography. Shulamith Firestone resents the tyranny of biology, while Anne Sexton celebrates her uterus; Mary Daly reaches for a feminist theology, while Eleanor Holmes Norton labors to create a practical feminist politics. The entries, while brief, convey a sense of feminism's true diversity--so diverse, in fact, that it's possible to believe that feminism isn't an ""ism"" at all.

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Review: Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present

User Review  - Stephanie - Goodreads

I liked the way the author presented her research. She presented various authors with biographical summaries and a sample of each individual's work. The author gives a general overview and smattering ... Read full review

Review: Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present

User Review  - Molly - Goodreads

As you open the pages of this book, you can literally hear the rallying cry. Simply wonderful. Read full review

Review: Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present

User Review  - Peter - Goodreads

Excellent anthology that not only charts the historical development of "second wave" feminism to the early 1990s but also provides a diverse and interwoven exploration of the theory, experience, and ... Read full review

Review: Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present

User Review  - Jennifer - Goodreads

Eyeopening. In fact some excerpts I read literally wide-eyed (like the woman who proclaimed that we will not be free until all human reproduction takes place outside the human body). These women are ... Read full review

Review: Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present

User Review  - Cherie - Goodreads

A+ Excellent feminist essays (from SUNY NP Women's Studies classes!) Read full review

Review: Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present

User Review  - anique Halliday - Goodreads

A relatively good survey of feminist writings from World War IIo present. Contains selections from texts; a great resource to have for thinkers, students, and political bodies in general. Read full review

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