In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution by Susan Brownmiller
Brownmiller, Susan. In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. New York: Dial Press, 1999. Print.
This book gives readers an encyclopedic look at the forces that shaped the women's movement during the latter part of the 20th century. Central figures in the women's movement such as Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, and Germaine Greer are brought to life while giving a behind the scenes look into the planning that went behind the sit-ins, lawsuits, and other headline events that brought changes to our society.
The Right Women: A Journey Through the Heart of Conservative America by Elinor Burkett
Burkett, Elinor. The Right Women: A Journey Through the Heart of Conservative America. New York, NY: Scribner, 1998. Print.
Author Elinor Burkett presents a view favoring traditional roles for women without attacking feminism. Ms. Burkett makes her case through interviews with women prominent in national politics such as Elizabeth Dole and Helen Chenoweth as well as younger women active in conservative movements. In the book, Burkett argues that women who don't support the ideals of the women's movement are not turning their backs on their fellow sisters, but instead living up to those ideals by refusing to join them.
The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women's Liberation by Blau DuPlessis and Ann Snitow
DuPlessis, Rachel Blau, and Ann Barr Snitow. The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women's Liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998. Print.
This book is a collection of memoirs written by women that helped shape the Women's Liberation Movement in the late 1960s. It provides insight into what made them want to change society and the experiences they went through while trying to achieve those changes. The book contains memoirs and responses by over 32 women, including Kate Millet, Vivian Gornick, Michele Wallace, Alix Shulman, Joan Nestle, Jo Freeman, Yvonne Rainer, Barbara Smith, Ellen Willis, and many more.
This book is a collection of memoirs written by women that helped shape the Women's Liberation Movement in the late 1960s. It provides insight into what made them want to change society and the experiences they went through while trying to achieve those changes. The book contains memoirs and responses by over 32 women, including Kate Millet, Vivian Gornick, Michele Wallace, Alix Shulman, Joan Nestle, Jo Freeman, Yvonne Rainer, Barbara Smith, Ellen Willis, and many more.
The Women Who Broke All the Rules: How the Choices of a Generation Changed Our Lives by Susan Evans and Joan Avis
Evans, Susan B., and Joan P. Avis. The women who broke all the rules: how the choices of a generation changed our lives. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 1999. Print.
In this book, the authors follow the accomplishments of women who changed our society for the better. Women born between 1945 and 1955 were born during a very unique time in history. These women reached adolescence at a time of significant social changes. The book also contains an appendix which readers can use to interview women they know to learn more about the changing expectations and roles of women.
In this book, the authors follow the accomplishments of women who changed our society for the better. Women born between 1945 and 1955 were born during a very unique time in history. These women reached adolescence at a time of significant social changes. The book also contains an appendix which readers can use to interview women they know to learn more about the changing expectations and roles of women.
Poems from the Women's Movement edited by Honor Moore
Moore, Honor. Poems from the Women's Movement . New York: Library of America, 2009. Print.
This book contains a collection of poems written by women during the women's movements of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. It provides powerful insight into what real women thought of what was happening and their feelings about the role they were playing in history.
This book contains a collection of poems written by women during the women's movements of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. It provides powerful insight into what real women thought of what was happening and their feelings about the role they were playing in history.