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Available
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Publication
Three Rivers Press (1998), Edition: 1, 544 pages
Description
"The women of The Feminist Memoir Project give voice to the spirit, the drive, and the claims of the Women's Liberation Movement they helped shape, beginning in the late 1960s. These 32 writers were among the thousands to jump-start feminism in our time. Here, in pieces that are passionate, personal, critical, and witty, they describe what it felt like to make history, to live through and contribute to the massive social movement that transformed the nation."--BOOK JACKET.
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LibraryThing member paisley1974
This is a collection of memoirs from the second wave of American feminism. There are different perspectives of the priorities of the movement, and paints a vivid picture of the times. Most of the people (so far) came out of the Civil Rights and Student Movements of the times, which I'm pretty
There is a lot in this book. There were some essays I didn't finish, because some of the stories became repetitive. While I appreciate the honesty of the writers, it started becoming exhausting, reading of how much in-fighting took place--that was a frequently recounted topic.
What made me pick this book up from the library was that Minnie Bruce Pratt had an entry in it, and that did not disappoint.
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familiar with. I'm not as familiar with the labor movements of the earlier part of the century, where some of these women came out of. I want to learn more about that.There is a lot in this book. There were some essays I didn't finish, because some of the stories became repetitive. While I appreciate the honesty of the writers, it started becoming exhausting, reading of how much in-fighting took place--that was a frequently recounted topic.
What made me pick this book up from the library was that Minnie Bruce Pratt had an entry in it, and that did not disappoint.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
544 p.; 8.1 inches
ISBN
0609803840 / 9780609803844
Local notes
life histories
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