Freedom for women : forging the women's liberation movement, 1953-1970 / Carol Giardina.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giardina, Carol
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Feminism > United States > History > 20th century.
Second-wave feminism > United States.
Women's rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:xvi, 321 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Toward a female liberation movement
  • The "borning" movement: "the idea of doing something about it"
  • "Something had to be there already"
  • The influence of Simone de Beauvoir
  • Next steps to women's liberation
  • The influence of black power on the rise of women's liberation
  • "After that paper, there would be no turning back"
  • Support for women's liberation on the left, new and old
  • Making the women's liberation movement
  • The movement goes nationwide: 1968-1970
  • The movement is established: 1970.