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University of California Press eBooks, Dec 31, 1998

Gender & Society, Dec 1, 1991

The dress-reform movement, often misrepresented as a fad of women's rights leaders, was in fa... more The dress-reform movement, often misrepresented as a fad of women's rights leaders, was in fact a distinct movement with roots in nineteenth-century health reform. It represents a different brand of feminism from that of the women's rights movement and a “road not taken” by nineteenth-century feminism. Dress reformers were committed to an exemplary action model of social change that assumed that a few intrepid individuals who had the courage to live according to principle could inspire enough other people to transform the world. The women's rights leaders, on the other hand, were determined to build a movement capable of changing social, political, and economic institutions and believed compromises were necessary to do so. The debate between the two groups illustrates the tension between personal transformation and political change that has often appeared in feminist movements.

The Journal of American History, Dec 1, 1991

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The Journal of American History, Jun 1, 1991

Page 1. Women Shipyard Work< in Portland and Vancouver During World War II and Reconversio... more Page 1. Women Shipyard Work< in Portland and Vancouver During World War II and Reconversion Amy Kesselman I HC-a M Jfcfti: 'fefft = < tl \ \>to Page 2. Page 3. ... 2. Shipbuilding industry-Washington-Vancouver-History. 3. Women-Employment-Oregon-Portland-History. ...

Connecticut History Review

Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 2004

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org © 2003 by New York University All ... more NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org © 2003 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data Nelson, Jennifer, 1967-Women of color and the reproductive rights movement / Jennifer ...

Radical History Review, 2001

... While some women found this process threatening or alienating, most participants remember it ... more ... While some women found this process threatening or alienating, most participants remember it as both politically exciting and person-ally compelling.25 Betsy Gilbertson, an AIM member who joined after the presen-tation, remembered: ...

Oral History Review, 1985

Women Images & Realities A Multicultural Anthology 4th ... Women: Images and Realities: A Multicu... more Women Images & Realities A Multicultural Anthology 4th ... Women: Images and Realities: A Multicultural Anthology by. Amy Kesselman, Nancy Schniedewind, Lily D. McNair, Suzanne Kelly. 3.99 · Rating details · 140 ratings · 8 reviews This best-selling anthology is a unique introduction to feminism and women's studies. It presents a multidisciplinary collection of academic essays and analyses, personal ...

Another woman can never join her, help her, sister her, tickle her but only replace her to become... more Another woman can never join her, help her, sister her, tickle her but only replace her to become her unless we make common cause unless she grows out, one finger of a hand, the entering wedge, the runner from the bed of rampant peppermint From "The Token Woman " by Marge Piercy On February 22, 1970, early in the second semester of undergraduate coeducation at Yale, 1,000 alumni sat finishing their roast beef-traditional fare at the annual alumni luncheon.

Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, 1983

American Historical Review, 1991

The American Historical Review, 1991

American Historical Review, 1998

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The Journal of American History, 1999

The Journal of American History, 1984

University of California Press eBooks, Dec 31, 1998

Gender & Society, Dec 1, 1991

The Journal of American History, Dec 1, 1991

The Journal of American History, Jun 1, 1991

Connecticut History Review

Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 2004

Radical History Review, 2001

Oral History Review, 1985

Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, 1983

American Historical Review, 1991

The American Historical Review, 1991

American Historical Review, 1998

… This is a book review

The Journal of American History, 1999

The Journal of American History, 1984

This paper was my contribution to a 2014 panel on women's Liberation activism in the 1970s. It ex... more This paper was my contribution to a 2014 panel on women's Liberation activism in the 1970s. It examines a successful movement to challenge Connecticut's Anti-Abortion law and the difficulty of sustaining a multifaceted women's liberation message.

New Haven Connecticut from 1967 to 1974 with an emphasis on women’s experience, including a dis... more New Haven Connecticut from 1967 to 1974 with an emphasis on women’s experience, including a discussion of the Hill Parent’s Association and the New Haven chapter of the Black Panther Party. It includes an analysis of the murder trial of Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins focusing primarily on Ericka Huggins.

Photographs by Virginia Blaisdekk Another woman can never join her, help her, sister her, tickle ... more Photographs by Virginia Blaisdekk Another woman can never join her, help her, sister her, tickle her but only replace her to become her unless we make common cause unless she grows out, one finger of a hand, the entering wedge, the runner from the bed of rampant peppermint From "The Token Woman " by Marge Piercy On February 22, 1970, early in the second semester of undergraduate coeducation at Yale, 1,000 alumni sat finishing their roast beef-traditional fare at the annual alumni luncheon. Suddenly forty young women burst into the hall brandishing placards with slogans such as "End Women's Oppression" and "Women: up From Under." They marched around the tables of startled diners while Margaret Coon, class of '72, delivered a three-minute speech. Coeducation, she said, was a myth, since so few women had been admitted that the male to female ratio was eight to one. Women were so outnumbered that they were often alone in otherwise all-male classes; were isolated from each other and were made to feel like tokens and objects of curiosity.