Bibliograph

The women's liberation movement, Sylvia Engdahl, editor

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The women's liberation movement, Sylvia Engdahl, editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The women's liberation movement

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

744303267

Responsibility statement

Sylvia Engdahl, editor

Series statement

Perspectives on modern world history

Table Of Contents

ch. 1. Historical background on the women's liberation movement -- 1. An overview of the women's liberation movement / Vincent Tompkins -- 2. Discrimination against women was considered normal in the 1960s / Gail Collins -- 3. The National Organization for Women aims to change women's status / Betty Friedan -- 4. Civil rights and antiwar activists work toward women's liberation / Gloria Steinem -- 5. Women's liberation activists protest the Miss America Pageant / Linda Napikoski -- 6. Women go on strike for equal opportunities in jobs and education / David M. Dismore -- 7. The women's liberation movement is having an impact on American society / Isa Kapp --ch. 2. Controversies surrounding the women's liberation movement -- 1. The claims of the women's liberation movement are unjustified/ Murray Rothbard -- 2. Liberation is of benefit to women, although some doubt the need for It / Black Maria -- 3. Congress must enact an equal rights amendment to the US Constitution / Shirley Chisholm -- 4. Injustice to women is the result of outdated myths / Gloria Steinem -- 5. The ERA would eliminate women's existing privileges / Phyllis Schlafly -- 6. Women throughout the world have lower status than men / Helvi L. Sipilä -- 7. The ERA alone will not end discrimination against women / Betty Ford -- 8. The debate over the ERA led to major changes in the status of women / Leslie W. Gladstone -- 9. Women's liberation advocates were active in Britain during the 1970s / Kira Cochrane -- 10. A United Nations treaty forbids discrimination against women / United Nations -- 11. Some women were not happy with how liberation changed their lives / Susan Faludi --ch. 3. Personal narratives -- 1. An activist tells why she supports the women's liberation movement / Phyllis LaFata, interviewed by Ann B. Lever -- 2. A young woman tells why she stopped opposing women's liberation / Joan -- 3. An author of novels about women's liberation recalls her involvement / Alix Kates Shulman, interviewed by / Charlotte Templin -- 4. A black feminist recalls the publication of her first book / Michele Wallace

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