Radical Sisters: Second-Wave Feminism and Black Liberation in Washington, D.C. - Couverture souple

Valk, Anne M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0252077547 ISBN 13 : 9780252077548

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2010

Synopsis

Radical Sisters offers a fresh exploration of the ways that 1960s political movements shaped local, grassroots feminism in Washington, D.C. Rejecting notions of a universal sisterhood, Anne M. Valk argues that activists periodically worked to bridge differences for the sake of alleviating women's plight, even while maintaining distinct political bases. While most historiography on the subject tends to portray the feminist movement as deeply divided over issues of race, Valk presents a more nuanced account, showing feminists of various backgrounds both coming together to promote a notion of "sisterhood" and being deeply divided along the lines of class, race, and sexuality.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Anne M. Valk is a professor of history at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and Executive Director of the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0252077547
• ISBN 13: 9780252077548
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 253
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