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Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's Movements by Dorothy Sue Cobble
aecorsilva's review against another edition
I just couldn't get into it. The subject matter was interesting enough, but I found the writing to be quite dry and I just didn't find it interesting, which was accentuated by the fact I was reading on my laptop (which always makes it much more boring). I might revisit it later, but for now I'll move on to other books.
Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny
bartendm's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to the audiobook and couldn't wait to finish it because I found it a bit dull. There was some good history in it, but often it went so rapidly and emphasized women that were largely unknown, so I sometimes felt like I was missing the bigger picture. Other points seemed overemphasized. I am glad I read it and for the basic info, but am also glad it is over!
grace_can_read's review against another edition
super quick comprehensive history of womens movements. for three old white ladies they do a great job of capturing the diversity of thought that existed throughout the feminist movements.
maurr's review against another edition
4.0
A pretty good overview of the history of feminism. I think the authors did a good job covering a lot of ground in a short amount of space.
lisabrune's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
glitterandtwang's review against another edition
4.0
Mostly well written, informative history of feminism in the 20th century. The chapter on second wave feminism is a little troublesome in some of its sweeping claims that this or that were the *all-time most important* contributions of second-wave feminism, which is a pretty broad claim for any scholar to make. There are some generalizations, but this isn't an in-depth historical look -- it's a straightforward, brief history of some contentions within each wave of the feminist movement.
Feminism has been an important part of my life since I encountered my first sociology class in college, and I do feel like this is a good primer for anyone who is confused as to what exactly "feminism" is as a movement, how it has been shaped, and how it continues to change. It's an important, dynamic movement, and I do think that the majority of this book is informative so long as its readers don't take the authors' claims as absolute gospel.
Feminism has been an important part of my life since I encountered my first sociology class in college, and I do feel like this is a good primer for anyone who is confused as to what exactly "feminism" is as a movement, how it has been shaped, and how it continues to change. It's an important, dynamic movement, and I do think that the majority of this book is informative so long as its readers don't take the authors' claims as absolute gospel.
bodagirl's review against another edition
3.0
"Short" is a very apt description for this survey of mid to late 20th century American women's movements. I liked the fact that it covered the mid-century period between first wave suffragists and second wave 1960s and 1970s feminists, showing that feminism never died, it just took a different form. However, the book was too short to go into any depth on any subject, more of an appetite whetter. It wasn't a bad primer, and the "Selected Sources" is possibly turning into a personal reading list.
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016 | Task 19: Nonfiction book about feminism
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016 | Task 19: Nonfiction book about feminism
whatdeereads's review against another edition
3.0
Very important book about the history of feminism movements. It was far more inclusive than other works about feminism I've read.
It took a long time for me to get through it because I struggle with non-fiction.
It took a long time for me to get through it because I struggle with non-fiction.