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Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present by Miriam Schneir
4.0
This is an excellent book for those interested in learning more about historical and contemporary feminism. The writings that are selected clearly show the growth of the women's movement from post-world war, when The Second Sex was published, up to the mid-1990s, when Ruth Bader-Ginsberg was nominated to the supreme court.
After reading, one can expect to have a strong foundation on which to build their feminist thinking and actions, as the book covers many topics, from reproductive freedoms to the challenges faced by feminists of colour, and the issue of how the women's movement was predominantly white, middle-class women. Anybody should be able to take these readings, and use them to inform issues we currently face, as many of them are still very relevant: the Roe V Wade decision, and Anita Hill testimony, both recently coming back into public discourse, are both excerpted.
After reading, one can expect to have a strong foundation on which to build their feminist thinking and actions, as the book covers many topics, from reproductive freedoms to the challenges faced by feminists of colour, and the issue of how the women's movement was predominantly white, middle-class women. Anybody should be able to take these readings, and use them to inform issues we currently face, as many of them are still very relevant: the Roe V Wade decision, and Anita Hill testimony, both recently coming back into public discourse, are both excerpted.