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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463537503321

Autore

Blair Melissa Estes <1980->

Titolo

Revolutionizing expectations : women's organizations, feminism, and American politics, 1965-1980 / / Melissa Estes Blair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, Georgia ; ; London, England : , : The University of Georgia Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8203-4713-2

0-8203-4786-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

305.420973

Soggetti

Feminism - United States - History - 20th century

Women - United States - Societies and clubs - History - 20th century

Women - Political activity - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. Women's Grassroots Political Activism in the 1960s; Chapter Two. Race and Feminism in a Southern City: Durham, North Carolina; Chapter Three. Feminist Coalitions and the era: Indianapolis; Chapter Four. "Not by Tearing Down": Politics and Feminism in Denver; Chapter Five. Responses to Conservatism and the Evolution of Political Tactics; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

In the 1970s the women's movement created tremendous changes in the lives of women throughout the United States. Millions of women participated in a movement that fundamentally altered the country's ideas about how women could and should contribute to American society. Revolutionizing Expectations tells the story of some of those women, many of whom took part in the movement in unexpected ways. By looking at feminist activism in Durham, Denver, and Indianapolis, Melissa Estes Blair uncovers not only the workof local chapters but also the feminist activism of Leagues of Women Voters and of wome