03088nam 2200613 450 991078794950332120200520144314.00-8203-4713-20-8203-4786-8(CKB)2670000000570858(EBL)1813394(SSID)ssj0001350639(PQKBManifestationID)11767191(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350639(PQKBWorkID)11295729(PQKB)11172059(MiAaPQ)EBC1813394(OCoLC)893480529(MdBmJHUP)muse35643(Au-PeEL)EBL1813394(CaPaEBR)ebr10953340(CaONFJC)MIL650752(EXLCZ)99267000000057085820141021h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRevolutionizing expectations women's organizations, feminism, and American politics, 1965-1980 /Melissa Estes BlairAthens, Georgia ;London, England :The University of Georgia Press,2014.©20141 online resource (220 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8203-3979-2 1-322-19472-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; YIn 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 womeFeminismUnited StatesHistory20th centuryWomenUnited StatesSocieties and clubsHistory20th centuryWomenPolitical activityUnited StatesHistory20th centuryFeminismHistoryWomenSocieties and clubsHistoryWomenPolitical activityHistory305.420973Blair Melissa Estes1980-1509901MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787949503321Revolutionizing expectations3742087UNINA