02405nam 2200505 450 991082016680332120161024011046.01-4985-3601-8(CKB)3710000000885305(EBL)4707874(OCoLC)957581204(MiAaPQ)EBC4707874(EXLCZ)99371000000088530520161014h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAmerican women on the move the inside story of the National Women's Conference, 1977 /Shelah Gilbert Leader, Patricia Rusch HyattLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2016.©20161 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-3599-2 1-4985-3600-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology of the International Women's Year Commission; Chapter One: How IWY Began; Chapter Two: Bella's Bill; Chapter Three: Critical Decisions; Chapter Four: The State Meetings; Chapter Five: Countdown to Houston; Chapter Six: The National Women's Conference; Chapter Seven: Media Coverage; Chapter Eight: After Houston; Chapter Nine: Accomplishments, Unfinished Business, Lessons Learned; Note on Sources; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorsThis study analyzes the social and political impact of the 1977 National Women's Conference. It provides a behind-the-scenes account of this landmark event four decades later and examines how conference delegates discussed the range of barriers to women's equality, debated solutions, and proposed remedies.International Women's Year, 1975United StatesFeminismUnited StatesHistory20th centuryWomen's rightsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryInternational Women's Year, 1975FeminismHistoryWomen's rightsHistory305.420973/0904Leader Shelah Gilbert1943-1663109Hyatt Patricia RuschMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820166803321American women on the move4020174UNINA