Righting feminism [[electronic resource] ] : conservative women and American politics / / Ronnee Schreiber

• Autore: Schreiber Ronnee
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.52082/0973
• Soggetto topico: Women - Political activity - United States; Conservatism - United States; Feminism - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-167) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; ONE: Introduction; TWO: Conservative Women's Political Activism; THREE: Playing "Femball": CWA and IWF as Women's Organizations; FOUR: Are Women Victims? Framing Violence against Women; FIVE: Finding Common Ground: Constructing Mothers' Interests; SIX: Representing Women's Health Interests; SEVEN: The Political Implications of Conservative Women's Activism; Appendix A; Appendix B; 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: When we think of women's activism in America, figures such as Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan invariably come to mind--those liberal doyennes who have fought for years to chip away at patriarchy and achieve gender equality. But women's interests are not synonymous with organizations like NOW anymore. As Ronnee Schreiber shows, the conservative ascendancy that began in the Reagan era has been accompanied by the emergence of a broad-based conservative women's movement. And while firebrands like Ann Coulter and Phyllis Schlafly may be the public face of rightwing women's activism, a handful of l
• Titolo autorizzato: Righting feminism
• ISBN: 0-19-991702-7; 1-281-34225-4; 0-19-804418-6; 9786611342258
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465159003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II