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Repeatedly declared dead by the media, the women’s movement has never been as vibrant as it is today. Indeed as Stanford professor and award-winning author Estelle B. Freedman argues in her compelling new book, feminism has reached a critical momentum from which there is no turning back. A truly global movement, as vital and dynamic in the developing world as it is in the West, feminism has helped women achieve authority in politics, sports, and business, and has mobilized public concern for once-taboo issues like rape, domestic violence, and breast cancer. And yet much work remains before women attain real equality. In this fascinating book, Freedman examines the historical forces that have fueled the feminist movement over the past two hundred years–and explores how women today are looking to feminism for new approaches to issues of work, family, sexuality, and creativity.Freedman begins with an incisive analysis of what feminism means and why it took root in western Europe and the United States at the end of the eighteenth century. The rationalist, humanistic philosophy of the Enlightenment, which ignited the American Revolution, also sparked feminist politics, inspiring such pioneers as Mary Wollstonecraft and Susan B. Anthony. Race has always been as important as gender in defining feminism, and Freedman traces the intricate ties between women’s rights and abolitionism in the United States in the years before the Civil War and the long tradition of radical women of color, stretching back to the impassioned rhetoric of Sojourner Truth.As industrialism and democratic politics spread after World War II, feminist politics gained momentum and sophistication throughout the world. Their impact began to be felt in every aspect of society–from the workplace to the chambers of government to relations between the sexes. Because of feminism, Freedman points out, the line between the personal and the political has blurred, or disappeared, and issues once considered “merely” private–abortion, sexual violence, homosexuality, reproductive health, beauty and body image–have entered the public arena as subjects of fierce, ongoing debate. Freedman combines a scholar’s meticulous research with a social critic’s keen eye. Sweeping in scope, searching in its analysis, global in its perspective, No Turning Back will stand as a defining text in one of the most important social movements of all time.From the Hardcover edition.
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NO TURNING BACK: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women Feminist scholar Freedman (Maternal Justice, 1996, etc.) offers an optimistic assessment of women's efforts to claim equality.Refreshingly, the author seems to have no personal axes to grind as she scrutinizes women's changing roles in a male-privileged society. Beginning with a look at the historical forces that strengthened patriarchy, Freedman (History/Stanford Univ.) chronicles how women
Review: No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women Used in class as a guide throughout the semester
Review: No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women Very informative and good for research, but kind of boring to read
Review: No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women What a great introduction to feminism! I love how this book includes global perspectives and doesn't just focus on white cis-het women's experiences. As someone who counts herself as a budding feminist, this book has really helped me flesh out some of my own opinions and ideas.
Review: No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women Although the author was a bit redundant with the examples on women suffrage, this novel is a great introduction to women gender studies. No Turning Back clearly defines feminism and exemplifies the struggles that women have faced and continue to face throughout the world.
Review: No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women I didn't read this book in entirity, but I really enjoyed the parts that I read, and it definitely shaped my paper that I wrote on feminism.
Review: No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women First comprehensive book on feminism, including feminist theory and global history.
Review: No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women i found this book to be incredibly repetitive and rather shallow. disappointing.
Review: No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women Too second wave for me.
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