Feminism
Subtitle: reinventing the F word
By: Nadia Abushanab Higgins
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781467761475
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Feminism
Description: While most people say they believe in equal rights, the word  feminism  America's new F-word makes people uncomfortable. Explore the history of US feminism through pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Gloria Steinem. Meet modern leaders such as Rebecca Walker and Julie Zeilinger, who are striving to empower women at work, in government, at home and in cultural and personal arenas. Learn from interviews with movement leaders, scholars, pop stars, and average women, what it means to be a feminist or to reject it altogether. After reading this book, readers will be able to respond to "Am I a feminist?" with a confident, informed voice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction: "are you a feminist?"; title: Three waves of feminism; title: All things equal; title: Violence against women; title: Sex and beauty; title: Reproductive justice; title: What's next?; title: Feminist terms; title: Source notes; title: Selected bibliography; title: For further information; title: Index.