Read the bio below and try to give details on susan brownmiller 's: - known for - birth name - birth date - name - nationality - birth place Bio: susan brownmiller -lrb- born 15 february 1935 -rrb- is an american feminist journalist , author , and activist best known for her 1975 book '' '' . brownmiller argues that rape had been previously defined by men rather than women , and that men use , and all men benefit from the use of rape as a means of perpetuating male dominance by keeping all women in a state of fear . in 1995 , the new york public library selected '' against our will '' as one of 100 most important books of the twentieth century . brownmiller also participated in civil rights activism , joining core and sncc during the sit-in movement and volunteering for freedom summer in 1964 , wherein she worked on voter registration in meridian , mississippi . returning to new york , she began writing for '' the village voice '' and became a network tv newswriter at the american broadcasting company , a job she held until 1968 . she first became involved in the women 's liberation movement in new york city in 1968 , by joining a consciousness-raising group in the newly formed new york radical women organization . brownmiller went on to coordinate a sit-in against '' ladies ' home journal '' in 1970 , began work on '' against our will '' after a new york radical feminists speak-out on rape in 1971 , and co-founded women against pornography in 1979 . she continues to write and speak on feminist issues , including a recent memoir and history of second wave radical feminism . '' in our time : memoir of a revolution '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- . brownmiller won an alicia patterson journalism fellowship in 1973 to research and write about the crime of rape .
- known for is authoring '' against our will ''- birth name is susan warhaftig- birth date is 15 february 1935- name is susan brownmiller- nationality is us- birth place is brooklyn , new york