Highlights the lives and work of fifty second wave feminists, women who have served as catalysts in the developing feminist movement.
Preface Introduction Bella Abzug by Mary Ertel Paula Gunn Allen by Gonul Pultar Gloria Anzaldúa by Judith Richards Frances Beale by Marina Karides and Joya Misra Rita Mae Brown by Julie A. Davies Charlotte Bunch by Viki Soady Pat Califia by Lisa Sigel Judy Chicago by Beatriz Badikian-Gartler Shirley Chisholm by Frederick J. Simonelli Esther Ngan-Ling Chow by Linda Wong Pearl Cleage by Linda Rohrer Paige Kate Clinton by Annmarie Pinarski Mary Daly by Margaret R. LaWare Angela Davis by Jennifer Oldham Susan Faludi by Ann Mauger Colbert Shulamith Firestone by Karen Garner Jo Freeman by Jennifer Scanlon Betty Friedan by Susan Butler Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Gwenn Brown Nealis bell hooks by Lara E. Dieckmann Dolores Huerta by Nerea A. Lamas June Jordan by Nikki Senecal Evelyn Fox Keller by Anne F. Eisenberg Florynce Kennedy by Cheryl Rodriguez Audre Lorde by Lara E. Dieckmann Catharine MacKinnon by Eileen Bresnahan Olga Madar by Amy Beth Aronson Wilma Mankiller by Michaela Crawford Reaves Del Martin by Danielle DeMuth Kate Millet by Nancy McCampbell Grace Cherríe Moraga by Grace Sikorski Robin Morgan by Stacy Donohue Pauli Murray by Uche Egemonye Eleanor Holmes Norton by Tracy Wahl Alice Paul by Amy Butler Anna Quindlen by Carolyn Kitch Rosemary Ruether by Beth Blissman Adrienne Rich by Sioban Dillon Faith Ringgold by Ann Lee Morgan Joanna Russ by Jeanne Cortiel Patricia Schroeder by John Nealis Eleanor Smeal by Pat Murphy Barbara Smith by Jaime M. Grant Gloria Steinem by Ann Mauger Colbert Margo St. James by Diane L. McKay Alice Walker by Angela Cotten Rebecca Walker by Jennifer Kohout Michelle Wallace by Viki Soady Sarah Weddington by Susan L. Patnode Ellen Willis by Deborah J. Gepner Salvaggio Selected Bibliography Index About the Editor and Contributors
JENNIFER SCANLON is Associate Professor of Women's Studies at Bowdoin College. She is the author of Inarticulate Longings: The Ladies' Home Journal, Gender, and the Promises of Consumer Culture (1995) and co-author of American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary (Greenwood, 1996).
?Scanlon's unique source provides biographies that place in context
the lives and contributions of second and third-wave feminists in
the diverse contemporary movement....The comprehensive and accurate
subject index provides additional access to the varied threads of
feminism....The contributions and advisory board members have
impressive feminist credentials. Excellent both as a reference
source and an introduction to contemporary feminists; recommended
for all undergraduate collections.?-Choice
?The analysis presented in this volume of the work and influence of
these women is unique....Most academic libraries, and any library
with a women's studies collection will probably want to acquire
this reference work.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?This biographical sourcebook is a useful tool for any library due
to its easy to follow layout and detailed and interesting
information.?-Pennsylvania School Librarian's Association
?Those wishing to find a brief overview of the most influential
contemporary U.S. feminists will not be disappointed.?-American
Reference Books Annual
"The analysis presented in this volume of the work and influence of
these women is unique....Most academic libraries, and any library
with a women's studies collection will probably want to acquire
this reference work."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"This biographical sourcebook is a useful tool for any library due
to its easy to follow layout and detailed and interesting
information."-Pennsylvania School Librarian's Association
"Those wishing to find a brief overview of the most influential
contemporary U.S. feminists will not be disappointed."-American
Reference Books Annual
"Scanlon's unique source provides biographies that place in context
the lives and contributions of second and third-wave feminists in
the diverse contemporary movement....The comprehensive and accurate
subject index provides additional access to the varied threads of
feminism....The contributions and advisory board members have
impressive feminist credentials. Excellent both as a reference
source and an introduction to contemporary feminists; recommended
for all undergraduate collections."-Choice
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