The U.S. Women's Movement in Global Perspective

Contributions by Lisa Baldez, Maryann Barakso, Jo Freeman, Joyce Gelb, David S. Meyer, Celeste Montoya Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colora, Carol Nechemias, Jo Reger, Belinda Robnett, Deana Rohlinger, Barbara Ryan, Suzanne Staggenborg, Nancy E. Whittier Edited by Lee Ann Banaszak

Publication date:

21 September 2005

Length of book:

288 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Dimensions:

228x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780742519329

This ambitious volume brings together original essays on the U.S. women's movement with analyses of women's movements in other countries around the world. A comparative perspective and a common theme—feminism in social movement action—unite these voices in a way that will excite students and inspire further research. From the grassroots to the global, the significance of the U.S women's movement in the international arena cannot be denied. At the same time, the way in which international feminism has developed—in Asia, in Latin America, in Europe—has altered and expanded the landscape of the U.S. women's movement forever. These distinguished authors show us how.

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 An Introduction to the U.S. Women's Movement in Global Perspective
Part 3 Part I: The Women's Movement in the United States
Chapter 4 The Origins of the Women's Liberation Movement
Chapter 5 From the Second to the Third Wave: Continuity and Change in Grassroots Feminism
Chapter 6 Political Activism and Discursive Politics in the ERA Campaign
Chapter 7 The Politics of Decision Making in the National Organization for Women
Chapter 8 Grassroots Organizing in a Federated Structure: NOW Chapters in Four Local Fields
Part 9 Part II: Women's Movements in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 10 Political Mobilization: African American Gendered Repertoires
Chapter 11 Gendered Opportunities: The Formation of Women's Movements in the United States and Chile
Chapter 12 Women Organizing Women in the Russian Federation
Chapter 13 Trends and Transformations in Women's Movements in Japan and the United States
Chapter 14 Transnational Framing of Access to Abortion in the United States, England, and Ireland
Chapter 15 Conclusion: The U.S. Women's Movement and Beyond

What the book offers is an excellet set of essays on feminist organizing framed clearly within the social movement literature. The research findings are relevant not only for scholars interested in feminist mobilization, but for social movement scholars in general.