Aandacht voor de oorsprong van de Amerikaanse vrouwenbeweging, de motieven, doelen, tactieken, theorieën en huidige ontwikkelingen. Bevat tevens levensbeschrijvingen van Bella S. Abzug (1920-1998), Rita Mae Brown (1944- ), Shirley Chisholm (1924- ), Mary Daly (1928- ), Betty Friedan (1921- ), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933- ), Kate Millett (1934- ), Robin Morgan (1941- ), Pauli Murray (1910-1985), Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937- ), Esther Peterson (1906-1997), Phyllis Schlafly (1924- ), Gloria Steinem (1934- ), primaire bronnen, woordenlijst en een geannoteerde bibliografie.
Inspired by the Periodic Table of chemical elements, published by chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, the Periodic Table of Feminism applies scientific logic to the history of feminism around the world. In this guide like-minded women are grouped by the nature of their activism and their approach to the women's movement. Through the table you will see how women's ideas spoke to one another and connected with each other, across countries, ideologies, generations and waves. With illustrations and quotes. .Contents: How the table works : Proto-feminists : The first wave : Epic marches : The second wave : Fictional feminists : Inspirational creatives : The third wave : Political leaders : The fourth wave : Male allies.