grassroots activism in the National Organization for Women
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Barakso, Maryann
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B6605 - B
- Thesaurus
- sociale bewegingen, vrouwenorganisaties, feminisme, mensenrechten, historisch, Verenigde Staten, 20e eeuw
- Description
- The history of the feminist organisation NOW, founded in 1966, is described. Analysed are NOW's leaders and their tactics, NOW's steps towards building an ERA campaign (Equal Rights Amendment), the Reagan years, the Clinton years and the years where NOW grew to be considered far more 'radical' than its sister feminist organisations.