Description
Book SynopsisRebellious generations and the emergence of new feminisms
Trade Review""Henry makes a convincing case that third-wave feminism can be viewed as the rebellion of young women against their mothers and as their desire to have a feminism of their own... "" —R. Claire Snyder, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2008
"Through analysis of second- and third-wave literature, Not My Mother's Sister provides an interesting psychological and sociological analysis of the conflict that has emerged between younger and older feminists... [The] issues raised in this text make a contribution to our understanding of the history of feminism and should be a welcome addition to women's studies courses...." —Psychology of Women Quarterly
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Daughterhood is Powerful: The Emergence of Feminism's Third Wave
2. Finding Ourselves in the Past: Feminist Generations and the Development of Second Wave Feminism
3. Taking Feminism to Bed: The Third Wave Does the Sex Wars
4. Neither My Mother Nor My Lover: Generational Relations in Queer Feminism
5. To Be, or Not to Be, Real: Black Feminists and the Emerging Third Wave
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