{"product_id":"the-weatherwomen-9781476676654","title":"The Weatherwomen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Assertive, tough, and idealistic, the Weatherwomen--members of the Weather Underground Organization (WUO) from the late 1960s--were determined to stamp out sexism and social injustice. They asserted that militancy was necessary in the pursuit of a socialist revolution that would produce gender, racial, and class equality. This book excavates their long buried history and reclaims the voices of the Weatherwomen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The Weatherwomen''s militant feminism had many facets. It criticized the role of women in the home, was concerned with the subordination of women to men, attacked the gender pay gap, and supported female bodily integrity. The Weatherwomen also refined their own feminist ideology into an intersectional one that would incorporate multiple identity perspectives beyond the white, American, middle-class perspective. In shaping a feminist vision for the WUO, the Weatherwomen dealt with sexism within their own organization and were dismissed by some feminist groups of th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weatherwomen\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the voices of Weatherwomen in the Weather Underground Organization and makes a compelling defense for the organization as a source of female empowerment. Creating their own brand of feminism—militant feminism—the WUO practiced elements of second wave feminism and even third wave feminism, decades before intersectionality defined feminist beliefs.\"—Ashley Baggett, North Dakota State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilitant Feminism in the Weather Underground Organization 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResistance Amidst Sexism 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFemale Leadership and Authenticity 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Women to the Cause of Women 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe WUO's Third Wave Approach 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion\u003c\/i\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/i\u003e 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e 221\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040453394775,"sku":"9781476676654","price":24.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476676654.jpg?v=1750946802","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-weatherwomen-9781476676654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}