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On January 21, 2017, massive demonstrations in Washington DC and sister marches held in over 600 American cities drew crowds of over four million people. Popularly called ''The Women''s March,'' it became the largest single-day protest in American history. The feminism that shaped the consciousness of millions in 2017 had distinct roots in the 1990s.

In They Didn''t See Us Coming, historian Lisa Levenstein argues we have missed much of the past quarter century of the women''s movement because the conventional wisdom is that the ''90s was the moment when the movement splintered into competing factions. But by showcasing voices and stories long overlooked by popular culture and scholars, They Didn''t See Us Coming shows that this decade was actually a time of intense and international coalition building. This activism centered around the growing influence of women of color, women with disabilities, women from the global South, and people of ranging gender expressions and ident

They Didnt See Us Coming The Hidden History of

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      Publisher Basic Books
      Published 6 August 2020
      ISBN-13 9780465095285
      978-0465095285
      ISBN-10 0465095283
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      Feminism and feminist theory Political activism / Political engagement

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      Book Synopsis

      On January 21, 2017, massive demonstrations in Washington DC and sister marches held in over 600 American cities drew crowds of over four million people. Popularly called ''The Women''s March,'' it became the largest single-day protest in American history. The feminism that shaped the consciousness of millions in 2017 had distinct roots in the 1990s.

      In They Didn''t See Us Coming, historian Lisa Levenstein argues we have missed much of the past quarter century of the women''s movement because the conventional wisdom is that the ''90s was the moment when the movement splintered into competing factions. But by showcasing voices and stories long overlooked by popular culture and scholars, They Didn''t See Us Coming shows that this decade was actually a time of intense and international coalition building. This activism centered around the growing influence of women of color, women with disabilities, women from the global South, and people of ranging gender expressions and ident

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