The Movement: tracing the inspiring figures of second-wave feminism
A new book by Clara Bingham goes back to the 60s and early 70s to look at the women trying to push their cause forwardAs with any hugely valuable, yet also problematic, historical movement, the history of second-wave feminism is still being fully understood to this day. Shows like Mrs America are establishing popular renditions of the second wave, while public intellectuals such as Tressie McMillan Cottom and Roxane Gay critique its legacy.Clara Bingham’s The Movement arrives as an attempt to tell the story of roughly the second wave’s first half through the first-person narratives of women who participated in the struggle. Although voices such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm and Betty Friedan are included here, so are numerous accounts from lesser well-known participants who were also instrumental in making the second wave happen. Continue reading...
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