Sisterhood, interrupted : from radical women to girls gone wild

Contrary to clichés about the end of feminism, Deborah Siegel argues that younger women are reliving the battles of its past, and reinventing it-with a vengeance. From feminist blogging to the popularity of the WNBA, girl culture is on the rise. A lively and compelling look back at the framing of one of the most contentious social movements of our time, Sisterhood, Interrupted exposes the key issues still at stake, outlining how a twenty-first century feminist can reconcile the personal with the political and combat long-standing inequalities that continue today. Chronicling The Battles That Have Shaped Modern Conceptions Of Feminism Across Two Generations, This Book Illuminates How Younger Women Are Reliving, Often Without Realizing It, The Battles Of The Past. Contrary To Cliches About The End Of Feminism, The Author Argues That Younger Women Are Not Abandoning The Movement But Reinventing It. After Forty Years, Is Feminism Today A Culture, Or A Cause? A Movement For Personal Empowerment, Or Broad-scale Social Change? Have Women Achieved Equality, Or Do We Still Have A Long Way To Go? Introduction : The Movement That Has No Name -- Part I. Mothers -- A Slogan Is Born -- Radicals Against Themselves -- The Battle Of Betty -- Part Ii. Daughters -- Postfeminist Panache -- Rebels With A Cause -- Conclusion : Forty Years And Fighting. Deborah Siegel ; Foreword By Jennifer Baumgardner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [187]-203) And Index. Contrary to clichés about the end of feminism, Deborah Siegel argues that younger women are not abandoning the movement but reinventing it. After forty years, is feminism today a culture, or a cause? A movement for personal empowerment, or broad-scale social change? Have women achieved equality, or do we still have a long way to go? Contrary to cliches about the end of feminism, Deborah Siegel argues that younger women are not abandoning the movement but reinventing it. After forty years, is feminism today a culture, or a cause? A movement for personal empowerment, or broad-scale social change? Have women achieved equality, or do we still have a long way to go?