The Women's Liberation Movement: Impacts and Outcomes (Protest, Culture & Society Book 22)

For over half a century, the countless organizations and initiatives that comprise the Women’s Liberation movement have helped to reshape many aspects of Western societies, from public institutions and cultural production to body politics and subsequent activist movements. This collection represents the first systematic investigation of WLM’s cumulative impacts and achievements within the West. Here, specialists on movements in Europe systematically investigate outcomes in different countries in the light of a reflective social movement theory, comparing them both implicitly and explicitly to developments in other parts of the world. Kristina Schulz, PhD, is Senior Lecturer for Contemporary History and Migration History at the University of Berne. She is a specialist of Western feminist history in comparative perspective and is the author of a book on the French and German WLM: ‘Der lange Atem der Provokation.’ Die Frauenbewegung in der Bundesrepublik und in Frankreich (1968-1976). Together with Leena Schmitter and Sarah Kiani she published a source and archive guide about the Swiss Women’s Liberation Movement in 2014. With Magda Kaspar she is currently preparing an audio archive and interactive website about the feminist movement in Switzerland from the 1970s to the present. For Over Half A Century, The Countless Organizations And Initiatives That Comprise The Women's Liberation Movement Have Helped To Reshape Many Aspects Of Western Societies, From Public Institutions And Cultural Production To Body Politics And Subsequent Activist Movements. This Collection Represents The First Systematic Investigation Of Wlm's Cumulative Impacts And Achievements Within The West. Here, Specialists On Movements In Europe, The United States, And Japan Systematically Investigate Outcomes In Different Countries In The Light Of A Reflective Social Movement Theory, Comparing Them Both Implicitly And Explicitly To Developments In Other Nations. Introduction. A Success Without Impact? Case Studies From The Women's Liberation Movements In Europe / Kristina Schulz -- Women's Liberation Movement And Professional Equality : The Swiss Case / Sarah Kiani -- How The Women's Movement Changed Academia : A Comparison Of Germany And The United States / Stefanie Ehmsen -- Female Bodies--fetal Subjects? New Reproductive Technologies, Feminist Claims, And Political Change In Switzerland In The 1970/1980s / Leena Schmitter -- Momone And The Bonnes Femmes, Or Beauvoir And The Mlf / Sylvie Chaperon -- Women And Words : Literary Practices As Collective Self-discovery / Kristina Schulz -- Lesbian Vertigo : Living The Women's Liberation Movement On The Edge Of Europe / Ana Margarida Dias Martins -- Sexy Stories And Postfeminist Empowerment : From Häutungen To Wetlands / Christa Binswanger And Kathy Davis -- Lesbianism As Political Construction In The French Feminist Context / Christine Bard -- Gender And Class In The Italian Women's Liberation Movement / Marica Tolomelli And Anna Frisone -- Sisterhood Is Plain Sailing? Multiracial Feminist Collectives In 1980s Britain / Natalie Thomlinson -- Uneasy Solidarity : The British Men's Movement And Feminism / Lucy Delap -- Echoes Of Ourselves? Feminisms Between East And West In The Leningrad Almanac Woman And Russia / Kirsten Harting -- Cyberfeminism On The German-speaking Net : Contestation Beyond Binary Code / Johanna Niesyto -- The Myth And The Archives : Some Reflections On Swedish Feminism In The 1970s / Elisabeth Elgán -- After The Protest : Biographical Consequences Of Movement Activism In An Oral History Of Women's Liberation In Britain / Margaretta Jolly -- Writing The History Of Feminisms (old And New) : Impacts And Impatience / Karen Offen. Edited By Kristina Schulz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 6 Introduction — A Success without Impact? Case Studies from the Women's Liberation Movements in Europe......Page 10 Part I — The Women's Liberation Movement and Institutional Change: Introductory Remarks......Page 24 Chapter 1 — Women's Liberation Movement and Professional Equality: The Swiss Case......Page 28 Chapter 2 — How the Women's Movement Changed Academia: A Comparison of Germany and the United States......Page 45 Chapter 3 — Female Bodies—Fetal Subjects? New Reproductive Technologies, Feminist Claims, and Political Change in Switzerland in the 1970/1980s......Page 60 Part II — Sharing Words: Introductory Remarks......Page 76 Chapter 4 — Momone and the Bonnes Femmes; or Beauvoir and the MLF......Page 82 Chapter 5 — Women and Words: Literary Practices as Collective Self-Discovery......Page 100 Chapter 6 — Lesbian Vertigo: Living the Women's Liberation Movement on the Edge of Europe......Page 118 Chapter 7 — Sexy Stories and Postfeminist Empowerment: From Häutungen to Wetlands......Page 138 Part III — Identities at Stake: Gender, Race, Class: Introductory Remarks......Page 160 Chapter 8 — Lesbianism as Political Construction in the French Feminist Context......Page 166 Chapter 9 — Gender and Class in the Italian Women's Liberation Movement......Page 187 Chapter 10 — "Sisterhood Is Plain Sailing?" Multiracial Feminist Collectives in 1980s Britain......Page 207 Chapter 11 — Uneasy Solidarity: The British Men's Movement and Feminism......Page 223 Part IV — Beyond National Boundaries: Introductory Remarks......Page 246 Chapter 12 — Echoes of Ourselves? Feminisms between East and West in the Leningrad Almanac Woman and Russia......Page 252 Chapter 13 — Cyberfeminism on the German-Speaking Net: Contestation beyond Binary Code......Page 270 Part V — Thinking about Impact and Change: Concepts and Research Strategies: Introductory Remarks......Page 288 Chapter 14 — The Myth and the Archives: Some Reflectionson Swedish Feminism in the 1970s......Page 294 Chapter 15 — After the Protest: Biographical Consequences of Movement Activism in an Oral History of Women's Liberation in Britain......Page 307 Chapter 16 — Writing the History of Feminisms (Old and New): Impacts and Impatience......Page 329 Postscript......Page 346 Index......Page 355 This collection represents the first systematic reflection on the impact and outcomes of the women's liberation movement in different areas and topics of Western societies. It systematically investigates movement outcomes in one country in the light of a reflective social movement theory and compares them to developments in other countries.