The U.S. Women's Movement In Global Perspective

by Banaszak, Lee Ann; Baldez, Lisa; Barakso, Maryann; Freeman, Jo; Gelb, Joyce; Meyer, David S.; Montoya, Celeste; Nechemias, Carol; Reger, Jo; Robnett, Belinda; Rohlinger, Deana; Ryan, Barbara; Staggenborg, Suzanne; Whittier, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780742519329
• ISBN10: 0742519325
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-21
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This ambitious volume brings together original essays on the U.S. women's movement with analyses of women's movements in other countries around the world. A comparative perspective and a common theme--feminism in social movement action--unite these voices in a way that will excite students and inspire further research. From the grassroots to the global, the significance of the U.S women's movement in the international arena cannot be denied. At the same time, the way in which international feminism has developed--in Asia, in Latin America, in Europe--has altered and expanded the landscape of the U.S. women's movement forever. These distinguished authors show us how. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vii
List of Acronyms	ix
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
An Introduction to the U.S. Women's Movement in Global Perspective	1	(24)
Lee Ann Banaszak
Part I: The Women's Movement in the United States
The Origins of the Women's Liberation Movement	25	(20)
Jo Freeman
From the Second to the Third Wave: Continuity and Change in Grassroots Feminism	45	(24)
Nancy Whittier
Political Activism and Discursive Politics in the ERA Campaign	69	(14)
Barbara Ryan
The Politics of Decision Making in the National Organization for Women	83	(12)
Maryann Barakso
Grassroots Organizing in a Federated Structure: NOW Chapters in Four Local Fields	95	(22)
Jo Reger
Suzanne Staggenborg
Part II: Women's Movements in Comparative Perspective
Political Mobilization: African American Gendered Repertoires	117	(16)
Belinda Robnett
Gendered Opportunities: The Formation of Women's Movements in the United States and Chile	133	(18)
Lisa Baldez
Celeste Montoya Kirk
Women Organizing Women in the Russian Federation	151	(26)
Carol Nechemias
Trends and Transformations in Women's Movements in Japan and the United States	177	(20)
Joyce Gelb
Transnational Framing of Access to Abortion in the United States, England, and Ireland	197	(18)
Deana A. Rohlinger
David S. Meyer
Conclusion: The U.S. Women's Movement and Beyond	215	(10)
Lee Ann Banaszak
References	225	(32)
Index	257	(12)
About the Contributors	269