The Revolution in Words

by Cheris Kramarae, Lana F. Rakow

First published in 1990. The revolution is one of the most radical periodicals of the Western women's movement. Though it only lasted a few years, it drew considerable attention to the courage and eloquence of its editors and contributors. The volume presents a wide range of exerpts from the periodical, evoking the undeminished power of these women's voices

336 pages, Paperback

First published December 27, 1990

About the author

Cheris Kramarae is the co-editor of the new Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge, and a past professor of communications and of women's studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is a visiting professor at the Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon.

She is the author of Women and Men Speaking; editor of Technology and Women's Voices; and co-editor of Feminism Challenges in the Information Age; Women,Information Technology and Scholarship; The Information Explosion; Feminism Challenges in the Information Age; The Revolution in Words: Righting Women 18680-1871; Radical Press of the 1850's; A Feminist Dictionary; For Alma Mater: Feminist Scholarship in Theory and Practice; Language and Power; Language, Gender and Society; and The Voices and Words of Women and Men, as well as dozens of chapters and articles on language, education, radical feminism, and technology.