Controversy and Coalition: The New Feminist Movement Across Three Decades of Change

by Myra Marx Ferree, Beth B. Hess

Provides an overview of the American women's movement from the 1960s to the 1990s. Ferree (sociology, women's studies, U. of Connecticut) and Hess (sociology, County College of Morris) describe the diversity of contemporary feminism's multiple constituencies and ideological positions, tracing areas of conflict and consolidation. This revised edition features new chapters covering the period from 1982 to the present, and closes with an assessment of the achievements of the New Feminist Movement and the potential for further changes in the new millennium. Includes numerous b&w photos and a chronology of major events. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Nonfiction, Feminism

278 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Veronica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome, awesome book to read if you ever want to learn about how different feminist orgs were organized and grew or died. Ironically, the feminist orgs that were most hierarchical were the ones that survived the longest...for the most part. Even egalitarian people need structure, I guess. I may return to this theme for the Ph.D. thesis.

[Kimber · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great so far. It is interesting to read what the movement was doing in 1985.

[Zach]

Started off quite strongly; but then it went to the dogs.