The Sisterhood: The True Story of the Women Who Changed the World

by Marcia B. Cohen

Tells the stories of Betty Friedan, Kate Millett, Germaine Greer, and Gloria Steinem, looks at the origin of the National Organization for Women, and describes the major feminist issues

Genres: Feminism, History, Nonfiction

445 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1988

Reviews

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Personally, (In my time) I stopped at the great works of the ladies of 1920, revived with the history of Roe V. Wade.. at one time sang the verse or chanted "I am woman, Hear me Roar" ; sported a sticker of Rosie the Riveter on a folder; own the book "Our Bodies, Ourselves" and organized a evening of protest at Girl Scout camp, so the girls could feel what it was like to make signs and support a cause close to their young hearts. This book brings it all together up to 1987, when the Supreme Court ruled the requirement of employers to provide maternity leave and job reinstatement. I've realized how much I take for granted, and just how thankful I am to all of these ladies for the work they did, and the work they still do.

[Ruby · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting history of the feminist movement. I was struck by how many of the movers and shakers in the movement were women of questionable virtue.