Revolutionary Feminists tells the story of the radical women’s
liberation movement in Seattle in the 1960s and 1970s from the
perspective of a founding member, Barbara Winslow. Drawing on her
collection of letters, pamphlets, and photographs as well as
newspaper accounts, autobiographies, and interviews, Winslow
emphasizes the vital role that Black women played in the women’s
liberation movement to create meaningful intersectional coalitions
in an overwhelmingly White city. Winslow brings the voices and
visions of those she calls the movement’s “ecstatic utopians”
to life. She charts their short-term successes and lasting
achievements, from organizing women at work and campaigning for
subsidized childcare to creating women-centered rape crisis
centers, health clinics, and self-defense programs. The Seattle
movement was essential to winning the first popular vote in the
United States to liberalize abortion laws. Despite these
achievements, Winslow critiques the failure of the movement's White
members to listen to Black, Latina, Indigenous, and Asian American
and Pacific Islander feminist activists. Reflecting on the Seattle
movement’s accomplishments and shortcomings, Winslow offers a
model for contemporary feminist activism.
General
| Imprint: |
Duke University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Barbara Winslow
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
248 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4780-1991-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4780-1991-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781478019916 |
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