In Our Time by Susan Brownmiller

In Our Time by Susan Brownmiller

There once was a time when the concept of equal pay for equal work did not exist, when women of all ages were girls, when abortion was a back-alley procedure, when there was no such thing as a rape crisis center or a shelter for battered women, when sexual harassment had not yet been named and defined. If conditions are right, Susan Brownmiller says in this stunning memoir, if the anger of enough people has reached the boiling point, the exploding passion can ignite a societal transformation.

In Our Time tells the story of that transformation, as only Brownmiller can. A leading feminist activist and the author of Against Our Will, the book that changed the nation's perception of rape, she now brings the Women's Liberation movement and its passionate history vividly to life.

Here is the colorful cast of characters on whose shoulders we stand--the feminist icons Betty Friedan, Kate Millett, Germaine Greer, and Gloria Steinem, and the lesser known women whose contributions to change were equally profound. And here are the landmark events of the era: the consciousness-raising groups that sprung up in people's living rooms, the mimeographed position papers that first articulated the new thinking, the abortion and rape speak-outs, the daring sit-ins, the underground newspaper collectives, and the inventive lawsuits that all played a role in the most wide-reaching revolution of the twentieth century.

Here as well are Brownmiller's reflections on the feminist utopian vision, and her dramatic accounts, rendered with honesty and humor, of the movement's painful internal schisms as it struggled to give voice to the aspirarations of all women. Finally, Brownmiller addresses that most relevant question: What is the legacy of feminism today?

Susan Brownmiller is the author of several books, including Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape; Femininity; Waverly Place, a novel; Seeing Vietnam; and Shirley Chisholm, a children's history. She's written for a variety of periodicals, including The New York Times, The Village Voice, Esquire, Vogue, Rolling Stone, The Nation, and others. She currently resides in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780385318310
ISBN 10	0385318316
Title	In Our Time
Author	Susan Brownmiller
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2000-11-07
Number of pages	400
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