feminism

Presents the history of the women's rights movement, discussing the issues, events, and people involved. Includes photographs, fact boxes, a chronology, a glossary, and further resources.

Focuses on the childhood and youth of the writer, thinker, and social activist Betty Friedan.

Presents a biography on twentieth-century women's rights activist, Betty Friedan and discusses her role as the outspoken leader of the early feminist movement in America during the 1960s that led to the formation of the National Organization for Women.

Discusses women's efforts to achieve social, economic and political equality.

"The young Oxford history of women in the United States ; v. 7." Examines the changing roles played by women in the early 20th century.

A collection of poems by women from different cultures and backgrounds, portraying the varied facets of the female experience from childhood to old age.

Traces women's struggle for rights in America from the colonial period to the 1990s.

Presents an overview of the feminist movement, and features a selection of essays that examine womens' right to vote, feminism's second wave, and the future of feminism. Includes discussion questions and a chronology.

Journalist Cokie Roberts draws upon her own experiences and those of women she has known and admired to examine the many and varied roles women have played in the past, and to trace the connection between them and the greater freedoms enjoyed by women in the late twentieth century.