Feminist manifestos: a global documentary reader

by Brueske, Megan Weiss, Penny A.

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Title Statements

Full title :Feminist manifestos : a global documentary reader / edited by Penny A. Weiss ; with Megan Brueske.

Summary

Feminist Manifestos is an unprecedented collection of 150 documents from feminist organizations and gatherings in over 50 countries over the course of three centuries. In the first book of its kind, the manifestos are shown to contain feminist theory and recommend actions for change, and also to expand our very conceptions of feminist thought and activism. Covering issues from political participation, education, religion and work to reproduction, violence, racism, and environmentalism, the manifestos together challenge simplistic definitions of gender and feminist movements in exciting ways. In a wide-ranging introduction, Penny Weiss explores the value of these documents, especially how they speak with and to each other. In addition, an introduction to each individual document contextualizes and enhances our understanding of it. Weiss is particularly invested in how communities work together toward social change, which is demonstrated through her choice to include only collectively authored texts. By assembling these documents into an accessible volume, Weiss reveals new possibilities for social justice and ways to advocate for equality. A unique and inspirational collection, Feminist Manifestos expands and evolves our understanding of feminism through the self-described agendas of women from every ethnic group, religion, and region in the world. --

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):New York University Press
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2018

Notes

A collection of source documents with added commentary.

The Physical Object

Description:xix, 695 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781479871803, 147987180X, 9781479837304, 147983730X
oclc:on1004000914
LC Classification:HQ1150
Dewey Decimal:305.4209

Part I. Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- Part II. The nineteenth century -- Part III. 1900-1949 -- Part IV. 1950-1980 -- Part V. 1981-1999 -- Part VI. The twenty-first century.

Subjects

Feminism Feminism -- History Feminism -- Sources. -- History Féminisme -- Documentation Féminisme -- Histoire Féminisme -- Sources. -- Histoire Feminismus Feminist literature Femmes -- Sources. -- Droits Frauenbewegung History Manifestes (Politique) manifestoes Petition Political manifestos POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory Politisches Manifest Sources Women's rights