Follows the history of American Catholic feminism from the 1960s through the early 1980s, looking at how it differed from the larger feminist movement in the U.S., and discussing the experiences of Catholicism and religious practice spurred feminism from within the church.
In the first history of American Catholic feminism, Henold explores the movement from the 1960s through the early 1980s, showing that although Catholic feminists had much in common with their sisters in the larger American feminist movement, Catholic feminism was distinct and ha…