Righting feminism : conservative women and American politics /

When we think of women's activism in America, figures such as Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan invariably come to mind--those liberal doyennes who have fought for years to chip away at patriarchy and achieve gender equality. But women's interests are not synonymous with organizations like...

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Main Author: Schreiber, Ronnee
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Conservative women's political activism
  • Playing "Femball": CWA and IWF as women's organizations
  • Are women victims? Framing violence against women
  • Finding Common Ground: Constructing mother's interests
  • Representing women's health interests
  • The political implications of conservative women's activism.