Personal Politics: The Roots of Women's Liberation in the Civil Rights Movement and the New Left
The women most crucial to the feminist movement that emerged in the 1960's arrived at their commitment and consciousness in response to the unexpected and often shattering experience of having their work minimized, even disregarded, by the men they considered to be their colleagues and fellow crusaders in the civil rights and radical New Left movements. On the basis of years of research, interviews with dozens of the central figures, and her own personal experience, Evans explores how the...
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The women most crucial to the feminist movement that emerged in the 1960's arrived at their commitment and consciousness in response to the unexpected and often shattering experience of having their work minimized, even disregarded, by the men they considered to be their colleagues and fellow crusaders in the civil rights and radical New Left movements. On the basis of years of research, interviews with dozens of the central figures, and her own personal experience, Evans explores how the political stance of these women was catalyzed and shaped by their sharp disillusionment at a time when their skills as political activists were newly and highly developed, enabling them to join forces to support their own cause.
Acknowledgmentsix1Prologue: Cracks in the Mold32Southern White Women in a Southern Black Movement243Going South604Black Power-Catalyst for Feminism835A Reassertion of the Personal1026Let the People Decide1267The Failure of Success-Women in the Movement1568The Dam Breaks1939Personal Politics212Appendix233SNCC Position Paper (Women in the Movement) Sex and Caste"We Started from Different Ends of the Spectrum" Liberation of WomenNotes243Selected Bibliography257Index269
