The Grounding of Modern Feminism [Paperback]

Professor Nancy F. Cott (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0300042280 | ISBN-13: 978-0300042283 | Publication Date: September 10, 1989

Examines changes in the women's movement in the twenty years following women's suffrage, and describes the complex issues of that period.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (September 10, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300042280
• ISBN-13: 978-0300042283
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the in-between years, December 9, 2000

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Beth A. Emmerling (Baltimore, Md USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Grounding of Modern Feminism (Paperback)

This book aptly describes the problems that arose within the women's movement post-suffrage and pre-second wave. The conflicts over which issues should be stressed, and the inevitable collapse of the movement once they reached the goal that they thought would bring them equality on many levels - and the impact that the realization that the vote was not the panacea for all ills, make this book a must read for those interested in twentieth-century women's history. Should be on every feminist and/or historians bookshelf.

4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well-Organized and Well-Written!, March 28, 2001

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Karim Walker (Newark, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Grounding of Modern Feminism (Paperback)

I consider myself to be a feminist, and I am glad to see that a book such as this exists. Cott gives a thorough and detailed account about the origins of the modern feminist movement. It is direct and to the point, and gives people a simple step-by-step telling of what is meant to be a feminist in the modern era. Anyone who is interested in modern women's history must read this book!