Revolution, She Wrote [Paperback]

Clara Fraser (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0932323049 | ISBN-13: 978-0932323040 | Publication Date: March 1, 1998 | Edition: 1st

Cultural Writing. Socialist Feminism. An encyclopedic yet personal exploration of the meaning of socialist feminism, the power of Marxist theory and working-class feminism, and the highs and lows of an activist life. Through columns, essays and speeches spanning 40 years, Clara Fraser addresses diverse topics including women's leadership, the interconnections of racism and sexism, homophobia in the military, electoral politics, and her own and others' battles for job rights and free speech. Meet a woman revolutionary for all times!

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Clara Fraser's 72-essay collection is incredibly--perhaps even insanely--optimistic. A lifelong socialist-feminist activist organizer and theoretician, Fraser is fervent in her belief that the meek and powerless can--and will--inherit the earth. Her vision of the revolution involves a true rainbow coalition: the poor, women, people of color, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trade unionists, indeed all disenfranchised people and their allies....

Her writing is clear and often humorous; likewise, her sarcasm is consistently pointed at those she dubs enemies of the working-class. Some will undoubtedly find Fraser's critiques strident and unfounded; others, however, will find her optimism contagious and refreshing. -- INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER, Nov.-Dec., 1998 Review by Eleanor J. Bader

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Clara Fraser is serious about creating a better world for the disenfranchised. She is fearless, tireless, and was always there when the going was tough. When you look into her eyes, you can see the sincerity and commitment. She brings out the best in others just by her presence. AARON DIXON, cofounder and Defense Captain of the Black Panther Party in Seattle

All I said was that Indian people have a right to a reasonable quality of life. Within six months, I was looking at 35 years in prison and had eaten enough tear gas to permanently clear my sinuses and thought processes. Our struggle was eased through Clara's efforts...and became a lot more fun. She generously shared contacts and resources, observations and humor. She now gives us insight into the experiences that make her wonderfully unique. If you didn't get the license number of the truck that hit you on your way to equality and respect, read Clara's book. . .she got the number. RAMONA BENNETT, Puyallup Tribal Chair, 1970-78, and leader of the tribe's armed occupation of Cascadia Juvenile Center

Clara is the most fearless, courageous woman I know...and the most radical. I admire anyone who'll face the opposition with sleeves rolled up. With bare fists and stunning intellect, she fights for feminism. DON McGAFFIN, veteran television newsman and commentator

Clara Fraser is one of the smartest, cleverest, wittiest, most literary, but most of all, most courageous women I ever met. She comes through these pages as if she was standing there before you, beautiful, laughing, waving you in, and shaking her fist. Not to read Clara Fraser's book is to miss a good piece of the American experience of the 20th century. FLORENCE HAMLISH LEVINSOHN, author of "Harold Washington: A Political Biography" and "Belgrade: Among the Serbs"

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Product Details

• Paperback: 399 pages
• Publisher: Red Letter Press; 1st edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932323049
• ISBN-13: 978-0932323040
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,657,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Revolution and nothing less, April 28, 1999

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This review is from: Revolution, She Wrote (Paperback)

This book found me; reading it changed me profoundly. Clara Fraser is a radical socialist feminist and damn this woman can speak her mind! She has spent her life fighting the establishment, fuelled by her belief in the power of women and the dream of revolution. She is a feminist undaunted by the surge of backlash and *absolutely uncompromising* in this consumer culture that, all too often, succeeds in turning progressive leaders into turncoats and tokens. This book is a dialectical call for freedom and addresses a myriad of social ills that span decades, class, race and gender. Her energy and optimism are contagious. Four decades of activism have only strengthened her ideals and sharpened her wit. This book will challenge and inspire you. Who else is brave enough to rally us: "goddammit sisters, let's get revolutionary!"?