Revolution, She Wrote (Paperback)

by Clara Fraser (Author) "In the melting pot ghetto of East Los Angeles where I grew up during the Great Depression, everybody seemed to know that the only way..." (more)
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Review

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

Product Description
Readers looking for ideas off the beaten track will find much of interest in the feminist and political insights of the late Clara Fraser's new book, Revolution, She Wrote.

Fraser passed away at on February 24, 1998 in Seattle at age 74 after a long struggle with emphysema. Described by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as a "grande dame of socialism," Fraser was a Jewish rebel and founder of the socialist feminist wing of the U.S. women's movement. Her clear and colloquial writing resonates with hope, humor and passionate humanity.

The book presents essays, speeches, and columns on a variety of topics from the Khrushchev revelations to those of the Clinton administration--pieces written over a 40-year span of Fraser's career as an activist. Subjects include war, racism, electoral politics, labor battles, lesbian/gay civil rights, and free speech cases fought by Fraser. Also featured are vignettes of her encounters with leaders such as Kate Millett and Jesse Ja! ckson and a kind of primer on Marxist thought called "Socialism for Skeptics."

With a personable introduction by Tucson-based, award-winning feminist science fiction writer Joanna Russ, a detailed biographical sketch, 16 pages of photos, and a bibliography of feminist and socialist resources, this book is designed to acquaint a wide and varied readership with ideas to which they have previously had little exposure.

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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.com Sales Rank: #1,830,329 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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

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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!"?