Women politicking politely : advancing feminism in the 1960s and 1970s /

This book includes the relatively unknown stories of six important women who laid the foundation for improving women's equality in the U.S. While they largely worked behind the scenes, they made a significant impact. In the group are two female political operatives who worked behind the scenes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Voss, Kimberly Wilmot, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham ; London : Lexington Books, [2017]
Colección:Women in American political history.
Temas:
1900-1999
Feminism > United States > History > 20th century.
Women's rights > United States > History.
Féminisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Feminism
Women's rights
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Meeting the well-behaved women who made a difference
  • World War II, women's pages, and women's clubs
  • Women's journalism organizations, women's political writing, and offbeat Washington
  • Washington Press Club, fundraising cookbooks, and Glaser's years as head of the Washington Press Club
  • Questions of feminism, the 1969 press conference, and the President's Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities
  • Kathryn Clarenbach, continuing education programs, and helping traditional women
  • Xilonen, the 1975 United Nations Women's Year conference in Mexico City, and the 1977 International Women's Year meeting in Houston
  • Afterword : what happened in the post-Houston years.

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