Books by Linda Gordon
“Dear Sisters is a collection of documents from the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s put together by Rosalyn Baxandall and the renowned women’s historian Linda Gordon. The documents are a gloriously wide-ranging array of cartoons, poems, songs, manifestos and declarations. My favorite is a beautiful poster that said ‘American Foot Binding—Stamp Out High Heels.’ They capture the spirit of the moment and of the women’s movement.” Read more...
The best books on The History of Feminism
Kirsten Swinth, Historian
Interviews where books by Linda Gordon were recommended
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No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women
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The Solitude of Self: Thinking about Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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The Grounding of Modern Feminism
by Nancy Cott -
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Welfare Warriors: The Welfare Rights Movement in the United States
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Dear Sisters: Dispatches from the Women's Liberation Movement
by Linda Gordon & Rosalyn Baxandall
The best books on The History of Feminism, recommended by Kirsten Swinth
The best books on The History of Feminism, recommended by Kirsten Swinth
The fight for women’s liberation and equality under patriarchy spans centuries of history, and is still being waged today—but what lessons can feminist movements like #MeToo learn from suffragettes and black feminist activists? Fordham historian Kirsten Swinth explores the best books on feminism, and makes a powerful case for modern feminists listening to early foremothers.
