Books by Premilla Nadasen
“Welfare Warriors puts women at the center of the story. It shows how women, who were largely black poor mothers, mobilized a mass movement for welfare rights that culminated in a campaign for a major piece of legislation that would have led to a baseline guaranteed annual income in place of welfare.” Read more...
The best books on The History of Feminism
Kirsten Swinth, Historian
Interviews where books by Premilla Nadasen were recommended
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No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women
by Estelle Freedman -
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The Solitude of Self: Thinking about Elizabeth Cady Stanton
by Vivian Gornick -
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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
by Premilla Nadasen -
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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.
