No turning back: The history of feminism and the future of women
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This is a very thorough account of women’s struggles. Starting with women’s position in society in prehistoric times it moves through the centuries and across the globe, from slavery in Africa to class in medieval Europe, from the Civil Rights movement in the US to reproductive health in Latin America.
The arguments rehearsed on, say, ‘biology is destiny’, are well known. One could even say a little ‘old hat’. But the book does give a real sense of how the political goals of feminism have survived. Freedman bills No Turning Back as something she decided to write because ‘no single book existed’ that ‘brought together the interdisciplinary literature that the past generation of feminist scholars has produced’. But a bit more about the future to add to such vast tracts on the past would have been welcome.
- Product information
- by Estelle B Freedman
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Product number
- ISBN 186 197 345-4
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Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
