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Dear
Ana,
There
is so much information about
feminism in the late '60s and
'70s -- that I can't think of
where to begin. This was a time
of feminists naming the experiences
of their lives and in turn creating
resources to combat the problems
they saw emerging in their lives.
Feminists during this time named
injustices such as "domestic
violence" and "unequal pay for
work of equal value" -- and
then worked through national
organizations to change this
situation.
Organizations
were created to fill in these
gaps and others were created
to lobby the government to create
legislative change. Women came
together in a way that they
previously didn't know was possible.
Through these collectives, women
realized their collective power
-- and thus, their potential.
There
were several different factions
of feminism at that time--for
instance, radical feminists
who were trying to create an
entirely separate world. They
saw men as the oppressors and
so sought to create a separate
female friendly world. There
were also liberal feminists
who wanted to work within the
system. There were also socialists
who grew out of student groups
and women who were fleeing the
civil rights movement for lack
of attention to women's issues/concerns.
I
have written more about all
of the above in a chapter of
my book. The chapter, What Is
Feminism?, can be found in my
book, Manifesta: Young Women,
Feminism & the Future, which
I co-authored with Jennifer
Baumgardner.
Good
luck,
Amy
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