The Women's Rights Movement Since 1945: A Reference Guide

The Women's Rights Movement Since 1945: A Reference Guide - Paperback

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The Women's Rights Movement Since 1945: A Reference Guide - Paperback

The Women's Rights Movement Since 1945: A Reference Guide - Paperback

by Christina G. Larocco
$53.91
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Book Overview

Documenting the history of the American women's rights movement from 1945 through the 2016 election, this reference offers a crucial and objective look at the changing strategies, goals, and challenges of American feminists.

Many aspects of women's lives in the mid-twentieth century-including legal subjugation to their husbands, limitations in education and employment, and restrictions on sexual and reproductive autonomy-are unthinkable today. Women's lives improved only through the concerted action of several generations of activists, whose work lies at the center of this volume. This book traces women's changing relationships to family, work, education, government, and sexuality from 1945 through the 2016 election.

The book begins with an overview essay that places the women's rights movement in its historical context. This is followed by a chronology offering concise profiles of key events. A series of chapters then discusses the history of the women's rights movement since 1945 and what the movement has accomplished. Biographical entries profile key figures involved in the movement, and a selection of primary source documents gives first-hand accounts of the movement. An annotated bibliography directs readers to additional sources of information.
ISBN9798216392347
Author Christina G. Larocco
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
GenreNews & politics, History, and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages360
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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