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Social Science Women's Studies

Becoming Feminists

edited by Lorena Gajardo & Jamie Ryckman

Publisher
Inanna Publications
Initial publish date
May 2014
Category
Women's Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926708782
    Publish Date
    May 2014
    List Price
    $12.99

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A Force Such as the World Has Never Known: Women Creating Change is a unique collection of narratives from women from all around the globe. These are stories of compassion and bravery, empowered by the vision of a better world for all life. It emphasizes the need to empower the feminine and assure gender balance and human rights for all. This accumulation of women’s stories reveals the role of women in creating needed changes in areas of health and nutrition, supporting efforts toward sustainable environments, promoting political and social rights, protecting women from the travesties of war and rape and promoting religious diversity and better conditions for all beings. This anthology offers an introduction to women’s movements in parts of the world access to this kind of information is often restricted, i.e., women’s activism in communist societies such as the ussr and now Russia, as well as China, as well as women’s activism within spiritual traditions such as Islam and Buddhism, and forms of activism that women may not have previously considered (e.g. dance). Makes an important contribution in filling a gap in knowledge about the status and activism of women in other cultures.

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