Breaking the Wave: Women Their Organizations and Feminism 1945-1985

<p><em>Breaking the Wave</em> is the first anthology of original essays by both younger and established scholars that takes a long view of feminist activism by systematically examining the dynamics of movement persistence during moments of reaction and backlash. Ranging from the civic feminism of white middle-class organizers and the womanism of Harlem consumers in the immediate postwar period to the utopian feminism of Massachusetts lesbian softball league founders and environmentally minded feminists in the 1970s and 1980s <em>Breaking the Wave</em> documents a continuity of activism in both national and local organizing that creates a new discussion and a new paradigm for twentieth century women’s history.</p><p>Contributors: Jacqueline L. Castledine Susan K. Freeman Julie A. Gallagher Marcia Gallo Sally J. Kenney Rebecca M. Kluchin Kathleen A. Laughlin Lanethea Mathews Catherine E. Rymph Julia Sandy-Bailey Jennifer A. Stevens Janet Weaver and Leandra Zarnow.</p>