{"product_id":"what-women-want-the-ideas-of-the-movement-paperback","title":"What Women Want: The Ideas of the Movement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGayle Graham Yates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women's movement is perhaps the most baffling of the recent social reforms to sweep the United States. It is composed of numerous distinct groups, each with specific interests and goals, each with individual leaders and literature. What are the philosophies behind these groups? Who are their leaders and how have their ideas evolved? Do they have a vital connection with the women's movement of the past? And where are feminist groups headed? In this study that brilliantly illuminates the literature and purposes of feminists, \u003ci\u003eWhat Women Want: The Ideas of the Movement\u003c\/i\u003e, Gayle Graham Yates has produced the first comprehensive history of feminist women's groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcentrating chiefly on the movement from 1959 to 1973, when it erupted in such activist groups as the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL), and the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), the author analyzes in detail their literature, factions, and issues. Her survey encompasses virtually every major expression of the movement's multiple facets, from \u003ci\u003eThe Feminine Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBorn Female\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSexual Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, to \u003ci\u003eSex and the Single Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. In a significant breakthrough, the author discerns the pattern underlying this diversity, which should contribute to a fuller understanding of future developments in the women's struggle. She accomplishes this by identifying three key attitudes informing the movement: the feminist, the women's liberationist, and the androgynous or cooperative male-female relationship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author provides a sensitive, yet critical analysis of the chief spokeswomen in contemporary America, activists like Gloria Steinem, Shulamith Firestone, and Ti-Grace Atkinson. She treats each of the feminist ideologies with balance and respect, yet is refreshingly unafraid to criticize new developments. She bolsters her own conclusions in support of an androgynous or \"equal sexual society\" with a judicious spirit. Scholars and the general public alike will find Yates's book not only an indispensable contribution to women's studies, but also a strong and timely addition to contemporary American life and thought.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.25 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1975\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51819334631712,"sku":"9780674950795","price":59.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/47bacb75059d1fc5b5df070cf7fd182d.webp?v=1781130551","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-women-want-the-ideas-of-the-movement-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}