Inside the Second Wave of Feminism: Boston Female Liberation, 1968-1972 an Account by Participants

A landmark account of a key radical feminist organization, offering lessons for today's women's liberation movement.

Activist members of the radical feminist organization Boston Female Liberation provide an inside account of the group's history, strategy, and legacy in this compelling contribution to the historiography of Second Wave feminism.

Boston Female Liberation member Nancy Rosenstock expertly weaves together the reflections of her fellow-activists, describing how they became feminists, recounting the breadth of their organizing work, and linking their achievements and experience to contemporary struggles against sexism.

The book also includes ten radical feminist documents crucial to contextualizing the activity and thinking of the organization and its members.

Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 08/30/2022
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781642597042

About the Author

Nancy Rosenstock, feminist and socialist activist for five decades, was a member of Boston Female Liberation and served on the national staff of the Women's National Abortion Action Coalition in 1971. She continues to fight for abortion to be safe, legal, and accessible.