Women Strike for Peace Traditional Motherhood and Radical Politics in The 1960s

Name: Women Strike for Peace Traditional Motherhood and Radical Politics in The 1960s
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ISBN: 9780226786360

ISBN-10: 0226786366

ISBN-13: 9780226786360

Edition: 1993

Authors: Amy Swerdlow, Catherine R. Stimpson

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Women Strike for Peace is the only historical account of this ground-breaking women's movement. Amy Swerdlow, a founding member of WSP, restores to the historical record a significant chapter on American politics and women's studies. Weaving together narrative and analysis, she traces WSP's triumphs, problems, and legacy for the women's movement and American society. Women Strike for Peace began on November 1, 1961, when thousands of white, middle-class women walked out of their kitchens and off their jobs in a one-day protest against Soviet and American nuclear policies. The protest led to a national organization of women who fought against nuclear arms and U.S. intervention in Vietnam.…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 326
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.92" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



""Raising a Hue and Cry""



Prelude to a Peace Strike



Who Are These Women?



Organizing a ""Nonorganization""



Ladies' Day at the Capitol



A Not-so-funny Thing Happened on the Way to Disarmament



""The Women's Vote Is the Peace Vote""



Not Our Sons, Not Your Sons, Not Their Sons: Hell, No, We Won't Let Them Go!



We Have Met the Enemy--and They Are Our Sisters!


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index