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The Resource Divided we stand : the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics, Marjorie J. Spruill

Divided we stand : the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics, Marjorie J. Spruill

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"Forty years ago, two women's movements drew a line in the sand between liberals and conservatives. The legacy of that rift is still evident today in American politics and social policies. Gloria Steinem was quoted in 2015 (the New Yorker) as saying the National Women's Conference in 1977 "may take the prize as the most important event nobody knows about." After the United Nations established International Women's Year (IWY) in 1975, Congress mandated and funded state conferences to elect delegates to attend the National Women's Conference in Houston in 1977. At that conference, Bella Abzug, Steinem, and other feminists adopted a National Plan of Action, endorsing the hot-button issues of abortion rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and gay rights--the latter a new issue in national politics. Across town, Phyllis Schlafly, Lottie Beth Hobbs, and the conservative women's movement held a massive rally to protest federally funded feminism and launch a Pro-Family movement. Although much has been written about the role that social issues have played in politics, little attention has been given to the historical impact of women activists on both sides. DIVIDED WE STAND reveals how the battle between feminists and their conservative challengers divided the nation as Democrats continued to support women's rights and Republicans cast themselves as the party of family values. The women's rights movement and the conservative women's movement have irrevocably affected the course of modern American history. We cannot fully understand the present without appreciating the events leading up to Houston and thereafter."--
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Four days that changed the world
  • The rise of the feminist establishment
  • To form a more perfect union
  • What's wrong with "equal rights" for women?
  • An alternative to "women's lib"
  • The gathering storm
  • Armageddon state by state
  • Out of the kitchen and into the counterrevolution
  • Mama said there'd be days like this
  • Crest of the second wave
  • Launching the pro-family movement
  • We shall go forth
  • Onward Christian soldiers
  • Epilogue: A nation divided
Isbn
9781632863140
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Label
Divided we stand : the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics
Title
Divided we stand
Title remainder
the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics
Statement of responsibility
Marjorie J. Spruill
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Forty years ago, two women's movements drew a line in the sand between liberals and conservatives. The legacy of that rift is still evident today in American politics and social policies. Gloria Steinem was quoted in 2015 (the New Yorker) as saying the National Women's Conference in 1977 "may take the prize as the most important event nobody knows about." After the United Nations established International Women's Year (IWY) in 1975, Congress mandated and funded state conferences to elect delegates to attend the National Women's Conference in Houston in 1977. At that conference, Bella Abzug, Steinem, and other feminists adopted a National Plan of Action, endorsing the hot-button issues of abortion rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and gay rights--the latter a new issue in national politics. Across town, Phyllis Schlafly, Lottie Beth Hobbs, and the conservative women's movement held a massive rally to protest federally funded feminism and launch a Pro-Family movement. Although much has been written about the role that social issues have played in politics, little attention has been given to the historical impact of women activists on both sides. DIVIDED WE STAND reveals how the battle between feminists and their conservative challengers divided the nation as Democrats continued to support women's rights and Republicans cast themselves as the party of family values. The women's rights movement and the conservative women's movement have irrevocably affected the course of modern American history. We cannot fully understand the present without appreciating the events leading up to Houston and thereafter."--
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Amazon.com
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StDuBDS
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1951-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Spruill, Marjorie Julian
Dewey number
305.4/0973
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • National Women's Conference (U.S.)
  • Women's rights
  • Women
  • Feminism
  • Anti-feminism
  • Feminists
  • Women conservatives
  • Birth control
  • Women social reformers
  • Women
  • Women
Target audience
general
Label
Divided we stand : the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics, Marjorie J. Spruill
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographic references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent.
  • rdacontent.
Contents
Four days that changed the world -- The rise of the feminist establishment -- To form a more perfect union -- What's wrong with "equal rights" for women? -- An alternative to "women's lib" -- The gathering storm -- Armageddon state by state -- Out of the kitchen and into the counterrevolution -- Mama said there'd be days like this -- Crest of the second wave -- Launching the pro-family movement -- We shall go forth -- Onward Christian soldiers -- Epilogue: A nation divided
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781632863140
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (black and white)
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn972965013
Label
Divided we stand : the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics, Marjorie J. Spruill
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographic references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent.
  • rdacontent.
Contents
Four days that changed the world -- The rise of the feminist establishment -- To form a more perfect union -- What's wrong with "equal rights" for women? -- An alternative to "women's lib" -- The gathering storm -- Armageddon state by state -- Out of the kitchen and into the counterrevolution -- Mama said there'd be days like this -- Crest of the second wave -- Launching the pro-family movement -- We shall go forth -- Onward Christian soldiers -- Epilogue: A nation divided
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781632863140
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (black and white)
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn972965013

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