Thirty years after Robin Morgan's groundbreaking anthology, Sisterhood Is Powerful -- named by The American Librarians' Association one of "The 100 Most Influential Books of the Twentieth Century" -- comes this landmark new collection for the twenty-first century. Sisterhood Is Forever -- with over 60 original essays Morgan commissioned from well-known feminist leaders plus energetic Gen X and Y activists -- is a composite mural of the female experience in America: where we've been, where we are, where we're going. The stunning scope of topics ranges from reproductive, health, and environmental issues to workplace inequities and the economics of women's unpaid labor; from globalization to the politics of aging; from cyberspace, violence against women, and electoral politics to spirituality, the law, the media, and academia. The deliberately audacious mix of contributors spans different generations, races, ethnicities, and sexual preferences: CEOs, housewives, rock stars, farmers, scientists, prostituted women, politicians, women in prison, firefighters, disability activists, artists, flight attendants, an army general, an astronaut, an anchorwoman, even a pair of teens who edit a girls' magazine. Each article celebrates the writer's personal voice -- her humor, passion, anger, and the integrity of her perspective -- while offering the latest data on women's status, political analysis, new "how-to" tools for activism, and visionary yet practical strategies for the future -- strategies needed now more than ever. Robin Morgan's own contributions are everything her readers expect: prophetic, powerfully argued, unsentimentally lyrical. From her introduction: "The book you hold in your hands is a tool for the future -- a future also in your hands." - Edna Acosta-Bel n - Carol J. Adams - Margot Adler - Natalie Angier - Ellen Appel-Bronstein - Mary Baird - Brenda Berkman - Christine E. Bose - Kathy Boudin - Ellen Bravo - Vednita Carter - Wendy Chavkin - Kimberl Crenshaw - Gail Dines - Paula DiPerna - Helen Drusine - Andrea Dworkin - Eve Ensler - Barbara Findlen - Mary Foley - Patricia Friend - Theresa Funiciello - Carol Gilligan - Sara K. Gould - Ana Grossman The Guerrilla Girls - Beverly Guy-Sheftall - Kathleen Hanna - Laura Hershey - Anita Hill - Florence Howe - Donna M. Hughes - Karla Jay - Mae C. Jemison - Carol Jenkins - Claudia J. Kennedy - Alice Kessler-Harris Clara Sue Kidwell - Frances Kissling - Sandy Lerner - Suzanne Braun Levine - Barbara Macdonald - Catharine A. MacKinnon Jane Roland Martin - Debra Michals - Robin Morgan Jessica Neuwirth - Judy Norsigian - Eleanor Holmes Norton - Grace Paley - Emma Peters-Axtell Cynthia Rich Amy Richards - Cecile Richards Carolyn Sachs - Marianne Schnall - Pat Schroeder - Patricia Silverthorn - Eleanor Smeal Roslyn D. Smith Gloria Steinem Mary Thom - Jasmine Victoria - Faye Wattleton - Marie Wilson - Helen Zia
This is your Feminist Consciousness: (Imagine a geranium, wilted and bedraggled, in a cracked flowerpot.)This is your Feminist Consciousness after reading SISTERHOOD IS FOREVER: (Imagine the same geranium, but now it is vibrant with new blooms. Its wide, striped leaves obscure the rim of its painted pottery planter. Bees and butterflies alight on its red floral globes.) Well, that's how it was for mine. Morgan's first two Sisterhood anthologies introduced me to Feminism and shaped the way I understand economics, relationships, spirituality -- (pretty much everything!) But I read them years ago when I was in college. Although I proudly identify myself as a Feminist, I haven't felt very politically active in the past decade. SISTERHOOD IS FOREVER reminded me of the many shapes political action can take. It introduced women who are making a positive difference in women's lives -- and in the whole wide world -- in a breathtaking diversity of ways. Writers, musicians, doctors, mothers, representatives in Congress, organizers and others tell how they work, what they do, how much they have accomplished, and what they hope to achieve.SISTERHOOD IS FOREVER really does represent a wide varity of points of view. Young and old women, women of many different ethnic groups, women with disabilities, poverty activists, professional women, and more have space on these pages. Read it and realize that you are part of a proud and powerful global sisterhood of Feminists.
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