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Radical Sisters: Second-Wave Feminism and Black Liberation in Washington, D.C. (Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History) Paperback – Illustrated, June 28, 2010

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Radical Sisters offers a fresh exploration of the ways that 1960s political movements shaped local, grassroots feminism in Washington, D.C. Rejecting notions of a universal sisterhood, Anne M. Valk argues that activists periodically worked to bridge differences for the sake of alleviating women's plight, even while maintaining distinct political bases. While most historiography on the subject tends to portray the feminist movement as deeply divided over issues of race, Valk presents a more nuanced account, showing feminists of various backgrounds both coming together to promote a notion of "sisterhood" and being deeply divided along the lines of class, race, and sexuality.
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    University of Illinois Press
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    June 28, 2010
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  6. ISBN-10
    0252077547
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    978-0252077548
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Winner of the Richard L. Wentworth Prize in American History, 2009.

"Through meticulous historical exploration of women's political activism in Washington, D.C., Valk provides a nuanced analysis of how the synergistic relationships among multiple social movements and the women who moved among them produced radical feminist policies."--Women's Review of Books



"Valk's study of women's political activism in Washington, D.C., offers new ways to think about the various organizations that women formed in the 1960s and 1970s. . . .Beautifully organized. . . . Ambitious in scope, rich in detail, but well worth the effort required to absorb its many insights."--Journal of American History

"This book provides a crucial new perspective on women's activism and on social activism in general. It is a terrific and highly readable addition to the historiography of feminism, and will be welcome to teachers and students alike."--H-Urban

"Valk's in-depth analysis provides a new, more nuanced take on the era. Recommended."--Choice

“Carefully argued and well-documented.”--Oral History Review

“Poignantly and powerfully points to the limits of and opportunities for women’s activism across race and social class.”--NWSA Journal

"[An] important and exciting new work."--Journal of Southern History

"Bravely enters the fray in continuing to document and weave together the analytical threads of the 1960s and 1970s social movements."--American Historical Review

"A compelling account of the interactions between grassroots movements advocating for the rights of women and African Americans in Washington, DC in the 1960s and 1970s. Through vivid and detailed descriptions of the fight for welfare rights and reproductive control, and against homophobia and sexual violence, Valk's cultural history provides a welcome relief from the theorizing that has tended to dominate academic discussion of feminism in recent years."--Journal of American Studies

"An important, well-researched, and well-balanced study that should appeal to scholars in many disciplines."--Journal of African American History

"A must read for anyone seeking a full understanding of second-wave feminism. Radical Sisters is the first to thoroughly examine the fruitful (yet often divisive) relationships between women's liberation, the black freedom struggle, and anti-poverty activism. Valk's graceful prose complements this comprehensively researched, convincingly argued, and richly detailed study of how movements for black liberation and economic justice shaped local, grass-roots feminism in Washington, D.C. An ideal book for history, sociology, and women's studies courses."--Susan M. Hartmann, author of The Other Feminists: Activists in the Liberal Establishment

About the Author

Anne M. Valk is a professor of history at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and Executive Director of the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Illinois Press; First Edition (June 28, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 253 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0252077547
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0252077548
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
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Social movements for at least the last few generations have tussled with concepts of equality for women and what that means in relation to the overall struggle for justice. During the 1960s, women's liberation organizing came into what became known as its Second Wave, and, with tactics like conscious raising at their disposal, women in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere began to see the distinct nature of the oppression they faced. As author Valk notes, feminism impacted and would be impacted by the diverse milieu of the time.

Valk collects a vivid tapestry of stories from the period and into the 1970s. African-American progressive women, as this book makes abundantly clear, faced incredible pressures. Blasted by nationalists for hurting the status of Black men; holding accountable comrades who had professed support for women's and gay liberation yet faced difficulties in putting it to practice; and forming their own identities as feminists separate from white women, who often had not dealt with their own internalized racism, Black women carved out a space in which political ideology found a place at the table with the practical needs of family and education. It's hard not to admire their determination and sacrifice.

The author imparts knowledge of groups long forgotten by the mainstream culture: the Furies, which advocated lesbianism as a step in revolutionary action; the National Black Feminist Organization, which embraced feminism and Black Power; and many others. Valk covers the successes and failures, and, in that moment, reminds us how far we need to go in understanding both race and gender.
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