![]() While encouraging them to come out, the women’s movement rejected butch/femme roles and promoted “loving relationships between two strong, independent women.” Radical groups within the movement, in fact, advocated political lesbianism, urging women to make the “political choice” to live as lesbians. Particularly interesting is the movement’s impact on lesbians. Even among -60s radicals, men set the political agenda, while women made coffee and mimeographed memos. Rosen provides fascinating accounts of the infighting that plagued such progressive left-wing groups as Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Not only did housewives challenge their traditional supporting roles at home, but women denounced the established male leadership in politics. ![]() ![]() American women who embraced Friedan’s message that they were silent victims of a conspiracy to limit their lives launched a battle for equality. ![]() of California, Davis The Lost Sisterhood: Prostitution in America, 1983, not reviewed) vividly describes key events of the women’s movement, along with their impact on American society. ![]() A lively, comprehensive chronicle of the women’s movement from Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique (1963) through the backlash of the -90s. ![]()
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