Sisterhood is Powerful

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Sisterhood is Powerful

Sisterhood Is Powerful (ISBN 0-394-70539-4), published in 1970, was one of the first widely available anthologies of early Second Wave

Second-wave feminism

The "second-wave" of the Women's Movement, Feminist Movement, or the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States refers to a period of feminism activity which began during the early 1960s and lasted throughout the late 1970s....
radical feminist

Radical feminism

Radical feminism is a "current" within feminism that focuses on the theory of patriarchy as a systems theory that organizes society into a complex of interpersonal relationships producing what radical feminists claim is a "male supremacy" that oppresses women....
writings. The collection was edited by Robin Morgan

Robin Morgan

'Robin Morgan' is a former child actor turned United States radical feminism activist, writer, poet, and editor of Sisterhood is Powerful and Ms....
, a feminist poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry....
and founding member of New York Radical Women

New York Radical Women

New York Radical Women was an early feminist group that existed from 1967?1969.NYRW was founded in New York City in the fall of 1967, by Shulamith Firestone and Pam Allen....
and W.I.T.C.H.

The compilation included classic feminist essays by activists such as Naomi Weisstein

Naomi Weisstein

Naomi Weisstein is the daughter of Mary Wenk and Samuel Weisstein. She is a Professor of Psychology, neuroscientist, and author. She graduated from Wellesley College, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1961 and received a Ph.D....
, Lucinda Cisler, Kate Millett

Kate Millett

Kate Millett is an United States feminism writer and activist. She is best known for her 1970 book Sexual Politics....
, Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton is a Delegate representing the District of Columbia. In her position she is able to serve on and vote with committees, as well as speak from the House floor....
, Flo Kennedy, Frances Beale, and Mary Daly

Mary Daly

Mary Daly is a radical feminism philosophy and theology. She taught at Boston College, a Jesuit-run institution, for 33 years. Daly agreed to be retired from Boston College in 1999, after violating university policy by refusing to teach male students....
, as well as historical documents including the N.O.W.

National Organization for Women

The National Organization for Women is the largest United States feminist organization. It was founded in 1966 and has a membership of 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 U.S....
Bill of Rights, excerpts from the SCUM Manifesto

SCUM Manifesto

The SCUM Manifesto is a tract written in 1968 by Valerie Solanas that calls for the gendercide of men. After being put in the spotlight for shooting Andy Warhol, Valerie Solanas later claimed that her writing was a satire literary device to elicit debate....
, the Redstockings

Redstockings

Redstockings, also known as Redstockings of the Women's Liberation Movement, is a radical feminist group that was most active during the 1970s....
Manifesto, and historical documents from W.I.T.C.H.

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