The writing style is engaging, so that this introductory text does not read like a dry textbook. Still, this book would serve as an excellent textbook for a high school or lower division undergraduate course on the history of feminism in the United States.
For example, the author does not address impact of the 1920s red scare on first wave feminism - a topic that Kristen Marie Delegard addresses at length in her book, "Battling Miss Bosheviki: The Origins of Female Conservatism in the United States." And although the author does discuss at length feminism failure to bridge racial and class divides, black feminist authors such as bell hooks and Audre Lorde receive minimal attention. Obviously in 180 pages, many things are left out, while other things are under covered.
In 180 pages, Rory Dicker covers three waves of feminism: the issues each wave addressed, their accomplishments and failures, as well as the conflicts that divided the movements. The chapters cover: first-wave feminism, a period of feminist activity during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which focused primarily on gaining women's suffrage second-wave feminism, which started in the '60s and lasted through the '80s and emphasized the connection between the personal and the political and third-wave feminism, which started in the early '90s and is best exemplified by its focus on diversity, intersectionality, queer theory, and sex-positivity.This books offers a concise and accessible introduction to the history of feminism in the United States. Feminisms will provide historical context of all the major events and figures from the late nineteenth century through today. Covering the first, second, and third waves of feminism, A History of U.S. Feminisms is an introductory text that will be used as supplementary material for first-year women's studies students or as a brush-up text for more advanced students. Updated and expanded, the second edition of A History of U.S. The complete, authoritative, and up to date history of American feminism-intersectionality, sex-positivity
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