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Feminism in the Mid-1970s

A detailed analysis of American feminism by the author of The New Feminist Movement (Russel Sage, 1974).

Carden, Maren Lockwood
1975
64 pages

Contents
Foreword
I. Introduction and Overview1: 1. the Development of the Feminist Movement, 1970-1975; 2. Non-Establishment and Establishment-Related Feminist Groups
II. Types of New Feminist Organizations: 1. National Organizations with Broad Goals; 2. National Organizations with Specialized Goals; 3. Small, Formal Organizations, Locally-Oriented; 4. Small, Informal, Locally-Oriented Groups
III. Internal Organization: 1. Increased Efficiency; 2. Funding; 3. Participatory Democracy
IV. Group Goals: 1. Demands for Equity; 2. Demands for Humane Treatment; 3. Movement Development
V. Means to Achieve Goals: 1. Change Within the System; 2. Creation of a New System
VI. Ideology: 1. Ideological Issues; 2. Feminism: National and International; 3. The Future of Feminism in the U.S.
VII. The Process of Change: 1. Social Change in American Society; 2. The Role of Non-Establishment New Feminist Groups; 3. Actions by Non-Establishment, New Feminist Groups
Appendix I: Collection and Evaluation of Data: Footnotes
Appendix II: Organizations, Directories, and Periodicals

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