Introduction -- Conservative women's political activism -- Playing "Femball": CWA and IWF as women's organizations -- Are women victims? Framing violence against women -- Finding Common Ground: Constructing mother's interests -- Representing women's health interests -- The political implications of conservative women's activism
Summary
When we think of women's activism in America, figures such as Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan invariably come to mind--those liberal doyennes who have fought for years to chip away at patriarchy and achieve gender equality. But women's interests are not synonymous with organizations like NOW anymore. As Ronnee Schreiber shows, the conservative ascendancy that began in the Reagan era has been accompanied by the emergence of a broad-based conservative women's movement. And while firebrands like Ann Coulter and Phyllis Schlafly may be the public face of rightwing women's activism, a handful of l
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-167) and index
