...these scholarly essays document women's political activity in anti-establishment movements, both historical and recent, in some of the nations peripheral to the powerful Western democracies and the U.S.S.R.
The authors'...material provides information, as well
as insights, not readily available elsewhere.
Small Press
This landmark collection of essays by scholars and activists compares the experiences of women in various countries, both historically and currently.
Discussed are such topics as the significance of women’s work in voluntary associations (Italy and Canada), in writing (France), under military dictatorship (Argentina), during a war of national liberation (Algeria), and in the Polish trade union Solidarity. This fresh vision of women’s emancipation is presented in sweeping international scope.
Contributors include Renata Siemienska, Marta Petrusewicz, Judith Astelarra, Gloria Bonder, Marie-Blanche Tahon, Michela Di Giorgio, Caroline Andrew, Naomi Black, Denise Boucher, Maria Belo, Micheline De Sève, Somer Brodribb, Margaret Gillett, and Elisabeth Badinter.
“Contributes to the debate on the many aspects of women’s participation.” --Le Devoir, Montréal
“Each author presents not only the historical importance of the women’s struggle, but also its contradictions and ambivalence.” --Espace, Population, et Société
“Realistic and systematic…should be widely read.” --Nos Livres
“…document women’s’ political activity in anti-establishment movements.” --Small Press
Dr. Yolande Cohen teaches history at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Table of Contents
Preface to the English Edition
Preface to the Original Edition
Introduction Yolande Cohen and Michela De Giorgio
PART ONE: IN PERIODS OF FERMENT
Women and Solidarity in Poland in the Early 1980s Renata Siemienska
Women and Opposition in Poland: Some Considerations on the Political Participation of Women Marta Petrusewicz
The Transition to Democracy in Spain Judith Astelarra
Women’s Organisations in Argentina’s Transition to Democracy Gloria Bonder
The Anti-heroine in the Algerian Revolution Marie–Blanche Tahon
PART TWO: IN PERIODS OF CHILL
The Italian Catholic Signorine Michela De Giorgio
Voluntarism and Women’s Lobbying in Ottawa Caroline Andrew
L’Association de Cercles de fermières in Québec: Sociability and Social Influence Yolande Cohen
Where Clubs Are Always Trumps: Women’s Political Action in the International System Naomi Black
I Am of Time Denise Boucher
PART THREE: POLITICAL STRATEGIES
A Hero of Portuguese Women Maria Belo
A Pacifist Politics Micheline De Sève
A Politics of Resistance Somer Brodribb
Strategies for Power Margaret Gillett
An Outlook for the Year 2000 Elisabeth Badinter
The Role of Associations in Democracy Yolande Cohen
230 pages
Paperback ISBN: 0-921689-10-1 $19.99
Hardcover ISBN: 0-921689-11-X $48.99
1989
