Drowning in the Shallow End: Third Wave Feminism

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In the 1990s a new generation of women heralded the dawn of a new feminist era. But did this “third wave” advance or co-opt the feminist movement? Heather Tirado Gilligan explores this issue through interviews with feminist scholar Jane Elliott, Colorlines managing editor Daisy Hernandez, lesbian filmmaker Aishah Simmons, and Chicana feminist Cherrie Moraga. Gilligan proposes feminists drop the wave metaphor and organize around the less socially palatable but more pressing goal of addressing inequities.

Drowning in the Shallow End: Third Wave Feminism

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  1. nampala saudah says:

    thank you for researching about the ways that women have been oppresed and disadvantage in the society.however there is need to find the solutions to these oppresions

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