Challenging Times: The Women's Movement in Canada and the United States

by Constance Backhouse

Book Overview

By allowing the reader to draw comparisons between women's movements in Canada and the United States, Challenging Times shows that certain political and theoretical issues transcend international borders, ebbing and flowing between the two countries symbiotically. Topics discussed include the origins of "second-stage feminism," the strength of the women's movement within academic structures, and the challenges posed by racial, ethnic, and class diversity;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773509194
• ISBN13: 9780773509191
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 352 Pages