Faithful and Fearless: Moving Feminist Protest Inside the Church and Military

by Mary Fainsod Katzenstein

Book Overview

Riots and demonstrations, the lifeblood of American social and political protest in the 1960s, are now largely a historical memory. But Mary Fainsod Katzenstein argues that protest has not disappeared--it has simply moved off the streets into the country's core institutions. As a result, conflicts over sexual harassment, affirmative action, and the rights of women, gays and lesbians, and people of color now touch us more than ever in our daily...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691010080
• ISBN13: 9780691010083
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Well-researched, in depth look at the strides women have made to improve their lot in the world.

Although this book is NOT an easy read and I can fully understand why it would be used as a sociology textbook (see previous reviewer), it effectively documents the efforts women have made to progress in a still very male-dominated world. I find it sadly amusing that the previous reader felt the book had validity because it had been recommended by a MALE instructor. As the saying goes "The more things change, the more they remain the same." Whatever you may say about the book, however, there is no dispute that is extensively well researched, daringly exploring the progress women have made within the military and Catholic church. Unfortunately I believe it is one of those books doomed to be overlooked in the world we live in today. Still it is a very useful read to the more educated and progressive women in our midst.

Text for Sociology Class

I am currently taking a sociology class that uses this book as one of the required texts. It seems to me that if the book is required for a university sociology class then it is on some level reputable. The class is taught by a man so I doubt the book consists of "man-hating" views. Although I have not read the entire book, I just wanted to share the fact that this book is being used for a sociology class I am taking and must be deserving of more that 1 star (or else why would hundreds of students be required to buy it).