Feminist Foremothers in Women's Studies, Psychology, and Mental Health

by Phyllis Chesler, Ellen Cole, Esther D. Rothblum

Book Overview

Feminist Foremothers in Women's Studies, Psychology, and Mental Health is by and about the more recent wave of feminist foremothers; those who were awakened in the 1960s and '70s to the realization that something was terribly wrong. These are the women who created the fields of feminist therapy, feminist psychology, and women's mental health as they exist today. The 48 women share their life stories in the hope that they will inspire and encourage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560230789
• ISBN13: 9781560230786
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 558 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A lot more interesting than it sounds!

This book is a lot more interesting than it sounds. It's basically a collection of biographical (or autobiographical) essays about various important figures in the women's movement--including Gloria Steinem, Andrea Dworkin, Harriet Lerner and many, many others. Yes, the book is long, and sometimes it's overly academic, but it deserves a place on every feminist's bookshelf.