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A biography of Betty Friedan, tracing the development of her feminist outlook from her childhood in Peoria, Illinois through her ten-year career as a writer for two radical labor journals.

A collection of interviews in which writer Betty Friedan discusses her political, religious, and ethical views.

A biography of Julia Ward Howe, author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," who became a pacifist and suffragist leader after battling with her husband over her rights to equality, intellectual freedom, and a public voice.

"[Examines] how the battle between feminists and their conservative challengers [beginning 40 years ago] divided the nation as Democrats continued to support women's rights and Republicans cast themselves as the party of family values"--OCLC.

A portrait of the life and work of outspoken activity and feminist, Midge Costanza, who became the first female assistant to the president for public liason under the Carter Administration in 1977.

Explores the life and community organizing activism of African American woman Dorothy Pitman Hughes.