THE SISTERHOOD IS POWERFUL

by Robin--Ed. Morgan ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 9, 1970

Conceived, written, edited, copy-edited, proofread, designed, and illustrated by women (""the process broke down for the first time at the printer's, that industry being one of the many which are all but completely closed to women""), this ample collection of articles, ""personal testimonies,"" poems, documents, and graphics explores the widest range of Women's Liberation thinking of any of the anthologies on the market and captures best the elan vital of the ascendant feminist movement. In addition to the more standard subject matter--historical perspectives, professional discrimination, psychological oppression, marriage and motherhood, birth control and abortion--there are pieces on such assorted but ultimately interrelated topics as ""It Hurts to be Alive and Obsolete: The Aging Woman"" (who can now join Older Women's Liberation), ""Body Odor and Social Order,"" ""The Politics of Orgasm,"" ""The Hooker,"" and ""Notes of a Radical Lesbian."" Sensitive areas like homosexuality and the position of black women are viewed from more than one perspective, and the styles of expression range from the well-documented, statistically solid to the intensely personal favored in Women's Lib discussion groups. Although the articles never get leaden, a welcome bit of leavening is provided by the fourteen poems, eight pages of graphics, and such special features as ""Know Your Enemy: A Sampling of Sexist Quotes"" and ""Verbal Karate: Statistical and Aphoristic Ammunition."" All in all, a complete course of consciousness raising.

Pub Date: Oct. 9, 1970

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1970

Categories: NONFICTION