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Title We rise to resist : voices from a new era in women's political action / edited by Paula vW. Dáil and Betty L. Wells.

Publication Info. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.4209 DAIL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.4209 WE    Check Shelf
Description xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : November 8, 2016--Another Day That Will Live in Infamy / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 1. United We Stand, and Together We March / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 2. Indivisible, We March On : A New Women's Political Movement Arises / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 3. The Right to Protest : Warhorse Activists Report for Duty--Again / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 4. Alternative Facts : Donald Trump Off the Rails / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 5. Not My President : America Goes Dark / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 6. Climate Reigns Over All : Fighting Pipelines, Seeking Justice, Saving the Planet / Betty L. Wells -- Section 7. Sick in the USA : When the Personal Becomes Political / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 8. The Lamp Beside the Golden Door Grows Dim : Immigration in 2017 America / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 9. Somewhere Over the Rainbow : America's Gender Anxiety / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 10. When Blind Justice Isn't Blind : Women Face the Criminal Justice System / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 11. Saving Public Education One Teacher and One School at a Time / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 12. When They Go Low, We Go High : Swimming in the Deep Rivers of Racism / Paula vW. Dáil -- Section 13. When We Fight, We Win : United, We Move Forward / Paula vW. Dáil.
Summary "This collection of essays and interviews presents 36 contributors to this emerging movement discussing a broad range of topics--activism, healthcare, education, LGBT issues, the environment, to name a few--affecting the political and cultural environment of future generations"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Women -- Political activity -- United States.
Feminism -- United States.
Political participation -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021
Feminism. (OCoLC)fst00922671
Political participation. (OCoLC)fst01069386
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Women -- Political activity. (OCoLC)fst01734136
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-
Chronological Term Since 2017
Added Author Dáil, Paula vW., editor.
Wells, Betty Lynn, 1950- editor.
ISBN 9781476671642 paperback ; alkaline paper
1476671648 paperback ; alkaline paper
9781476632957 electronic book
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