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In We Will Be Heard, noted political scientist Jo Freeman chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power. Most of their stories are little-known, but Freeman's compelling portrait of women working for change reminds us that women have never been silent in the political affairs of the nation. From J. Ellen Foster's address to the 1892 Republican Convention to Nancy Pelosi's 2007 election as the first female Speaker of the House, women have worked to influence politics at every level. Well before most could vote, women campaigned for candidates and lobbied to shape public policy. Men welcomed their work, but not their ideas. Even with equal suffrage women faced many barriers to full political participation. The fifteen case studies of women's struggles for political influence in this book provide the historical context for today's political events. Starting with an overview of when and why political women have been studied, the three sections of the book look at different ways in which women have broken barriers, practiced politics, and promoted public policy. These engaging and accessible stories are even more important in today's political climate, when a woman can finally be a front-runner in a presidential race. Readers of all political stripes will enjoy the history behind modern politics in this story of women struggling to make their voices heard.

This book updates and adds to the classic Social Movements of the Sixties and Seventies, showing how social movement theory has grown and changed—from an earlier emphasis on collective behavior, to the resource mobilization approach, and currently to analyses that emphasize culture, ideology, and collective identity. Top social scientists combine insiders' insights with critical analyses to examine a wide variety of social movements active in the most recent U.S. cycle of protest. Waves of Protest is a must-read for students of social movements, social change, political sociology, and American studies.

Acollection of three classic and enduringly influential essays by U.S.feminist and early organiser of the women’s liberation movement Jo Freeman,published here with a new introduction by Kate Bugos.​ The Bitch Manifesto (1968)  - Widelyregarded as a foundational text of the Second Wave feminist movement, thisessay is an early instance of language reclamation, encouraging feminists toreclaim the once-pejorative term ‘bitch.’ ​​The Revolution Is Happening In Our Minds (1969) - An inspiring overview ofthe feminist currents and actions of the period, including accounts of legalchallenges to abortion laws, protests against the commodification of women’sbodies, the formation of feminist theatres and publications, the organisingof self-defence classes, the creation of consciousness-raising groups, andmuch more besides.​​The Tyranny of Structurelessness (1971) - This seminal essay identifies howgroups founded on well-meaning principles of egalitarian leaderlessness cancome to be dominated by invisible hierarchies, which are more oppressive andless democratic than formally recognized ones. Widely referenced to this day,it remains an authoritative warning about the importance of accountabilityand direct democracy within activist groups.​