Publisher's Synopsis
This book traces the development of the Women's Liberation Movement from its quiet beginnings in the Civil Rights struggles, through the victories of the 1970s to the turbulence of the 1980s. It looks at how women, through collective actions portrayed and examined in the mass media, evolved a new sense of themselves and their responsibilities to the future. It also offers a unique view of the interplay between personal identity, political struggle and the mass media: It emphasizes the role of metaphors in the development of social movements.
