Frontline Feminisms

by Marguerite Waller (Editor), Jennifer Rycenga (Editor)

Around the world, women have long been on the frontlines, protesting war and military forces. The essays in this collection, from both scholars and activists, explore the experiences of local women's groups that have developed to fight war, militarization, political domination, and patriarchy throughout the world. The writings in this collection cover a range of genres from memoir and historical accounts to critical essays. What holds the writings together is an urgency to reflect on and analyze women's activism on the frontlines-from Palestine, Sudan, Iran, Kosovo, and rural India to Serbia, Croatia, Okinawa, Israel, U.S. prisons, and the racialized American South.

Genres: History, Philosophy, Feminism

512 pages, Paperback

First published May 17, 2000

Reviews

[Godhuli B]

I read this book for my International Feminism class as a Freshman and it has changed my life. The basic point of the book: the frontlines are everywhere...the war against the oppression of womankind is fought by every woman, everywhere in the world.

[molly]

this is a really strong anthology, in my opinion, mostly because it has Angela Davis' "Public Imprisonment and Private Violence: Reflections on the Hidden Punishment of Women"and "Is Violence Male? The Law, Gender and Violence" by Lucinda Joy Peach. I think this two pieces in particular are absolutely crucial for developing politics and practice, especially as they pertain to PIC abolition.