Sara M. Evans, in her book, Tidal Wave: How Women Changed America at Century’s End, chronicles feminist activities over several decades from just before the beginning of the women’s liberation movement in the 1960’s through the 1990’s. Doctor Evans was born in 1943 and currently teaches at the University of Minnesota in the history department after receiving both her B.A. and M.A. at Duke University and then later her PhD from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Tidal Wave was written in 2003, just after the turn of the century. Doctor Evans insists that the book focuses on the movement in itself and the “diversity of ideas, constituencies, strategies and organizations” that occurred during that time (pg. 3). Tidal Wave focuses primarily
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She was old enough to be aware of what was happening around her, approximately a teenager. Allowing her to have been influenced and even participate in the second wave of feminism. Doctor Evans family was of good economic and social standing so that she could go and receive at least three degrees during that time. Her writing thus holds a little bit of her perspective throughout the pages. Doctor Evans was participated in feminist consciousness-raising groups that were common for the time. Feminist consciousness-raising groups sprung up in New York and Chicago and then quickly spread thanks to women such as Doctor Evans. Feminist consciousness-raising groups are sometimes considered the backbone of the second wave and one of the main organizing …show more content…
Included in the back of the book is a list of sources for the reader to look at if the search for answers does not end with this book. Although the book is a little difficult to read, it is none the less rewarding to have read. Tidal Wave allows for any reader to gain a better understanding of what was happening during the time period. Tidal Wave is straightforward and readable, and easily explains new terminology allowing any reader to learn more about cultural history and feminist theory. The chapters are chronologically organized and that allows for easier reading as
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This work was rejected by many of the more conservative elements in the movement and a storm of protest arose as many of her colleagues condemned her. When she dies in 1902, she was no longer the movement’s leader and was unfortunately, not around to see women’s suffrage in the United States. Her crusade lasted for over fifty years of her life, as she learned and profited from her mistakes and failures, realizing that everything isn’t perfect. Even though she has been dead for quite some time now, her concerns, ideas, and accomplishments have endured and continue to influence the feminist movement and other movements for progress in the twentieth century.
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This book is a feminist book because it tries to show the power of the women. It tries to show women can be as strong as men in hard situations. Butler wants to everyone knows that women could make good decisions too and they are able to do that without anyones help. She made Lauren a leader, an intelegent woman to change the people’s view about women, specially on her time.
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To begin with, there are many events in United States history that have shaped our general understanding of women’s involvement in economics, politics, the debates of gender and sexuality, and so forth. Women for many centuries have not been seen as a significant part of history, however under thorough analyzation of certain events, there are many women and woman-based events responsible for the progressiveness we experience in our daily lives as men, women, children, and individuals altogether. Many of these events aid people today to reflect on the treatment of current individuals today and to raise awareness to significant issues that were not resolved or acknowledged in the past.
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But when the “Women’s Movement,” is referred to, one would most likely think about the strides taken during the 1960’s for equal treatment of women. The sixties started off with a bang for women, as the Food and Drug Administration approved birth control pills, President John F. Kennedy established the President's Commission on the Status of Women and appointed Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwoman, and Betty Friedan published her famous and groundbreaking book, “The Feminine Mystique” (Imbornoni). The Women’s Movement of the 1960’s was a ground-breaking part of American history because along with African-Americans another minority group stood up for equality, women were finished with being complacent, and it changed women’s lives today.
Paul Hawken, in the chapter “Blessed Unrest,” records the people of a new social movement, as well as their ideals, goals, and principles. He writes how they are connected, along with the diversity and differences they bring to make the social movement unique. Hawken communicates to the readers the various social, environmental, and political problems they will encounter in today’s world as well as similar problems of the past. Problems that these groups of organizations are planning to undertake with the perseverance of humanity.
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