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We rise to resist: voices from a new era in women's political action
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
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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. Moving forward together : women's marches as spiritual practices / Mary E. Hunt ; Good morning, America : a photo essay / Pam Kidd
Section 2. Indivisible, we march on : a new women's political movement arises / Paula vW. Dáil. The resonance of resistance / Ashley Goff ; January 21, 2017 : marching in a wheelchair / Alexandria A. Cunningham ; When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful / Patti Herman
Section 3. The right to protest : warhorse activists report for duty, again / Paula vW. Dáil. I can't believe I have to protest this shit again / Sandra J. Callaghan ; Putting on my marching shoes / Rebecca Roth ; Grandma, we were never the mess / Ahna Kruzic
Section 4. Alternative facts : Donald Trump off the rails / Paula vW. Dáil. The emperor has no clothes / Alice A. Thieman ; The bully in the bully pulpit / Jennie Lusk ; On whose authority? / Nikki Stern
Section 5. Not my president : America goes dark / Paula vW. Dáil. Dancing with the devil : Donald Trump's moral failure / Paula vW. Dáil ; Diversity en masse / Danielle James ; The administration of running with scissors strikes fear in the hearts of everyone but fetuses and the NRA / Ruth Burgess Thompson
Section 6. Climate reigns over all : fighting pipelines, seeking justice, saving the planet / Betty L. Wells. Fighting for climate science / Gabrielle E. Roesch-McNally ; The making of a climate action warrior / Miriam R. Kashia ; Homecoming / Angie Carter ; Road talk : conversations that keep us going, an interview with Danielle Wirth / Betty L. Wells
Section 7. Sick in the USA : when the personal becomes political / Paula vW. Dáil. Real people, real lives : conservative politics turn health care into hell care / Alexandria A. Cunningham ; Ten months later : a retrospective from the front lines of reproductive justice / Heather K. Sager, Esq. ; A canary in the coal mine / Dede Ranahan
Section 8. The lamp beside the golden door grows dim : immigration in 2017 America / Paula vW. Dáil. This land is our land : embracing the strength in our diversity / Rabah Omer ; Stories from inside a refugee camp / Tayler Bowser ; If they push us to the end of the world, we will fly / Ari Belathar
Section 9. Somewhere over the rainbow : America's gender anxiety / Paula vW. Dáil. Families resist : LGBTQ rights in the Trump era / Rebecca Gorman and Michelle Bowdler ; Feeling like Sisyphus : transgender in the Trump era / Rachel Eliason
Section 10. When blind justice isn't blind : women face the criminal justice system / Paula vW. Dáil. Is there justice for women in America? : an interview with Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Janine P. Geske (ret.) / Paula vW. Dáil ; I am not resigned and I do not approve / Michelle Bowdler ; When culture and gender violence clash with the law / Mariya Taher
Section 11. Saving public education one teacher and one school at a time / Paula vW. Dáil. Goodnight public education : the fight to save neighborhood schools / Cassi Clark ; Stand up. Speak out. Be kind / Abigail Swetz
Section 12. When they go low, we go high : swimming in the deep rivers of racism / Paula vW. Dáil. The resistance will be beautiful / Erica Gerald Mason ; Our country 'tis of thee / Darlynne L. Campbell
Section 13. When we fight, we win : united, we move forward / Paula vW. Dáil. The birth of an activist / Kathy Steffen ; Being the change : a New York liberal takes on Indiana politics / Heather K. Sager, Esq. ; How can I not resist? / Scott Thompson ; You've come a long way, baby, but not far enough / The Rev. Sandra L. Ingham.
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