When women ask questions (The Path to the Creation of American Women's Studies)

Author: Marilyn J. Bo
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: In When Women Ask Questions: The Creation of Women's Studies in the United States, Marilyn J. Bo meticulously examines the successes and failures of women's studies over the decades, confirming its long-term impact on higher education and summarizing that the emergence of women's studies has had as profound an effect on universities as feminism has had on society. As a historian, feminist, school administrator, and former president of the Women's Studies Association, Bo finds that through the women's studies work that advocates for justice for women—even the work aimed at changing gender inequality—women can shine and contribute in more creative, teaching, and knowledge-accumulating roles. As a classic work of theoretical feminism and women's studies, When Women Ask Questions: The Creation of Women's Studies in the United States comprehensively organizes the historical experiences and lessons of American scholars in establishing and building women's studies, demonstrating a broad humanistic vision and ultimate concern for the survival and development of women and all of humanity.