Women Who Change The World: Stories From The Fight For Social Justice (City Lights Open Media)

Inspiring oral histories of women fighting for justice and radical social change at community, state, and national levels. In this timely and deeply inspiring book, award-winning oral historian Lynn Lewis brings together the stories of nine exceptional women who describe the arc of their political work from their earliest, formative experiences, to the strategies they developed as movement leaders, community organizers, and radical cultural workers. Each chapter is dedicated to one activist--Malkia Devich-Cyril, Priscilla Gonzalez, Terese Howard, Hilary Moore, Vanessa Nosie, Roz Pelles, Loretta Ross, Yomara Velez, and Betty Yu. As each reflects on the conditions that forged their political consciousness and the path their lives have taken, we discover what they have learned along the way, what they have hoped for, and what keeps them in the fight for a better world. Honest, raw, questioning, and wise, these remarkable histories reveal the different ways adversity and oppression can catalyze the commitment to fight for the common good, and what motivates women to make enormous personal sacrifices for the sake of solidarity with others fighting injustice. Essential and timely reading for making a difference in the post-Roe era.

Author: Lynn Lewis

Publisher: City Lights Publishers

Publication Date: Aug 29, 2023

Number of Pages: 280 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0872868745

ISBN-13: 9780872868748