The Feminist War on Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women's Liberation in Mass Incarceration. By Aya Gruber. Oakland: University of California Press, 2020. 304 pp. $29.95 hardcover

This article examines the evolving relationship between the women’s liberation movement and the underground press in Seattle between 1967 and 1970, arguing that the mixed-sex alternative media belatedly embraced feminist ideals but failed to establish robust feminist institutional cultures. Prior to 1969, the hierarchical work environment and masculine aesthetic of the Helix (1967–1970) proved inhospitable to feminist critiques. Beginning in 1969, the emergence of democratic work collectives and increasing coverage of feminism at the Helix and its successor, the Sabot (1970), provided the print space for radical women to organize and confront Movement men about toxic masculinity. By analyzing the relationship between women’s liberation and the underground press in Seattle, this article illuminates the ambivalent role of the underground press in applying feminist ideals to the cultural politics of the Movement in Seattle and nationwide.

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Failing the Masses in Syria

Women Rising ◽

10.18574/nyu/9781479846641.003.0016 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 135-142

Author(s):

Asaad Alsaleh

Keyword(s):

Public Intellectual ◽

Political Control ◽

The Political ◽

Women's Liberation ◽

The Public ◽

Democratic Reform ◽

Women’S Liberation ◽

Syrian Revolution ◽

The Masses

In this chapter, Asaad Alsaleh discusses the problematic and double-sided role of the public intellectual Buthaina Shabaan in the Syrian revolution. Shabaan was a writer, professor, and advocate of the Syrian regime who spurred the populace to embrace the possibility of democratic reform. However, this feminist intellectual accepted—even embraced—the political control employed by the Assad authoritarian one-party regime, which used her as a representative of its supposed progressive and women’s liberation agendas.

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Na tronie i obok tronu. O kobietach w życiu publicznym Polski przedrozbiorowej

Przegląd Politologiczny ◽

10.14746/pp.2011.16.2.20 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 207-218

Author(s):

Marceli KOSMAN

Keyword(s):

Political Culture ◽

18Th Century ◽

Women's Liberation ◽

Monographic Study ◽

Women’S Liberation ◽

The World ◽

The Subject ◽

Democratic Systems ◽

The Way

The royal throne was a permanent element of feudal political culture, and the institution of the monarchy, albeit decidedly less significant, has survived until today, playing a primarily symbolic role in the democratic systems in Europe. The subject of the paper looks at the role of Polish rulers’ wives, as the majority of monarchs started a family, and their offspring later took the throne. This was the case of both great dynasties – the Piasts, from the mid-10th century, i.e. from the baptism of Mieszko I, and the Jagiellons (until 1572). After these dynasties ended, the period of elective kings, who were crowned with their wives, started. Over the years, at the very least, the informal role of the queens was growing. This process paved the way to women’s liberation, and, as of the end of the 18th century, it also encompassed the families of magnates and affluent gentry. A meaningful statement can be found in the poetry written by Bishop Ignacy Krasicki in the latter half of the same century, when he addressed men saying: “we rule the world, and women rule us”. The paper is only a sketch and promises a more in-depth monographic study.

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Facilitating a Responsible Decision About Parenthood

Journal of Pastoral Care ◽

10.1177/002234098203600406 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 249-254

Author(s):

Judith Ann Erlen

Keyword(s):

Birth Control ◽

Marital Relationship ◽

Premarital Counseling ◽

Personal Goals ◽

Women's Liberation ◽

Women’S Liberation ◽

Catholic Women

Describes the role of the pastor in helping couples make responsible decisions about parenthood through exploring their values and options in premarital counseling. Issues include impact on careers, health, responsibilities of parenthood, women's liberation, finances, time to pursue educational or personal goals, and the time needed to establish the marital relationship. Compares birth control attitudes of Protestant and Catholic women with a brief review of statistics over the last decade.

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