Annotated Bibliography: Women’s Rights
Annotated Bibliography: Women’s Rights
Brownmiller, Susan. In our time: Memoir of a revolution. Delta, 2000.
Susan Brownmiller is a renowned author specializing in rape after a successful conference on rape in 1971 helping out a friend with New York Radical Feminist. In Our Times is a story that illustrates the transformation that has taken place in the human era. From when women of all ages were regarded as girls and had no place in society to air their voice or seek refuge when mistreated, in humor and frank illustration. Susan Brownmiller is an accomplished writer on the feminist matter whose books have changed the nation’s perception of women’s injustices. In Our Time, conscious living room debates on gender inequality, rape that women meet, and the legacy left behind where women’s voices are not heard. In Our Time, as opposed to the other books, reflects the challenges that women have gone through over the years, helping the audience understand how far the fight for women’s rights has come. Through witty analogs, the author brings forth painful struggles facing women in a way that openly opens our room for discussion.
Erdreich, Sarah. Generation Roe: Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement. Seven Stories Press, 2013.
Sarah Erdreich is a creative writer who has written three sensational books. The most popular is Generation Roe. Generation Roe is all about women’s sexuality and abortion being the core subject of discussion. During his second term, the president stepped up to fight for human rights concerning abortion. Sarah tries to demystify abortions as a taboo and presents an antidote for debate over the topic. Since abortion is one of the critical cultural wars in America, the book is meant to highlight the plague through safe avenues such as abortion recovery counseling and crisis pregnancy centers. Generation Roe is centered on violence melted down on women and the struggle with it. Though the outlined outrageous legislative battles are being brought forth against abortion rights, Generation Roe stands up to fight for women’s rights through abortion as a moral right for all women.
McBride, Dorothy E., and Janine A. Parry. Women’s rights in the USA: Policy debates and gender roles. Routledge, 2016.
Dorothy McBride is an Emeritus Professor of political science at the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic University.
Dorothy McBride, the main author of Women’s rights in the USA, is an Emeritus Professor and an accomplished author with more than ten titles in her name. This book gives in-depth information on both state and federal statutes and courts decisions on a wide array of topics such as same-sex marriage, equity pay, women in elective politics, and trends in a judicial circle. The authors give insightful resources on women’s rights in politics and policies debate, the changes they have brought in constitutional law, sexuality, and the impact on the rules and statutes. Contrary to the other authors, McBride emphasizes women’s rights through judicial and political circles. Emphasis is given on changes on issues and how the developed debates affect the existing laws while providing an environment where the author can administer and interpret the role and impact feminists’ debates have on women’s current laws and statutes, and rights.
McGuire, Danielle L. At the dark end of the street: Black women, rape, and resistance–A new history of the civil rights movement from Rosa Parks to the rise of black power. Vintage, 2010.
Danielle McGuire is a distinguished lecturer, award-winning historian, and author of At the dark of the street. The stories of Rosa Parks and Recy Taylor, two influential personalities in the women’s rights movement, are this book’s main subject. The author uses the two to evoke white men’s atrocities against black women. The author’s authority reinterprets a true story and brings up the American history that led to civil rights movements. The author’s intended audience is the ever-growing number of civil movements championing women’s rights, mainly sexual violence, rape, and assault. McGuire focuses on two personalities that had the most significant impact on women’s rights, making her stand out from other authors. Danielle’s writings in this book depict factual accounts of actions that sparked a civil movement in defense of women’s rights.
Worden, Minky, ed. The unfinished revolution: Voices from the global fight for women’s rights. Policy Press, 2012.
This book focuses on the world civil movement on women’s rights and the achievements that have been made so far. However, it is essential to note that in as much as there have been gains in the fight for women’s rights, the books demonstrate the mission being far from over. The author seeks authority of her work from renowned individuals such as Amanpour, among 30 others. According to information gathered from writers, activists, human rights experts, and policymakers, the books seem to have a multisectoral approach to their audience. Compared to the other cited source, Unfinished Revolution gives hope to fighting for women’s rights. The books seem to provide hope in the battle for women’s rights but demonstrate that the fight is far from over despite the much progress that has been achieved so far.
Work Cited
Brownmiller, Susan. In our time: Memoir of a revolution. Delta, 2000.
Erdreich, Sarah. Generation Roe: Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement. Seven Stories Press, 2013.
McBride, Dorothy E., and Janine A. Parry. Women’s rights in the USA: Policy debates and gender roles. Routledge, 2016.
McGuire, Danielle L. At the dark end of the street: Black women, rape, and resistance–A new history of the civil rights movement from Rosa Parks to the rise of black power. Vintage, 2010.
Worden, Minky, ed. The unfinished revolution: Voices from the global fight for women’s rights. Policy Press, 2012.