Activists in Their Forties

R. F. Seidman
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The seven women in this section were born between 1966 and 1976, at the height of the burgeoning feminist movement. They discuss not only the impact of feminism on their own lives, but on their mothers as well. Some reflect on whether or not the world is a better place for their daughters than when they were growing up. Coming of age in the 1980s and 90s, these interviewees reached maturity during the rise of Reagan Republicanism and what Susan Faludi termed the “backlash” against feminism. None of these women set out at the beginning of their careers to be professional feminists; it never crossed their minds as a possibility. About half of the women in this chapter have been involved in one way or another with the intersecting worlds of journalism, academia, social media, and business, and half—all of them women of color—have worked in direct-service and non-profit organizations. With long careers and experience in a variety of contexts, these women help us understand how feminism has changed over the past twenty years, where the movement is headed, and some of the reasons why even those who undertake its work do not always embrace it wholeheartedly.
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四十多岁的积极分子
这部分的7位女性出生于1966年至1976年之间,当时正值女权运动蓬勃发展的高峰期。她们不仅讨论女权主义对她们自己生活的影响,也讨论女权主义对她们母亲生活的影响。有些人会反思,对于女儿来说,这个世界是否比她们成长时更好。这些受访者在上世纪八九十年代长大成人,在里根共和主义兴起以及苏珊·法鲁迪(Susan Faludi)所说的反对女权主义的“反弹”中成熟起来。这些女性在职业生涯之初都没有打算成为专业的女权主义者;他们从来没有想过这种可能性。本章中约有一半的女性以这样或那样的方式参与了新闻业、学术界、社交媒体和商业等交叉领域的工作,其中一半的有色人种女性曾在直接服务和非营利组织工作。凭借长期的职业生涯和在各种背景下的经验,这些女性帮助我们了解女权主义在过去二十年中的变化,运动的方向,以及为什么即使是从事这项工作的人也并不总是全心全意地拥抱它的一些原因。
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