{"product_id":"we-were-there-patricia-romney-9781952177828","title":"We Were There: The Third World Women's Alliance and the Second Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fifty years ago, the Third World Women's Alliance passionately insisted on interconnections among racism, sexism, and capitalism, inspiring radical analytical frameworks and organizing strategies associated with contemporary conceptions of feminism. We are deeply indebted to Patricia Romney for helping to generate a record of the Alliance's pioneering contributions and thus for ensuring that their revolutionary legacies live on.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Angela Y. Davis, author of \u003cem\u003eFreedom Is a Constant Struggle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1970 to 1980, the Third World Women's Alliance lived the dream of third world feminism. The small bicoastal organization was one of the earliest groups advocating for what came to be known as intersectional activism, arguing that women of color faced a \"triple jeopardy\" of race, gender, and class oppression. Rooted in the Black civil rights move-ment, the TWWA pushed the women's movement to address issues such as sterilization abuse, infant mortality, welfare, and wage exploitation, and challenged third world activist organizations to address sexism in their ranks. Widely recognized as the era's pri-mary voice for women of color, this alliance across ethnic and racial identities was unique then and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving oral history, scholarly and archival research, and first-person memoir, \u003cem\u003eWe Were There \u003c\/em\u003edocuments how the TWWA shaped and defined second wave feminism. Highlight-ing the essential contributions of women of color to the justice move-ments of the 1970s, this historical resource will inspire activists today and tomorrow, reminding a new generation that solidarity is the only way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Romney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952177820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952177828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.91w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2021 pg. 11","brand":"Patricia Romney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051289440511,"sku":"9781952177828","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_240d7a48-f8a9-4b3d-8c28-a4afe4bf58f5.jpg?v=1685012206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-were-there-patricia-romney-9781952177828","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}