{"product_id":"women-strike-for-peace-amy-swerdlow-9780226786360","title":"Women Strike for Peace: Traditional Motherhood and Radical Politics in the 1960s","description":"\u003ci\u003eWomen Strike for Peace\u003c\/i\u003e is the only historical account of this ground-breaking women's movement. Amy Swerdlow, a founding member of WSP, restores to the historical record a significant chapter on American politics and women's studies. Weaving together narrative and analysis, she traces WSP's triumphs, problems, and legacy for the women's movement and American society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWomen Strike for Peace began on November 1, 1961, when thousands of white, middle-class women walked out of their kitchens and off their jobs in a one-day protest against Soviet and American nuclear policies. The protest led to a national organization of women who fought against nuclear arms and U.S. intervention in Vietnam. While maintaining traditional maternal and feminine roles, members of WSP effectively challenged national policies--defeating a proposal for a NATO nuclear fleet, withstanding an investigation by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, and sending one of its leaders to Congress as a peace candidate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a study of a dissident group grounded in prescribed female culture, and the struggle of its members to avoid being trapped within that culture, this book adds a crucial new dimension to women's studies. In addition, this account of WSP's success as a grass roots, nonhierarchical movement will be of great interest to historians, political scientists, and anyone interested in peace studies or conflict resolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Swerdlow has re-created a unique piece of American political history, a chapter of the international peace movement, and an origin of the modern feminist movement. No historian, activist, or self-respecting woman should be without \u003ci\u003eWomen Strike for Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. It shows not only how one group of women created change, but also how they inevitably changed themselves.\"--Gloria Steinem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Swerdlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226786366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226786360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.09w x 0.86d","brand":"Amy Swerdlow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913445605631,"sku":"9780226786360","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8544f4db-ffd9-4cca-a290-0e368e2476b4.jpg?v=1680620447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-strike-for-peace-amy-swerdlow-9780226786360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}