ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book demonstrates that sisterhood and common struggle do exist in the Eastern Europe and that there is a movement demanding change, making moves, and addressing oppressive conditions. It focuses on Poland, concerns some aspect of abortion, which simply reflects how vital the issue is to women's concerns. The book then focuses on Slovakia and the Czech Republic which concerns largely around consciousness of women's issues and the appropriateness of applying Western feminist principles to the East. It also focuses on Hungary which includes historical texts, abortion campaign documents and results and focuses on Gypsy activist. The book focuses on Bulgaria which consists of a short history of the Bulgarian women's movement and the analysis of sexism in the Bulgarian language.
