ABSTRACT

Feminist programming, no matter the venue, provides opportunities for young girls and women, as well as men, to acquire leadership skills and the confidence to create sustainable social change. Offering a wide-ranging overview of different types of feminist engagement, the chapters in this volume challenge readers to critically examine accepted cultural norms both in and out of schools, and speak out about oppression and privilege. To understand the various pathways to feminism and feminist identity development, this collection brings together scholars from education, women’s studies, sociology, and community development to examine ways in which to integrate feminism and women’s studies into education through pedagogy, practice, and activism.

part I|116 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|30 pages

And the Danger Went Away

Speculative Pedagogy in the Myth of the Post-Feminist

chapter 2|30 pages

Girls Talk Back

Changing School Culture through Feminist and Service-Learning Pedagogies

chapter 3|20 pages

A Second Wave

Teaching Women’s Studies in High School from 1972 through the New Millennium

chapter 4|19 pages

Defying Cultural Norms

Launching Women’s Studies in the High School Setting

chapter 5|13 pages

First, Second, and Third Waves of Feminism

Providing “Life Rafts” for Women of All Generations

part II|76 pages

Introduction

chapter 7|18 pages

Addressing Violence in Schools

Feminist Praxis and a Pedagogy of Risk

chapter 9|16 pages

Breaking the Ties that Bind

Raising Black Feminist Children in an Anti-Feminist, Racist Milieu

part III|71 pages

Introduction

chapter 10|14 pages

Caring about Justice

Developing a Moral Imperative for Feminist Activism

chapter 11|18 pages

Social Change through Campus Engagement

Perspectives on Feminist Activist Pedagogy in University-Based Women’s Centers

chapter 12|18 pages

The Role of the “Black Girls’ Club”

Challenging the Status Quo

chapter 13|17 pages

Political Parity in the United States

Mobilizing the Pipeline through Feminist Pedagogy