"We thought the study of women would be a temporary phase; eventually we would all go back to our disciplines."—Gloria Bowles, From the Afterword Since the 19

DIVEssays on the future of women's studies as an academic discipline./div

This book is comprised of reflections by diverse women's studies scholars, focusing on the many ways in which the field has evolved from its first introduction

DIVThe future of a retheorized women's studies in an increasingly institutionalized context./div

The surprising roots of the self-defense movement and the history of women’s empowerment. At the turn of the twentieth century, women famously organized to de