{"product_id":"early-feminist-essays-paperback","title":"Early Feminist Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJo Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree classic and enduringly influential essays by U.S. feminist and early organiser of the women's liberation movement, Jo Freeman: The Bitch Manifesto, The Revolution Is Happening In Our Minds, and The Tyranny of Structurelessness, published with a new introduction by Kate Bugos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bitch Manifesto (1968)\u003c\/strong\u003e - Widely regarded as a foundational text of the Second Wave feminist movement, this essay is an early instance of language reclamation, encouraging feminists to reclaim the once-pejorative term 'bitch.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Revolution Is Happening In Our Minds (1969) - \u003c\/strong\u003eAn inspiring overview of the feminist currents and actions of the period, including accounts of legal challenges to abortion laws, protests against the commodification of women's bodies, the formation of feminist theatres and publications, the organising of self-defence classes, the creation of consciousness-raising groups, and much more besides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tyranny of Structurelessness (1971) - \u003c\/strong\u003eThis seminal essay identifies how groups founded on well-meaning principles of egalitarian leaderlessness can come to be dominated by invisible hierarchies, which are more oppressive and less democratic than formally recognized ones. Widely referenced to this day, it remains an authoritative warning about the importance of accountability and direct democracy within activist groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eILLUSTRATED: With eight contemporary photographs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57219664412977,"sku":"9780850368048","price":20.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/OlJMyCXIh09780850368048.webp?v=1793375498","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/early-feminist-essays-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}