Susan B. Evans

The authors have embarked on a research project that involves interviewing women born between 1945 and 1955 about their experiences as the first generation of liberated women. Their sample is mostly white, mostly straight, middle- to upper-middle-class and as such comes of as pretty homogeneous. The stories these women tell about their life journeys have very similar themes. Few consider themselves "pioneers" but they are all torchbearers and risk-takers, making up their own rules as they go through life, and rejecting the old ones. The book highlights this by naming an "old rule" and following it with a "new truth" that these women have discovered.
As a young person who is also a feminist, it is important to remember how much is owed to this generation. Opportunities have been offered, and doors opened up for my generation due to these women and their hard work. I, for one, am so grateful.… (mer)