{"product_id":"women-who-invented-the-sixties-ella-baker-jane-jacobs-rachel-carson-and-betty-friedan-hardcover","title":"Women Who Invented the Sixties: Ella Baker, Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, and Betty Friedan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Golin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile there were many protests in the 1950s--against racial segregation, economic inequality, urban renewal, McCarthyism, and the nuclear buildup--the movements that took off in the early 1960s were qualitatively different. They were sustained, not momentary; they were national, not just local; they changed public opinion, rather than being ignored. \u003ci\u003eWomen Who Invented the Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how four women helped define the 1960s and made a lasting impression for decades to follow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1960, Ella Baker played the key role in the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which became an essential organization for students during the civil rights movement and the model for the antiwar and women's movements. In 1961, Jane Jacobs published \u003ci\u003eThe Death and Life of Great American Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, changing the shape of urban planning irrevocably. In 1962, Rachel Carson published \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, creating the modern environmental movement. And in 1963, Betty Friedan wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Feminine Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e, which sparked second-wave feminism and created lasting changes for women. Their four separate interventions helped, together, to end the 1950s and invent the 1960s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen Who Invented the Sixties \u003c\/i\u003esituates each of these four women in the 1950s--Baker's early activism with the NAACP and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Jacobs's work with \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Forum\u003c\/i\u003e and her growing involvement in neighborhood protest, Carson's conservation efforts and publications, and Friedan's work as a labor journalist and the discrimination she faced--before exploring their contributions to the 1960s and the movements they each helped shape.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Golin \u003c\/b\u003ecombines his training in the history of ideas with his interest in social history. A lifelong activist, he focuses his writing on social movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169066389639,"sku":"9781496841469","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f23d665ed34223bd2c8baa3c7365c28b.webp?v=1733338957","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/women-who-invented-the-sixties-ella-baker-jane-jacobs-rachel-carson-and-betty-friedan-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}