Frontiers of Feminism: Movements and Influences in Quebec and Italy, 1960-80

From the mid-1960s to the mid-80s, feminist activism in North America and Europe reached its peak, animated by a disparate array of issues and ideas. Frontiers of Feminism compares Quebecois and Italian feminisms, revealing both the synergy between feminism and the left and the influence of American and French women’s movements on those in Quebec and Italy. Revisiting struggles such as abortion, health and sexuality, wages for housework, and the quest for autonomy from masculine thought, Jacinthe Michaud brings an international perspective to major feminist themes, strategies, and modes of organizing.