Becoming the Feminist Subject. Consciousness-raising Groups in Second Wave Feminism

This dissertation uses consciousness-raising groups in order to reinterpret the early years of the second wave of the feminist movement. It studies the functions of c-r groups between 1967 and 1975 in radical and liberal women's groups as well as early Black and Chicana feminist organizations. The data for this dissertation was collected from published and unpublished primary sources on the second wave and oral history interview with former participants in c-r groups.