Catholic And Feminist: The Surprising History Of The American Catholic Feminist Movement,Used

Catholic And Feminist: The Surprising History Of The American Catholic Feminist Movement,Used

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In 1963, as Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique appeared and civil rights activists marched on Washington, a separate but related social movement emerged among American Catholics, says Mary Henold. Thousands of Catholic feministsboth lay women and women religiousmarched, strategized, theologized, and prayed together, building sisterhood and confronting sexism in the Roman Catholic Church. In the first history of American Catholic feminism, Henold explores the movement from the 1960s through the early 1980s, showing that although Catholic feminists had much in common with their sisters in the larger American feminist movement, Catholic feminism was distinct and had not been simply imported from outside. Catholic feminism grew from within the church, rooted in women's own experiences of Catholicism and religious practice, Henold argues. She identifies the Second Vatican Council (196265), an inspiring but overtly sexist event that enraged and exhilarated Catholic wome

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