Reckoning : the epic battle against sexual abuse and harassment
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xviii, 316 pages ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-303) and index.
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"The first history--incisive, witty, fascinating--of the fight against sexual harassment, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Sisters in Law"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Linda Hirshman, acclaimed historian of social movements, delivers the sweeping story of the struggle leading up to #MeToo and beyond: from the first tales of workplace harassment percolating to the surface in the 1970s, to the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal--when liberal women largely forgave Clinton, giving men a free pass for two decades. Many liberals even resisted the movement to end rape on campus. And yet legal, political, and cultural efforts, often spearheaded by women of color, were quietly paving the way for the takedown of abusers and harassers. [This book] delivers the stirring tale of a movement catching fire as pioneering women in the media exposed the Harvey Weinsteins of the world, women flooded the political landscape, and the walls of male privilege finally began to crack. This is revelatory, essential social history."--Dust jacket.
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In the 1970s, tales of workplace harassment were prevalent. During the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal, when liberal women largely forgave Clinton, it gave men a free pass for two decades. Many liberals even resisted the movement to end rape on campus. And yet legal, political, and cultural efforts, often spearheaded by women of color, were quietly paving the way for the takedown of abusers and harassers. Hirshman delivers the sweeping story of the struggle leading up to #MeToo and beyond, as pioneering women in the media and politics exposed the links between sex and power, and the walls of male privilege finally began to crack. -- adapted from jacket

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hirshman, L. (2019). Reckoning: the epic battle against sexual abuse and harassment . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hirshman, Linda, 1944-. 2019. Reckoning: The Epic Battle against Sexual Abuse and Harassment. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hirshman, Linda, 1944-. Reckoning: The Epic Battle against Sexual Abuse and Harassment Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

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Hirshman, Linda. Reckoning: The Epic Battle against Sexual Abuse and Harassment Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

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