Overview
An unparalleled exploration of NOW's trajectory, from its founding to the present - and its future. Fightingfor NOWseeks to better understand how bureaucratic structures like the NationalOrganization for Women simultaneously provide stability and longevity, whilecreating space for productive and healthy conflict among members. KelsyKretschmer explores these ideas through an examination of conflict in NOW'slocal chapters, its task forces and committees, and its satellite groups.
Full Product Details
Author: Kelsy Kretschmer
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 21.60cm
ISBN: 9781517903169
ISBN 10: 1517903165
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 19 March 2019
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
In this examination of NOW from 1966-2009, Kelsy Kretschmer takes on the puzzle of how a long-lived organization such as NOW can survive all the schisms, splits, and turmoil it has experienced throughout its history. In this detailed analysis, Kretschmer illustrates how an organization that can be viewed as `dully' bureaucratic instead tells an important story of how movement organizations ride the tide of conflicted activism and shifts in resources and political eras, as well as gains and defeats in the quest for social change. -Jo Reger, editor of Nevertheless, They Persisted: Feminisms and Continued Resistance in the U.S. Women's Movement Fighting for NOW is an exciting addition to the literature on feminist organizations. Kelsy Kretschmer provides a new perspective on the National Organization for Women as a bureaucratic organization by examining how infighting, schisms, and factionalism in NOW just might have helped the organization-and the American women's movement-to survive and remain relevant for so many years. -Suzanne Staggenborg, University of Pittsburgh
""In this examination of NOW from 1966-2009, Kelsy Kretschmer takes on the puzzle of how a long-lived organization such as NOW can survive all the schisms, splits, and turmoil it has experienced throughout its history. In this detailed analysis, Kretschmer illustrates how an organization that can be viewed as ‘dully’ bureaucratic instead tells an important story of how movement organizations ride the tide of conflicted activism and shifts in resources and political eras, as well as gains and defeats in the quest for social change."" —Jo Reger, editor of Nevertheless, They Persisted: Feminisms and Continued Resistance in the U.S. Women’s Movement ""Fighting for NOW is an exciting addition to the literature on feminist organizations. Kelsy Kretschmer provides a new perspective on the National Organization for Women as a bureaucratic organization by examining how infighting, schisms, and factionalism in NOW just might have helped the organization—and the American women’s movement—to survive and remain relevant for so many years."" —Suzanne Staggenborg, University of Pittsburgh
Author Information
Kelsy Kretschmer is assistant professor of sociology at Oregon State University.
