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Quiet Rumours

Quiet Rumours

EssaysPhilosophy
Pages
120
Published
1980
Language
English

Synopsis

Compiled and introduced by the UK-based anarchist collective Dark Star, Quiet Rumours features articles and essays from four generations of anarchist-inspired feminists, including Emma Goldman, Voltairine de Cleyre, Jo Freeman, Peggy Kornegger, Cathy Levine, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Mujeres Creando, Rote Zora, and beyond. All the pieces from the first two editions are included here, as well as new material bringing third and so-called fourth-wave feminism into conversation with twenty-first century politics. An ideal overview for budding feminists and an exciting reconsideration for seasoned radicals. (Source: [libcom.org](https://libcom.org/library/quiet-rumours-anarcha-feminist-reader-new-edition))

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeThought-ProvokingIntellectualComplex

Genres

Essays Philosophy Politics & Society Sociology

Authors

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Dark Star Collective

Dark Star Collective is known for Quiet Rumours, a work that explores contemporary ideas. They bring together diverse voices and perspectives. Readers looking for thoughtful engagement will find much to consider here.

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Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman (June 27 [O.S. June 15], 1869 – May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Kovno, Russian Empire (now Kaunas, Lithuania) to a Jewish family, Goldman emigrated to the United States in 1885. Attracted to anarchism after the Chicago Haymarket affair, Goldman became a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist ph...

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Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma, the daughter of a tenant farmer and part-Indian mother. She has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. After receiving her PhD in history at the University of California at Los Angeles, she taught in the newly established Native American Studies Program at California State University, Hayward, and helped found the D...