Young, White, and Miserable - by Wini Breines (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Young, White, and Miserable is a critically acclaimed study that compellingly shows how the feminist movement of the 1960s found momentum in the seemingly peaceable time of the 1950s. Wini Breines explores white middle class America and argues that mixed messages given to girls during this decade lent fuel to the fire that would later become known as feminism. Concluding with a look at the life and suicide of social scientist Anne Parsons, this book is a poignant and important look into conditions that led to the women's movement.

From the Back Cover

In Young, White, and Miserable Wini Breines compellingly shows how the feminist movement of the 1960s found momentum in the seemingly peaceable time of the 1950s, and argues that mixed messages given to white middle class girls during this decade lent fuel to the fire that would later become feminism. Concluding with a look at the life and suicide of social scientist Anne Parsons, Breines gives us a poignant view of conditions that led to the women's movement.

About the Author

Wini Breines is a professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at Northeastern University. She is coeditor most recently of "Takin' It To the Streets: A Sixties Reader."