"Jewish women in second-wave feminism helped to provide the theoretical underpinnings and models for radical action that were seized on and imitated throughout the United States and abroad. Their articles and books became classics of the movement and led the way into new arenas of cultural and political understanding in academe, politics, and grassroots organizing. Even a partial honor roll of Jewish women's liberation pioneers must include such figures as Shulamith Firestone, Ellen Willis, Robin Morgan, Alix Kates Shulman, Naomi Weisstein, Heather Booth, Susan Brownmiller, Marilyn Webb, Meredith Tax, Andrea Dworkin, Linda Gordon, Ellen DuBois, Ann Snitow, Marge Piercy, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, and Vivian Gornick. Despite historians' acknowledgment of the salience of Jewish women in earlier social movements, their prominence within radical feminism failed to attract much attention."
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Jews from the United StatesPeople from MilwaukeeAuthors from the United StatesWomen's rights activistsFeminists
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Joyce Antler Jewish Radical Feminism: Voices from the Women’s Liberation Movement (2020)
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Meredith Tax
Meredith Tax (1942 – September 25, 2022) was an American writer and political activist. She is regarded as a pioneer of the US women's liberation movement.
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