A review by cpullman
Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's Movements by Dorothy Sue Cobble

2.0

I wanted to like this, but there was just nothing new or special about it. Maybe it's my level of exposure to the topic as I have a Masters in Gender Studies and have a history minor.The book promised to be surprising and suggested that it provided a new way of looking at feminist movement rather than defining it in waves. I was disappointed to find that not much new history was explored but also the book lacked cohesion. There as never an overall statement or challenge to the status quo of how feminism is viewed in history.

Each section had a different author and it reads like it is just an essay collection with little in common. The first section was well written and interesting. It seemed to challenge the wave idea in that it showed how in between the big movements there were still women pushing boundaries.However, it did not explore this area more. The second section was nothing but regurgitated history and not written in a remotely engaging way. The third was written better than the second, but provided no new insight. After finishing I cannot figure out who the intended audience is for the book.