Common Women, Uncommon Practices: The Queer Feminisms of GreenhamThis is the story of a group of women of various ages, backgrounds, nationalities, and sexual orientations who met at the US Airforce base at Greenham Common. Based on in-depth interviews and her own personal experience, Sasha Roseneil reveals how their challenges to traditional values, politics, and lifestyles signaled a bold step forward for queer feminist politics. The voices of the women are strong, lively, engaging, and often very funny. The remembrances of their exciting, life-changing times at Greenham captures a moment in history when ordinary women did some extraordinary things. |
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Page 20
But every one shall put to their hands to till the earth and bring up cattle , and the
blessing of the earth shall be common to all ; when a man hath need of any corn
or cattle , take from the next store - house he meets with . There shall be no ...
But every one shall put to their hands to till the earth and bring up cattle , and the
blessing of the earth shall be common to all ; when a man hath need of any corn
or cattle , take from the next store - house he meets with . There shall be no ...
Page 199
... and intensity amongst the women there and , without any advance planning ,
thousands of women started pulling at the fence , rocking and swaying in unison ,
bringing large sections down , concrete posts and all , with their bare hands .
... and intensity amongst the women there and , without any advance planning ,
thousands of women started pulling at the fence , rocking and swaying in unison ,
bringing large sections down , concrete posts and all , with their bare hands .
Page 288
We shook hands : ' Good morning , Mrs Harwood . ' ' No , Carol . ' ' Good morning
, Carol . ' And terribly friendly , and it ' s going to be live . So he asked me all these
questions I was planning on , and then it was the Daily Mail he dragged out ...
We shook hands : ' Good morning , Mrs Harwood . ' ' No , Carol . ' ' Good morning
, Carol . ' And terribly friendly , and it ' s going to be live . So he asked me all these
questions I was planning on , and then it was the Daily Mail he dragged out ...
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Contents
Common Women Uncommon Practices | 1 |
Genealogies of Greenham | 13 |
Beginnings | 38 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Common Women, Uncommon Practices: The Queer Feminisms of Greenham Lesbian and gay studies |
| Author | Sasha Roseneil |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cassell, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 29 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0304335541, 9780304335541 |
| Length | 340 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory |
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