Backlash: The Undeclared War against American Women Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Part 1: Chapter 1 Abstract

* The book looks at the negative sentiments regarding feminism in the 1980s.
* Among the attackers of the feminist movement are politicians, journalists, clergy, business leaders, physicians, and the legal profession.
* Feminism of the late 1960s and early 1970s is blamed for all the evil in contemporary...
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