Characters from Backlash: The Undeclared War against American Women

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Neil Bennett - This character concluded that college-educated, never-married women past the age of thirty had a slim chance of ever marrying.

Allan Bloom - This author has been accused of believing that most faculty jobs and publication rights are now reserved for feminist women and that women who try to mix a career with rearing children are hurting their families.

David Bloom - This person's study generated the idea that there was a man shortage in America.

Robert Bly - This individual led the movement based upon the idea that men were...
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