Women's gendered experiences as long-term Three Mile Island activists

Gender and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 445-461

  Culley, Marci R ^b   Angelique, Holly L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activism; Anti nuclear; Social change; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037787878     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243203017003009     Document Type: Review

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