Women's ways of organizing: Strengths and struggles of women activists over time

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-55

  Mizrahi, Terry ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Female activists; Feminist organizing; Women organizers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846516261     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109906295762     Document Type: Article

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