Carol Hanisch is a radical feminist and was an important member of New York Radical Women and Redstockings. She is best known for popularizing the phrase "The Personal is Political" in a 1969 essay of the same name. Radical feminism views womens oppression as a fundamental element in human society and seeks to challenge that standard by broadly rejecting standard gender roles. ... Redstockings, also known as Redstockings of the Womens Liberation Movement, is a radical feminist group that was most active during the 1970s. ...
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"The Personal is Political by Carol Hanisch, March, 1969.
CarolHanisch was interviewed by Fran Luck in July for the Joy of Resistance feminist radio show, broadcast on WBAI in New York City in July 2003.
Carol, there's so much talk about Third Wave and Second Wave, it seems that the entire movement has been divided up into these two camps, I want to know what you think of these terms as useful or not useful for how we think of feminism and our struggle at this point.
Carol: The individual struggle line is best summed up in the idea that what a woman really needs to do is stand up for herself, and that will bring her liberation.
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