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Women and the animal rights movement [electronic resource] / Emily Gaarder.

By: Gaarder, Emily, 1972-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2011Description: x, 181 p. : ill.Subject(s): Animal rights movement | Animal rights activists | Women political activists | Women -- Political activityGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 179/.3082 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Connecting inequalities -- The road to animal activism -- Where the boys aren't: the predominance of women in animal rights activism -- Risk and reward: the impact of activism on women's lives -- Gender divisions in labor, leadership, and legitimacy -- "The animals come first" : using sex(ism) to sell animal rights -- Connections, contexts, and conclusions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Connecting inequalities -- The road to animal activism -- Where the boys aren't: the predominance of women in animal rights activism -- Risk and reward: the impact of activism on women's lives -- Gender divisions in labor, leadership, and legitimacy -- "The animals come first" : using sex(ism) to sell animal rights -- Connections, contexts, and conclusions.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.