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The making of a march : identity, intersectionality and the diffusion of U.S. feminism / Jo Reger -- Activists -- Identifying with inclusivity : intersectional Chicana feminisms / Fatima Surez -- Already feminists : transfeminist histories, hurdles, and futures / Miriam J. Abelson -- Online feminism is just feminism : offline and online movement persistence / Alison Crossley -- The "man question" in feminism / Kelsy Kretschmer and Kristen Barber -- Anti-trafficking and feminism : bringing in survivors as movement activists / Lillian Taylor Jungleib -- Issues -- #femga #sayhername #nothereforboys : feminist spillover in U.S. social movements 2011-2016 / Heather McKee Hurwitz -- Activism against sexual assault on campus : origins, opportunities, and outcomes / Nancy Whittier -- The messy politics of menstrual activism / Chris Bobel and Breanne Fahs -- The continuing battle over abortion and reproductive rights / Deana A. Rohlinger and Jessi Grace -- Ecofeminism and climate justice / Corrie Grosse -- Women, gender, and feminism at work / Allison Elias -- Contributor biographies -- Index.

2017 opened with a new presidency in the United States sparking women's marches across the globe. One thing was clear: feminism and feminist causes are not dead or in decline in the United States. Needed then are studies that capture the complexity of U.S. feminism. Nevertheless, They Persisted is an edited collection composed of empirical studies of the U.S. women's movement, pushing the feminist dialogue beyond literary analysis and personal reflection by using sociological and historical data. This new collection features discussions of digital and social media, gender identity, the reinvigorated anti-rape climate, while focusing on issues of diversity, inclusion, and unacknowledged privilege in the movement.

The original essays in this collection ground the shifting terrain of feminism in the 21st century. The contributors define and examine the complexity of the Third Wave by answering questions like: how appropriate is a ""third wave"" label for contemporary feminism; are the agendas of contemporary feminism and the ""second wave"" really all that different; does the wave metaphor accurately describe the difference between contemporary feminists and their predecessors; how do women of color fit into this notion of contemporary feminism; and what are the future directions of the feminist movement

Introduction: Identity work, sameness, and difference in social movements / Rachel L. Einwohner, Jo Reger, and Daniel J. Myers -- Doing identity work -- Just like you: the dimensions of identity presentations in an antigay contested context / Kimberly B. Dugan -- "We're not just lip-synching up here": music and collective identity in drag performances / Elizabeth Kaminski and Verta Taylor -- Technical advances in communication: the example of white racialist "love groups" and "white civil rights organizations" / Todd Schroer -- Drawing identity boundaries: the creation of contemporary feminism / Jo Reger -- Passing as strategic identity work in the Warsaw ghetto uprising / Rachel L. Einwohner -- I am the man and woman in this house: Brazilian Jeito and the strategic framing of motherhood in a poor, urban community / Kevin Neuhouser -- Working through identities -- Ally identity: the politically gay / Daniel J. Myers -- Being "sisters" to Salvadoran peasants: deep identification and its limitations / Susan Munkres -- Dealing with diversity: the coalition of labor union women / Silke Roth -- Diversity discourse and multi-identity work in lesbian and gay organizations / Jane Ward -- The reconstruction of collective identity in the emergence of U.S. white women's liberation / Benita Roth -- Afterword: The analytic dimensions of identity: a political identity framework / Mary Bernstein -- Contributors -- Index

In January 2011, Toronto activists reacted to a comment by a local police officer who equated women's "slutty" dress with the probability of sexual assault. A group of women responded by planning a "slut walk" protesting what they termed "sexual profiling" and "slut shaming." In a short period of time, the tactic of slut walks literally spread throughout the world. The article examines the rise of slut walks and their rapid spread. By focusing on the initial Toronto protest, it argues that the slut walk is an emerging micro-cohort within contemporary feminism. Through an analysis of the Toronto SlutWalk, the article proposes that along with structural factors, the discursive legacy of feminism contributed to the rise of this micro-cohort. That legacy includes the anti-victim–blaming focus of Take Back the Night, an emphasis on reclaiming language, and the aftermath of the feminist sex wars. It then draws on critiques of slut walks to illustrate the multiplicity and vibrancy of micro-cohorts within North American feminism.

AbstractThe US women's movement has challenged societal norms, policies, laws, and culture since its inception. However, at the same time, it has inspired debates about its goals, ideology, tactics, and outcomes. These debates emerge from two main sources: the mainstream media as it reflects dominant culture and among feminist activists and/or scholars. I elaborate on three of the most contentious aspects of contemporary feminism through a series of questions: Is the movement still in existence? What is the relationship between generations of feminists? And finally, how have feminists addressed diversity, privilege, and inclusion in the movement, particularly around issues of race‐ethnicity? I conclude that while the movement still exists, feminists continue to struggle with generational relations, and contemporary activists have not created an inclusive and diverse movement. However, I argue that these debates and struggles are evidence of a vibrant movement that continues into the 21st century.