Sisterhood Is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millennium is a 2003 anthology of feminist writings edited by Robin Morgan. It has more than fifty women contributing sixty original essays written specifically for it.[1][2] It is the follow-up anthology to Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology (1984), which itself is the follow-up to Sisterhood Is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement (1970).[3]

Sisterhood Is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millennium
First edition
EditorRobin Morgan
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSecond-wave feminism
PublisherWashington Square Press
Publication date
2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages580
ISBN978-0743466271
OCLC51854519
Preceded bySisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology (1984) 

Contents

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Sisterhood Is Forever shows the reader feminism's emphases and accomplishments as of 2003.[4] Essays range in tone from scholarly to narrative and provide both conservative and liberal view points.[5] The focus is on feminism in the United States.[6] The book addresses why feminism is still needed in the 21st century, providing "alarming" statistics about the status of women in the United States in Morgan's introduction.[7]

Reception

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Sisterhood Is Forever was considered "multifaceted and compelling" by Publishers Weekly.[5] According to reviewer Kathy Davis, Robin Morgan's touch can be seen throughout the book, showing a clear sense of vision through her choices of essays and her footnotes.[6] While some critics felt that focusing on the U.S. was "problematic,"[6] others felt that it made sense, especially in the wake of 9/11.[7][8]

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In a 2019 Paris Fashion Week show, Christian Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri debuted a collection of T-shirts that read Sisterhood Is Powerful, Sisterhood Is Global, and Sisterhood Is Forever, respectively.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Kuebler, Carolyn (March 15, 2003). "Sisterhood is Forever". Library Journal. 128 (5): 104. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sisterhood Is Forever". Robin Morgan. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "BOOKS | An Interview With Robin Morgan". Hybridmagazine.Com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Douglas, Carol Anne (2003). "Sisterhood is Forever". Off Our Backs. 33 (11/12): 57–59. ISSN 0030-0071. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Sisterhood is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millennium". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Davis, Kathy (September 2003). "Sisterhood 23 Years Later". Women's Review of Books. 20 (12): 8–9. doi:10.2307/4024212. JSTOR 4024212.
  7. ^ a b "Sisterhood: Get Used to It!". Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine. June 2003. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Landsberg, Michele (March 29, 2003). "Eloquent Essays Prove Feminism Far from Dead". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 11, 2015 – via Newspaper Source.
  9. ^ Conlon, Scarlett (February 26, 2019). "Christian Dior launches latest 'sisterhood' slogans". The Guardian. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  10. ^ Robinson, Roxanne; Schmidt, Ingrid (February 27, 2019). "Paris Fashion Week: Dior's Latest Feminist Message, Saint Laurent Channels Bianca Jagger". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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