Who is Susan Brownmiller?
Q: Who is Susan Brownmiller?
A: Susan Brownmiller is an American radical feminist, journalist and activist. She is best known for her pioneering work on the politics of rape in Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape (1975).
Q: What did Brownmiller say about rape?
A: Brownmiller said that rape has been defined by men rather than women until now. Men use rape as a means of continuing male dominance by keeping all women in a state of fear. All men benefit from this.
Q: What civil rights activism did she participate in?
A: Brownmiller joined CORE during the sit-in movement and volunteered for Freedom Summer in 1964. She first became involved in the Women's Liberation Movement in New York City in 1968. There she joined a consciousness-raising group in the newly formed New York Radical Women organization.
Q: What other activities was she involved with?
A: Brownmiller went on to co-ordinate a sit-in against Ladies' Home Journal in 1970, began work on Against Our Will after a New York Radical Feminists speak-out on rape in 1971, and co-founded Women Against Pornography in 1979. She continues to write and speak on feminist issues, including a recent memoir and history of Second Wave radical feminism, In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution Archived 2007-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (1999). As of 2005, she is an Adjunct Professor of Women's & Gender Studies at Pace University in New York City,[1] Archived 2007-07-07 at the Wayback Machine .
Q: How does Brownmiller continue to advocate for feminism?
A: Brownmiller continues to write and speak on feminist issues such as her memoir In Our Time which chronicles Second Wave radical feminism as well as being an Adjunct Professor of Women's & Gender Studies at Pace University where she can teach students about gender equality topics.
Q:What was one event that helped shape her views towards feminism ?
A:Brownmiller first became involved with the Women's Liberation Movement when she joined a consciousness raising group within the newly formed New York Radical Women organization back 1968 which helped shape her views towards feminism
