Part I: U.S. Women's Social Movement Activism through Time -- Layers of Activism: Women's Movements and Women in Movements Approaching the Twentieth Century / Corrine M. McConnaughy -- The Swells between the "Waves": American Women's Activism, 1920-1965 / Kristin A. Goss -- The Equal Rights Amendment Campaign and Its Opponents / Kelsy Kretschmer and Jane Mansbridge -- The Turn toward Socialist, Radical, and Lesbian Feminisms / Beth E. Schneider and Janelle M. Pham -- Contemporary Feminism and Beyond / Jo Reger -- Intersectionality: Origins, Travels, Questions, and Contributions / Benita Roth -- Mobilizing the Faithful: Conservative and Right-Wing Women's Movements in America / Deana A. Rohlinger and Elyse Claxton -- The Historical Roots of a Global Feminist Perspective and the Growing Global Focus among U.S. Feminists / Heidi E. Rademacher and Kathleen M. Fallon -- Part II: Issues that Mobilize Women -- Workplace Discrimination, Equal Pay, and Sexual Harassment: An Intersectional Approach / Eileen Boris and Allison Louise Elias -- Battles over Abortion and Reproductive Rights: Movement Mobilization and Strategy / Suzanne Staggenborg and Marie B. Skoczylas -- Maternalist and Community Politics / Ellen Reese, Ian Breckenridge-Jackson, and Julisa McCoy -- Women's Health Social Movements / Melinda Goldner -- U.S. Women's Movements to End Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse, and Rape / Gretchen Arnold -- Welfare, Poverty, and Low-Wage Employment / Rose Ernst and Rachel E. Luft -- Antifeminist, Pro-Life, and Anti-ERA Women / Ronnee Schreiber --

Part III: Resistance, Mobilization, Strategy -- The Dynamics and Causes of Gender and Feminist Consciousness and Feminist Identities / Pamela Aronson -- Movement Emergence and Resource Mobilization: Organizations, Leaders, and Coalition Work / Nella Van Dyke -- Identity Politics, Consciousness-Raising, and Visibility Politics / Nancy Whitter -- Protest Events and Direct Action / Anne N. Costain and W. Douglas Costain -- Language and Its Everyday Revolutionary Potential: Feminist Linguistic Activism in the United States / Christine Mallinson -- Sexuality, Gender Identity, Fluidity, and Embodiment/ Shae Miller -- From Ink to Web and Beyond: U.S. Women's Activism Using Traditional and New Social Media / Heather McKee Hurwitz -- Part IV: Forums and Targets of Women's Activism -- Inside the State: Activism within Legislative and Governmental Agency Forums / Lee Ann Banaszak and Anne Whitesell -- Women as a Force in Electoral Politics / Nancy Burns, Ashley Jardina, and Nicole Yadon -- U.S. Women's Legal Activism in the Judicial Arena / Holly J. McCammon and Brittany N. Hearne -- Female Empowerment and the Chain of Command: Women in the U.S. Military / Tiffany Sanford-Jenson and Marla H. Kohlman -- Push, Pull, and Fusion: Women's Activism and Religious Institutions / Rachel L. Einwohner, Reid J. Leamaster, and Benjamin Pratt -- Women's Activism and Educational Institutions / Alison Crossley -- Women, Sports, and Activism / Cheryl Cooky -- Part V: Women Inside Other Movements -- Women's Activism in the Modern Movement for Black Liberation / Aisha A. Upton and Joyce M. Bell -- Latinas in U.S. Social Movements / Mary Pardo -- Women in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Movement / Leila J. Rupp, Verta Taylor, and Benita Roth -- American Women's Environmental Activism: Motivations, Experiences, and Transformations / Kayla Stover and Sherry Cable -- Gendered Activism and Outcomes: Women in the Peace Movement / Lisa Leitz and David S. Meyer -- Women's Activism in U.S. Labor Unions / Mary Margaret Fonow and Suzanne Franzway -- Women in the White Supremacist Movement / Kathleen M. Blee and Elizabeth A. Yates.