The author objectively surveys the pitfalls & the triumphs of the second wave of feminism. A strength of this source seems to be the objective stance the author takes to the issues. Readers teaching a course on American feminism from its origins in the nineteenth century to its contemporary travails or trying to make sense of the women's movement before becoming enmeshed in its battles or who wants to learn, or learn more, about women's activism would be a good audience for this source. I think the book would be helpful, again, when discussing the different areas of the women’s movement and feminism. This is most likely a valid and reliable resource in that the author, Sheila Tobias has been an academic and an activist for over twenty-five
