Narratives from the Women's Studies Family Recreating Knowledge

The existence of women's studies, whether as an academic discipline or as an activity centre, is fraught with paradox. On one hand, it is a landmark achievement in the journey to gender justice, on the other, it is an evocative symbol of the discrimination, which causes its being. These and other ironies are explored in this book, which records the early history of the women's movement in India by documenting the activities and opinions of 17 women's studies centres from across the country. Speaking from their specific subjective context, the contributors add a valuable new dimension to the global discussion on what it is to be 'the second sex' and the fulfilment of having 'a room of one's own'.Jain, Devaki is the author of 'Narratives from the Women's Studies Family Recreating Knowledge' with ISBN 9780761996958 and ISBN 0761996958.