Published in 1997
165 pages
Phyllis Chesler is an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at City University of New York. She is a best- selling author, a legendary feminist leader, a psychotherapist and an expert courtroom witness. Dr. Chesler has published thousands of articles and, most recently, studies, about honor-related violence including honor killings. She has published many classic works such as Women and Madness, Mothers on Trial. The Battle for Children and Custody, and Woman’s Inhumanity to Woman.
What is this book about?
In a series of letters, author and feminist Phylis Chesler takes stock of her generation’s legacy to the present and future. In relating her own experiences she challenges the readers to protect what has been won, and to confront the tasks that remain.