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Amy Wood

Catholic Troubles with Feminism: Gendered Activism, Insubordination, and the Camden 28, Entry #1

Today’s reflection is a necessary follow up to my last post on Catholic masculinity. Michelle Nickerson covers how feminism affected the trajectory of the Camden 28 draft board action.  In fact, there is no way to fully understand the lead up, action, trial, and fallout of the Camden 28 story without a deeper consideration of the women involved, feminism, and related gender trouble. Feminism is more integral to the story than is advertised by even Nickerson herself—who, to be fair, does not at all minimize the topic. Gender trouble hovers around, and over, Spiritual Criminals. If you scan the index Read more