Analysis of spaces and institutions, from bookstores to softball fields, in which second-wave feminism arose in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities, claiming that sexuality issues were at heart of contests over public space.

About the Series ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Locating Feminist Activism 1
Part 1: Community Organizing and Commercial Space
1. “Someone or Something Made That a Women’s Bar”: Claiming the Nighttime Marketplace 25
2. “Don’t Steal It, Read It Here”: Building Community in the Marketplace 62
Part 2: Public Assertion and Civic Space
3. “Kind of Like Mecca”: Playgrounds, Players, and Women’s Movement 105
4. Out in Left Field: Feminist Movement and Civic Athletic Space 145
Part 3: Politicizing Place and Feminist Institutions
5. Finding the Limit of Women’s Autonomy: Shelters, Health Clinics, and the Practice of Property 177
6. If I Can’t Dance Shirtless, It’s Not a Revolution: Coffeehouse, Clubs, and the Construction of “All Women” 217
Conclusion: Recognizing the Subject of Feminist Activism 252
Notes 269
Bibliography 335
Index 357