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Kamen: Finding Iris Chang |
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Finding Iris Chang: Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind By Paula Kamen is a biography of the late Iris Chang by a Paula Kamen who was a long-time friend and
confidante.Paula draws on her own experiences and Chang's letters, journals,
and archival material to examine the life of the author
of the Rape of Nanking, her decline into mental illness and paranoia,
and her mysterious suicide at the age of thirty-six.
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Kamen: Her Way |
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Her Way by Chicago writer Paula Kamen is her long awaited study of young women and sexuality. She credits second wave feminism for much of today's greater sexual autonomy for women. She also wrote the play Jane: Abortion and the Underground. Paula Kamen is a member of the Herstory Project.
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Kaplan: The Story of Jane |
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The Story of Jane : The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service is a memoir written by former Jane member Laura Kaplan about the CWLU affiliated abortion service. This exceptionally well written book presents Jane in a very realistic light.
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Kesselman, McNair and Schniedewind: Women |
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Women: Images and Realities edited by Amy Kesselman, Lily D. McNair and Nancy Schniedewind, is a far ranging multicultural anthology of feminist writings on a variety of subjects. Amy Kesselman is a former member of the CWLU and is a Herstory Project member.
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Love: Feminists Who Changed America |
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Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975 by Barbara Love
is the first comprehensive directory to document many of the founders and
leaders (including both well-known and grassroots organizers) of the
second wave women’s movement. The volume includes several bios of CWLU activists.
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Morales and Morales: Getting Home Alive |
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Getting Home Alive by Aurora Levins Morales and Rosario Morales is a unique mother-daughter autobiography of struggle, love and survival from the hills of Puerto Rico to the streets of NY and Chicago. Both Aurora Levins Morales and her mother Rosario are former CWLUers.
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Morales: Medicine Stories |
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Medicine Stories by Aurora Levins Morales begins with a look into the complexities of Puerto Rico's colonized past and continues with essays about activism, feminism, health and love. Aurora Levins Morales is a former CWLUer.
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Morales: Remedios |
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Remedios by Aurora Levins Morales is a montage of photos and stories about Puerto Rican women from the earliest days. Aurora is a former CWLUer
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Null and Seaman: For Women Only |
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For Women Only by Gary Null and Barbara Seaman is a definitive look at the major contributions to women's health throughout history, together with a practical guide to women's health concerns. Has some CWLU references.
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Olson: Freedom's Daughters |
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Freedom's Daughters by Lynne Olson is a history of women in the civil rights movement beginning in the 1830's. Includes material on the relationship between the civil rights movement and women's liberation. Has a discussion of Heather Booth's work in Mississippi and its relationship to her later work in the women's movement. Heather Booth was a founding member of the CWLU.
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Paretsky: The V. I Warshawski Series |
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The V. I Warshawski Series by Sara Paretsky chronicles the life of Chicago's fictional feminist private detective, V.I. Warshawski. V.I. is described as having once belonged to an underground abortion network based at the University of Chicago. Sounds like V.I. was a fictional member of "Jane". Paretsky's books explore the political corruption, corporate crime and street life of Chicago in gritty vivid detail.
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Polishuk: Sticking to the Union |
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Sticking to the Union: An Oral History of the Life and Times of Julia Ruuttila by Sandy Polishuk details the life of a longtime union activist from her days in the IWW to her role in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The forward to the book is by former CWLUer Amy Kesselman.
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Reagan: When Abortion was a Crime |
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When Abortion was a Crime by Leslie J. Reagan is an award-winning history of abortion in America from 1867-1973. Has references related to the CWLU affiliated Abortion Counseling Service or "Jane" .
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Schultz and Hast: Women Building Chicago |
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Women Building Chicago edited by Rima Lunin Schultz and Adele Hast. A very thorough biographical reference work of how women helped build the Second City.
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Schultz: You Can't Not Do It |
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You Can't Not Do It: The Journal of an Older Activist edited by Rima Lunin Schultz is the inspiring account of Chicagoan Ruth Dear's long commitment to social justice. This memoir is a testament to the persistence and courage of one woman in the face of militarism, racism and nuclear proliferation. Ruth is a former CWLU member.
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Tax: Rivington Street |
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Rivington Street by Meredith Tax is the fictional story of Jewish women growing up on New York's Lower East Side in the early 20th century. Meredith Tax is a former CWLUer.
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Tax: The Rising of the Women |
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The Rising of the Women by Meredith Tax is an introduction to the remarkable working class organizing that went on in the pre WWI period. Meredith Tax is a former CWLUer.
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Tax: Union Square |
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Union Square by Meredith Tax is the sequel to Rivington Street and follows the story through the years between the world wars. Meredith Tax is a former CWLUer
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Wolf: Don't Kill Your Baby |
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Don't Kill Your Baby: Public Health and the Decline of Breastfeeding in the 19th and 20th Centuries by medical historian Jacqueline Wolf explores a little known area of women and children's health. Jackie was a political activist in Chicago and much of the research for her book was done here.
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Feminist Books 
We have
assembled an eclectic list of books. Some refer to the CWLU.
Some are about women in Chicago history. Some are written by former
CWLU members. Others are written by members and friends of the Herstory
Project. If you know of worthwhile books we have overlooked, please
let us know at 
