Changing the subject : how the women of Columbia shaped the way we think about sex and politics

A century-long struggle changed the terms of the discussion on a local level and simultaneously contributed to the rise of modern feminism and political reform and enlivened the intellectual life of America's most cosmopolitan city more than has ever been appreciated.

From Lillie Devereux Blake, Annie Nathan Meyer, and Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve in the first generation, through Ruth Benedict, Margaret Mead, and Zora Neale Hurston in the second, and to Kate Millett, Gerda Lerner, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the third, the women of Columbia shook the world.