title: Women's Realities, Women's Choices: An Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
author: Sarah Chinn
description: <br />The <strong>Hunter College Women's and Gender Studies Collective</strong> is made up of nine authors from various disciplines, all affiliated with Hunter's Women's Studies Department. The authors are: Linda Alcoff, Jacqueline Nassy Brown, Sarah Chinn, Florence Denmark, Dorothy O. Helly, Shirley Hune, Rupal Oza, Sarah B. Pomeroy, and Carolyn Somerville.<br />
zlib_text: WOMEN’S STUDIES
  THE BASICS
  Women’s Studies: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the
  ever-expanding and increasingly relevant ﬁeld of studies focused on
  women. Tracing the history of the discipline from its origins, this
  text sets out the main agendas of women’s studies and feminism,
  exploring the global development of the subject over time, and
  highlighting its relevance in the contemporary world. Reﬂecting
  the diversity of the ﬁeld, core themes include:
  � the interdisciplinary nature of women’s studies
  � core feminist theories and the feminist agenda
  � issues of intersectionality: women, race, class, and gender
  � women, sexuality, and the body.
  Providing a ﬁrm foundation for all those new to the subject, this
  book is valuable reading for undergraduates and postgraduates
  majoring in women’s studies and gender studies, and all those in
  related disciplines seeking a helpful overview for women-centred,
  subject-speciﬁc courses.
  Bonnie G. Smith is Board of Governors Professor of His