Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women by Law, Victoria
Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women by Law, Victoria

Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women

In 1974, women imprisoned at New York's maximum-security prison at Bedford Hills staged what is known as...
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Author: Victoria Law
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Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women by Law, Victoria

Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women

$240.79
Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women by Law, Victoria

Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women

$240.79
Author: Victoria Law
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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In 1974, women imprisoned at New York's maximum-security prison at Bedford Hills staged what is known as the August Rebellion. Protesting the brutal beating of a fellow prisoner, the women fought off guards, holding seven of them hostage, and took over sections of the prison.

While many have heard of the 1971 Attica prison uprising, the August Rebellion remains relatively unknown even in activist circles. Resistance Behind Bars is determined to challenge and change such oversights. As it examines daily struggles against appalling prison conditions and injustices, Resistance documents both collective organizing and individual resistance among women incarcerated in the U.S. Emphasizing women's agency in resisting the conditions of their confinement through forming peer education groups, clandestinely arranging ways for children to visit mothers in distant prisons and raising public awareness about their lives, Resistance seeks to spark further discussion and research into the lives of incarcerated women and galvanize much-needed outside support for their struggles.

This updated and revised edition of the 2009 PASS Award winning book includes a new chapter about transgender, transsexual, intersex, and gender-variant people in prison.



Author: Victoria Law
Publisher: PM Press
Published: 10/05/2012
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781604865837


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/21/2013

About the Author
Victoria Law is a writer, photographer, and prisoner rights supporter. She helped initiate NYC Books Through Bars, a group that sends free books to prisoners nationwide, and she writes articles and gives public presentations about the needs of women in prison. Since 2002 she has worked with women incarcerated nationwide to produce Tenacious: Art and Writings from Women in Prison and has facilitated having incarcerated women's writings published in larger publications. She is the coeditor of Don't Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements and Communities. Laura Whitehorn has been a political activist since the 1960s. She spent 14 years in prison for the Resistance Conspiracy case. Released in 1999, she is now a senior editor at POZ magazine. They both live in New York City.
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