Synopses & Reviews
An inspiring look at the politics of a generation through the words of one of the most iconic women of our timeIlluminating thirty-five years of activism in the United States."Women have never yet had a chance in all of history to make a revolution. But if we're going to lead, we have to become the change that we seek
.The most impactful teachers, healers, and activists are always people who embody their politics."Jane Fonda, September 2004
In 1970, at the height of an award-winning acting career, Jane Fonda took a sharp turn into politics. She would go on to play an influential role in the anti-Vietnam War movement and in nearly every subsequent movement for social justice in the United States. In a frank and courageous voice, Fonda has provided powerful evidence of the potential for linking the personal with the political.
Jane Fonda's words have incited, enraged, and inspired millions. This volume collects Fonda's most stirring public statements from 1970 through 2005 , in speeches, interviews, and articles from over thirty years of tireless campaigning against war and militarism, and on behalf of women's rights, women's health, feminism, and the environment.
Historian Mary Hershberger has culled Fonda's spoken and written words from a range of little-known and previously inaccessible sources, including the declassified FBI files obtained by Fonda herself in a federal lawsuit, and from antiwar movement archives that have never been made available to a general public. Hershberger provides a brief introduction to each selection, placing it in historical and biographical context.
Included in the volume are:
Fonda's leading antiwar speeches from the early 1970s from the historical archives of the Indochina Peace Campaign and other peace groups
The FBI transcripts of Fonda's Radio Hanoi broadcasts in 1972
The transcript of Fonda's press conference in Paris after her Hanoi trip
Speeches and interviews on behalf of the antinuclear movement in the 1970s and 1980s
A fascinating 1984 interview with Erica Jong
Speeches and interviews on feminism, international women's rights, and girls' self-esteem
Fonda's most recent speeches against the war in Iraq.
Synopsis
A collection of essays, speeches, interviews, articles, and other previously inaccessible sources chronicles the political activism of Jane Fonda from 1970 through 2005, in a volume that encompasses the actress's campaigns against the war in Vietnam and militarism and on behalf of women's rights, feminism, the environment, and women's health issues.
Synopsis
Jane Fonda’s Words of Politics and Passion collects Fonda’s most stirring public statements from 1970 through 2005, in speeches, interviews, and articles from over thirty years of tireless campaigning against war and militarism and on behalf of women’s rights, women’s health, feminism, and the environment. Historian Mary Hershberger “has unearthed a treasure trove,” according to Ms. magazine. “Whether discussing peace, feminism or girls’ empowerment, [Fonda] is thoughtful, courageous and always committed to the betterment of others.”
In 1970, at the height of an award-winning acting career, Jane Fonda took a sharp turn into politics. She would go on to play an influential role in the anti–Vietnam War movement and in nearly every subsequent movement for social justice in the United States.
Hershberger has culled Fonda’s words from a range of little-known and previously inaccessible sources, including the declassified FBI files obtained by Fonda herself in a federal lawsuit, and from antiwar movement archives that have never been made available to a general public.
About the Author
Mary Hershberger is the author of Traveling to Vietnam: American Peace Activists and the War and Jane Fonda's War (The New Press). She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Jane Fonda's work on stage and screen has earned numerous honors, including two Best Actress Academy Awards and an Emmy Award. She now focuses her time on activism and philanthropy. She lives in Atlanta.