My inspiration for the novel came from my participation in the first national demonstration of the women’s liberation movement: the 1968 protest agai… - Alix Kates Shulman

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My inspiration for the novel came from my participation in the first national demonstration of the women’s liberation movement: the 1968 protest against the Miss America Pageant, in Atlantic City, that symbol of traditional white beauty standards. That protest brought women’s liberation to national attention for the first time.