At a critical juncture in this country’s history, women are at the forefront of the citizens’ resistance against authoritarian oppression.

Women of the Underground: Resistance contains more than twenty interviews with women activists working at the forefront of social justice movements and communities including Black Lives Matter, ACT UP, Code Pink, Earth Justice, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Innocence Project, Ruckus Society, and more, as they move the culture forward to a more equitable and just society. A call to action for citizens of all genders and ages, this book articulately reveals lesser-known hidden histories, and also serves as an instruction manual for direct action and community organiSing.