Revolution of connectedness

this to her friend Karoline von Günderode. Many years have passed since then, and the emancipation of women has progressed - especially when women relate to each other. This book sets out in search of strong and nurturing female relationships, of love and friendship among women, of political sisterhood and solidarity, of emancipatory mother-daughter relationships and female family genealogies. sociologist and non-fiction author Franziska Schutzbach uses numerous captivating examples from the past and present to show how women have made revolutions possible through their relationships despite division and difference. How they loosened patriarchal structures in everyday life and politics because they allied and befriended each other. She describes what is possible when women orientate themselves towards other women, but she also shows how difficult this is. Because the division of women is one of the foundations of patriarchal power. Women should orientate themselves towards men, not towards each other. They are supposed to align themselves with sexist standards and male favour. They should cooperate with oppressive systems instead of rebelling against them together. unity and harmony are not a matter of course among women, there are rifts and differences, we find discord, lack of solidarity and the exercise of power. And a great lack of time. The book also gets to the bottom of these challenges. "Women can start here and now to break free from their orientation towards the male world and counter traditional patterns such as hierarchy and competition with their longing for cooperation and friendship." Franziska SchutzbachIn this book, Franziska Schutzbach uses essays and letters to make a revolution of connectedness tangible as a concrete and personal practice - a passionate plea for empowering, encouraging female relationships.