Women over fifty-five are of the generation that changed everything. We didn't expect to. Or intend to. We weren't brought up much differently from the women who came before us, and we rarely identified as feminists, although almost all of us do now. Accidental Feminists is our story.

Contents: 1. Daughters of feminism -- 2. Hags, crones, witches and mothers-in-law -- 3. Dutiful daughters, wives, mothers and grandmothers -- 4. Gold-diggers, beggars and thieves -- 5. Women's work -- 6. Slags, sluts, gossips and Staceys -- 7. Invalids, liars, hysterics and madwomen -- 8. Vessels of repulsion -- 9. Loss and lamentation -- 10. Past our use-by date -- 11. Invisibility v. independence -- 12. Rebels, resistance fighters and role models -- 13. Strategies, policy makers and problem solvers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233)