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Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World

Shannon Watts

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Summary

Shannon Watts recounts the formation and growth of Moms Demand Action after the Sandy Hook shooting. She describes how a small online group became a wider network of local organizers.

The book combines an advocacy memoir with advice about moving from concern to sustained public action. Its account represents the organizer’s perspective and stated aims. The volume includes a foreword by Julianne Moore.

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Why read it Our view

Follow how a shared concern becomes a task, a group and repeated action. Compare the organizing choices with the people and institutions involved.