Examining how ideas about violence and agency relate to gender, Feminists? Armed considers women's participation in armed struggle during the 1960s–80s. Drawing on examples of political violence connected to "women's issues", Feminists? Armed explores women within left-wing guerrilla groups in Italy, West Germany, and the United States. Discussing their experiences and reflections of women involved, and looks at how such activities were received by the broader women's liberation movement.