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No turning back the history of feminism and the future of women
Repeatedly declared dead by the media, the women's movement has never been as vibrant as it is today ... In this ... book, [the author] examines the historical forces that have fueled the feminist movement over the past two hundred years and explores how women today are looking to feminism for new approaches to issues of work, family, sexuality, and creativity. [She] begins with an incisive analysis of what feminism means and why it took root in western Europe and the United States at the end of the eighteenth century. The rationalist, humanistic philosophy of the Enlightenment, which ignited the American Revolution, also sparked feminist politics, inspiring such pioneers as Mary Wollstone craft and Susan B. Anthony. Race has always been as important as gender in defining feminism, and [she] traces the intricate ties between women's rights and abolitionism in the United States in the years before the Civil War and the long tradition of radical women of color, stretching back to the impassioned rhetoric of Sojourner Truth. As industrialism and democratic politics spread after World War II, feminist politics gained momentum and sophistication throughout the world. Their impact began to be felt in every aspect of society from the workplace to the chambers of government to relations between the sexes. Because of feminism, Freedman points out, the line between the personal and the political has blurred, or disappeared, and issues once considered merely private abortion, sexual violence, homosexuality, reproductive health, beauty and body image have entered the public arena as subjects of fierce, ongoing debate.-Dust jacket.
- "Repeatedly declared dead by the media, the women's movement has never been as vibrant as it is today ... In this ... book, [the author] examines the historical forces that have fueled the feminist movement over the past two hundred years and explores how women today are looking to feminism for new approaches to issues of work, family, sexuality, and creativity. [She] begins with an incisive analysis of what feminism means and why it took root in western Europe and the United States at the end of the eighteenth century. The rationalist, humanistic philosophy of the Enlightenment, which ignited the American Revolution, also sparked feminist politics, inspiring such pioneers as Mary Wollstone craft and Susan B. Anthony. Race has always been as important as gender in defining feminism, and [she] traces the intricate ties between women's rights and abolitionism in the United States in the years before the Civil War and the long tradition of radical women of color, stretching back to the impassioned rhetoric of Sojourner Truth. As industrialism and democratic politics spread after World War II, feminist politics gained momentum and sophistication throughout the world. Their impact began to be felt in every aspect of society from the workplace to the chambers of government to relations between the sexes. Because of feminism, Freedman points out, the line between the personal and the political has blurred, or disappeared, and issues once considered merely private abortion, sexual violence, homosexuality, reproductive health, beauty and body image have entered the public arena as subjects of fierce, ongoing debate.-Dust jacket."@en
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