Many feminists have believed that government is the natural ally of the women's movement. However, this book demonstrates that the opposite is true: government has long been a major oppressor of women and their rights. Feminism is not a new political force; its origins can be traced back to the abolitionist movement before the Civil War. Fighting to end slavery, women became conscious of their own legal disabilities. From these anti-statist roots, the women's movement eventually divided over such issues as sex, the family, ...
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Many feminists have believed that government is the natural ally of the women's movement. However, this book demonstrates that the opposite is true: government has long been a major oppressor of women and their rights. Feminism is not a new political force; its origins can be traced back to the abolitionist movement before the Civil War. Fighting to end slavery, women became conscious of their own legal disabilities. From these anti-statist roots, the women's movement eventually divided over such issues as sex, the family, and war. McElroy's book traces individualist feminism from those early roots until the present day. Her research demonstrates that in vital issues from sex and birth control to business and science, government has been the real obstacle in preventing women from achieving personal freedom and equal rights. This book discusses such controversies as individualism and socialism in the feminist tradition, economic freedom and the role of women, and the contemporary differences between mainstream and individualist feminism. Through McElroy's work and those of a distinguished group of contributors, this book issues a ringing call for women to recapture their individualist heritage.
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Library of Congress Classification label on the spine. 250 p. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Independent Institute Series. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 82022010 Type of material Book Main title Freedom, feminism, and the state: an overview of individualist feminism / edited by Wendy McElroy; foreword by Lewis Perry. Published/Created Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, c1982. Description 250 p.; 23 cm. ISBN 0841912254 LC classification HQ1410. F73 1982 LC copy HQ1410. F73 1982 Copy 3 Additional gift: Estate of Paul Avrich, 2006. Related names McElroy, Wendy. Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress) Subjects Feminism--United States--History. Individualism. Women--Political activity--United States--History. Notes Includes index. Bibliography: p. 349-352. Dewey class no. 305.4/2/0973
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Good. Good condition. 2nd edition. (women, women's studies, feminism, feminist) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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