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" Red feminism : "
Kate Weigand.
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BL
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846148
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Weigand, Kate,1965-
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Red feminism : : American communism and the making of women's liberation /\ Kate Weigand.
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Baltimore, Md. :: Johns Hopkins University Press,, 2001.
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Reconfiguring American political history
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xiv, 220 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0801864895
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: 0801871115
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: 9780801864896
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: 9780801871115
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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pt. 1. Foundations. Building unity amidst diversity : ethnicity, race, and gender in the early years of American communism -- The Mary Inman controversy and the (re)construction of the woman question, 1936-1945 -- The congress of American women : catalyst for progressive feminsim -- pt. 2. Transformations. Women's work is never done : communists' evolving approach to the woman question, 1945-1956 -- Claudia Jones and the synthesis of gender, race, and class -- Communist culture and the politicization of personal life -- pt. 3. Connections. Old left feminism, the second wave, and beyond.
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"Drawing on substantial new research, Red Feminism traces the development of a distinctive Communist strain of American feminism from its troubled beginnings in the 1930s, through its rapid growth in the Congress of American Women during the early years of the Cold War, to its culmination in Communist Party circles of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Kate Weigand identifies the Communist and progressive women who developed a sophisticated critique of women's oppression and devised a class- and race-conscious program for women's liberation. Their efforts expanded the Party's theoretical analysis of women's oppression, led to the removal of sexist images from Party publications, and prompted a variety of new courses, publications, and activities aimed at promoting women's liberation inside and outside of Communist Party settings." "Weigand argues persuasively that, despite the devastating effects of anti-Communism and Stalinism on the progressive Left of the 1950s, Communist feminists such as Susan B. Anthony II, Betty Millard, and Eleanor Flexner managed to sustain many important elements of their work into the 1960s, when a new generation took up their cause and built an effective movement for women's liberation. Long before the civil rights revolution, the Communist analysis of race and class difference among women supported the struggles of African-American women and other women of color. Red Feminism provides a more complex view of the history of the modern women's movement, showing how key Communist activists came to understand gender, sexism, and race as central components of culture, economics, and politics in American society."--Jacket.
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Women and communism-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Women-- Political activity-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Women's rights-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Féminisme-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.
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Femmes et communisme-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.
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Femmes et politique-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.
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Femmes-- Statut juridique-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.
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Frauenbewegung
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Gleichberechtigung
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Kommunismus
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Politics and government.
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Politisches Engagement
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Social conditions.
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Women and communism.
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Women-- Political activity.
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Women's rights.
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Frau.
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Communisme.
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Vrouwenbeweging.
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United States, Politics and government, 20th century.
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United States, Social conditions, 20th century.
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États-Unis, Conditions sociales, 20e siècle.
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États-Unis, Politique et gouvernement, 20e siècle.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.273/75/082
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| LC Classification
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HX546.W35 2001
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15.85bcl
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15.85.bcl
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71.38bcl
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71.38.bcl
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