Social Feminism / / Naomi Black.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Black, Naomi,
• MitwirkendeR: Black, Naomi,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1989
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.) :; 1 chart
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Part I. Theory --; 1. Defining Feminism --; 2. Traditions of Analyzing Feminism --; 3. A Feminist Classification of Feminisms --; 4. A Feminist Approach to Social Science --; 5. Choosing a Subject --; Part II. The Women's Co-Operative Guild --; 6. Feminism and the Co-operative Movement --; 7. Women Co-operators, Not Women Co-operating --; 8. "The Mothers' International": Feminist Pacifism --; Part III. L'union Féminine Civique et Sociale --; 9. Social Catholicism and Social Feminism --; 10. Women's Work and Politics --; 11. Feminism and Reproduction --; 12. Volunteerism or Politics? --; Part IV. The League of Women Voters --; 13. Origins of Nonpartisanship --; 14. Goals as They Changed Over Time --; 15. The League and Its Feminist Identity --; 16. The Politics of the League of Women Voters --; Part V. The Future: Risks and Possibilities --; 17. Organizational Lessons --; 18. Theoretical Lessons --; 19. Conclusions --; References --; Appendix: Sources --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501745492; 9783110536171
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501745492
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Naomi Black.

In light of the history of three influential women's organizations in the United States, England, and France, Naomi Black offers a provocative new interpretation of feminism. She perceives two inherently different types of feminist thought: equity feminism, which incorporates women into existing male-dominated ideologies such as liberalism, Marxism, and socialism; and the less familiar social feminism, which emphasizes women's distinctive experiences and values. Examining the development of organizations previously considered traditional and nonpolitical—the League of Women Voters, the Women's Co-operative Guild, and the Union féminine civique et sociale—black concludes that the social feminism which characterizes these groups is a genuinely radical approach to social change.