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

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.

Table of Contents

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