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Red feminism :

(Number (ISBN

0801864895

(Number (ISBN

0801871115

(Number (ISBN

9780801864896

(Number (ISBN

9780801871115

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Red feminism :

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[Book]

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American communism and the making of women's liberation /

First Statement of Responsibility

Kate Weigand.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Baltimore, Md. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2001.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 220 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

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24 cm

Series Title

Reconfiguring American political history

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

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.

Women and communism-- United States-- History-- 20th century.

Women-- Political activity-- United States-- History-- 20th century.

Women's rights-- United States-- History-- 20th century.

Communisme.

Féminisme-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.

Femmes et communisme-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.

Femmes et politique-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.

Femmes-- Statut juridique-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.

Frau.

Frauenbewegung

Gleichberechtigung

Kommunismus

Politics and government.

Politisches Engagement

Social conditions.

Vrouwenbeweging.

Women and communism.

Women-- Political activity.

Women's rights.

United States, Politics and government, 20th century.

United States, Social conditions, 20th century.

États-Unis, Conditions sociales, 20e siècle.

États-Unis, Politique et gouvernement, 20e siècle.

United States.

USA.

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Weigand, Kate,1965-

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20200822131001.0

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