Feminist Nightmares: Women At Odds

Feminism and the Problems of Sisterhood

Author: Susan Ostrov Weisser
ISBN: 9780814726204

Though all women are women, no woman is only a woman, wrote Elizabeth Spelman in The Inessential Woman. Gone are the days when feminism translated simply into the advocacy of equality for women. Women's interests are not always aligned; race, class, and sexuality complicate the equation. In recent years, feminist ideologies have become increasingly diverse. Today, one feminist's most ardent political opponent may well be another feminist. As feminism grows increasingly diverse, the time has come to ask a painful and frequently avoided question: what does it mean for women to oppress women? This pathbreaking, provocative anthology addresses this troublesome dilemma from various feminist perspectives, offering an interdisciplinary collection of writings that widens our understanding of oppression to take into account women who are at odds. The book examines the social, political, and psychological ramifications of this phenomenon, as evidenced in a range of texts, from women's antislaver

Publisher: NYU Press
Publish Date: 1994-10-01

Subjects: Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Feminism)