The War Against Women
by Marilyn French
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"Terrifying...Impressive...A challenging esay that justifies the feminist revival." THE NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling author and feminist scholar Marilyn French has written a shocking and fascinating analysis of the history of women's political, cultural, physical, and economic repression that is as controversial as it is utterly convincing. In this stunning work of resarch, Ms. French creates a devastating portrait of today's male-dominated global society, with its underlying aim of show more destroying, subjugating, or mutilating women. Here is a devastating indictment of our values and an important step toward an urgent public discussion of human morality. show lessTags
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if i had read this when it came out i'd feel much differently about it. there are still important points here and she was absolutely doing something crucial here. some of the information is even still relevant. but much of it isn't by now and the lack of intersection (even as she tries) is disappointing.
the introduction was the best part of the entire book, i thought, which all of these quotes are from:
"I define as 'feminsit' any attempt to improve the lot of any group of women through female solidarity and a female perspective."
"Patriarchy - that is, institutionalized male supremacy - ..." (what a quick and easy and perfect definition that can be extrapolated for all oppressions)
"Men's need to dominate women may be based in their own show more sense of marginality or emptiness; we do not know its root, and men are making no effort to discover it." show less
the introduction was the best part of the entire book, i thought, which all of these quotes are from:
"I define as 'feminsit' any attempt to improve the lot of any group of women through female solidarity and a female perspective."
"Patriarchy - that is, institutionalized male supremacy - ..." (what a quick and easy and perfect definition that can be extrapolated for all oppressions)
"Men's need to dominate women may be based in their own show more sense of marginality or emptiness; we do not know its root, and men are making no effort to discover it." show less
1992 and women still striving to matter. Reading this in 2018 and seeing we have made no real progress at all...same shit...different day. Latest news has familiar infighting in women`s movement that will derail it and keep women an oppressed group for another forty years.
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Writer and feminist activist Marilyn French was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 21, 1929. She studied philosophy and English literature at Hofstra College, earning a bachelor's degree in 1951 and a master's in 1964. Before earning her doctorate from Harvard University, she taught English at Hofstra from 1964 to 1968. She was an assistant show more professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross from 1972 to 1976. She wrote numerous books throughout her lifetime including The Women's Room (1977), The War against Women (1992), and Season in Hell: A Memoir (1998). She died of heart failure on May 2, 2009 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction, History
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- 305.42 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Women Social role and status of women
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- HQ1154 .F744 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Women. Feminism
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