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The Evolution of Socialist Feminism from Eleanor Marx to AOC traces the socialist feminism as it has played out in the socialist movements in Europe and North America from the 19th to the 21st century. It is an important text for undergraduate students of politics, sociology, and gender studies, as well as for the general reader.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION
Part I: EUROPEAN SOCIALIST FEMINISM OF THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY 1. Eleanor Marx (1855 -1898) and Lily Braun (1865 -1916): The Marxist and the Social Democrat 2. Rosa Luxemburg (1895-1905) and Clara Zetkin (1857-1933): The Visionary and the Organizer 3. Alexandra Kollontai (1872 -1952): Socialist Feminism and the Russian Revolution 4. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960): Socialist Feminism and the Suffrage Movement
Part II: AMERICAN RADICALISM OF 19TH AND FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY 5: Emma Goldman (1869 -1940): Anarchism and American Radicalism 6: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890 -1964): Socialist Feminism, the Labor Movement, and the Communist Party 7: Rose Schneiderman (1882-1972): Socialist Feminism, the Labor Movement, and the New Deal 8: Claudia Jones (1915 - 24 1964): Socialist Feminism, the Struggle for Racial and Gender Justice, and the International Communist Movement
PART III THE REBIRTH OF RADICALISM IN THE 1960s AND 1970s 9: Angela Davis (1944- ): Socialist/Communist Feminism and the Black Liberation Movement 10: Sheila Rowbotham (1943- ) and Zillah Eisenstein (1948- ): Socialist Feminism and Second Wave Feminism in the Streets and in the Academy
PART IV: THE EARLY 21st CENTURY REVIVAL OF SOCIALIST FEMINISM 11: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC) and the Growth of Multi-Racial Socialist Feminism 12. Conclusion
About the author
Karen Bojar is Professor Emerita of English and Women's Studies at the Community College of Philadelphia (USA). She has written numerous books and articles on feminism, most recently
Feminist Organizing Across the Generations (Routledge, 2021), which argues for the critical importance of strong social movement organizations.
Summary
The Evolution of Socialist Feminism from Eleanor Marx to AOC traces the socialist feminism as it has played out in the socialist movements in Europe and North America from the 19th to the 21st century. It is an important text for undergraduate students of politics, sociology, and gender studies, as well as for the general reader.
