Politicizing and Practicing Motherhood

Why We Should Care What Phyllis Schlafly Served Her Kids for Breakfast

This article was originally posted at Process, the OAH blog, on October 18, 2016. “I’d like to burn you at the stake,” pioneering feminist Betty Friedan famously spat at conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly during a 1973 debate about the Equal Rights Amendment. Her loathing reflected the recognition of a formidable opponent. Though ...
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Politicizing and Practicing Motherhood

Rethinking the Split Between Feminists and the Left

The recent death of Shulamith Firestone marks a milestone in the history of second wave feminism, and encourages an historical perspective. Firestone was one of the most inspired and original political intellectuals of the sixties, and a founder of the modern feminist movement. I can speak personally here of the ...

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