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History matters : patriarchy and the challenge of feminism
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History matters : patriarchy and the challenge of feminism

Author: Judith M Bennett
Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Written for everyone interested in women's and gender history, History Matters reaffirms the importance to feminist theory and activism of long-term historical perspectives. Judith M. Bennett, who has been commenting on developments in women's and gender history since the 1980s, argues that the achievement of a more feminist future relies on a rich, plausible, and well-informed knowledge of the past, and she asks  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Judith M Bennett
ISBN: 0812239466 9780812239461 9780812239461 0812220048 9780812220049
OCLC Number: 65207158
Description: 214 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction: feminism and history --
Feminist history and women's history --
Who's afraid of the distant past? --
Patriarchal equilibrium --
Less money than a man would take --
The L-word in women's history --
The master and the mistress --
Conclusion: for whom are we doing feminist history?
Responsibility: Judith M. Bennett.
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Written for everyone interested in women's and gender history, History Matters reaffirms the importance of viewing history from a distance and with feminist intent. Bennett argues that the  Read more...

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