Sexual power : feminism and the family in America /
Johnston, Carolyn, 1948-
Sexual power : feminism and the family in America / Carolyn Johnston. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1992. - 1 online resource (xvii, 413 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-392) and index.
Colonial window: good wives and witches (1607-1776) -- Republican motherhood and the angel in the house -- Feminism for the sake of the family and community (1800-1900) -- Power in the bedroom and the nursery (1800-1900) -- Sex radicals: feminists against the traditional family -- Suffrage movement: municipal housekeeping or full equality? (1848-1919) -- Exquisite surrender? the new feminists of the 1920s -- Empowerment of wives and mothers: surviving the great depression -- Paradox of women's power during World War II -- Power of mom: domesticity, motherhood, and sexuality in the 1950s -- Feminist voices of the 1950s -- Miss America good-bye: the modern feminist movement -- Appendix 1: A portrait of marriage in the 1930s -- Appendix 2: Black women oral history project -- Appendix 3: The feminist movement in the 1970s: a chronology.
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Since the early 1970s, scholars have argued, defined, and refined a wide range of interpretations of American women's lives. Despite the richness of the recent literature, few interpretations sufficiently credit women's family and sexual experiences for the emergence of feminism and the construction of pro-family agendas. Thus, Johnston's approach offers an opportunity to view the history of feminism and the family from a fresh perspective. Much of the literature on feminism has focused on women's oppression and victimization, rather than on the power that women historically have exerted. Johnston's interpretation of American feminism differs from previous works because she argues that the gradual growth of feminist consciousness lies not simply in oppression or feelings of victimization, but paradoxically in a growing sense of empowerment of women as wives and mothers. Johnston explores critical questions concerning American women's sexual lives. How have women's empowering experiences in the family shaped feminist consciousness and action? How have feminists confronted family issues? How have women exerted sexual power? How was it contained within the limits of patriarchal society at times, while at other times it fueled the fires of feminist rebellion? How have gender and class issues affected domestic politics and feminism?
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English.
0585218935 (electronic bk.) 9780585218939 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
Čubrilović Familie : 19. Jh.-
Feminism--History.--United States
Families--United States.
Féminisme--Histoire.--États-Unis
Familles--États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Families.
Feminism.
Feminismus
Geschichte
Innenpolitik
Frauenbewegung
United States.
USA
Feminism United States
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HQ1410 / .J65 1992eb
305.42/0973
Sexual power : feminism and the family in America / Carolyn Johnston. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1992. - 1 online resource (xvii, 413 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-392) and index.
Colonial window: good wives and witches (1607-1776) -- Republican motherhood and the angel in the house -- Feminism for the sake of the family and community (1800-1900) -- Power in the bedroom and the nursery (1800-1900) -- Sex radicals: feminists against the traditional family -- Suffrage movement: municipal housekeeping or full equality? (1848-1919) -- Exquisite surrender? the new feminists of the 1920s -- Empowerment of wives and mothers: surviving the great depression -- Paradox of women's power during World War II -- Power of mom: domesticity, motherhood, and sexuality in the 1950s -- Feminist voices of the 1950s -- Miss America good-bye: the modern feminist movement -- Appendix 1: A portrait of marriage in the 1930s -- Appendix 2: Black women oral history project -- Appendix 3: The feminist movement in the 1970s: a chronology.
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Since the early 1970s, scholars have argued, defined, and refined a wide range of interpretations of American women's lives. Despite the richness of the recent literature, few interpretations sufficiently credit women's family and sexual experiences for the emergence of feminism and the construction of pro-family agendas. Thus, Johnston's approach offers an opportunity to view the history of feminism and the family from a fresh perspective. Much of the literature on feminism has focused on women's oppression and victimization, rather than on the power that women historically have exerted. Johnston's interpretation of American feminism differs from previous works because she argues that the gradual growth of feminist consciousness lies not simply in oppression or feelings of victimization, but paradoxically in a growing sense of empowerment of women as wives and mothers. Johnston explores critical questions concerning American women's sexual lives. How have women's empowering experiences in the family shaped feminist consciousness and action? How have feminists confronted family issues? How have women exerted sexual power? How was it contained within the limits of patriarchal society at times, while at other times it fueled the fires of feminist rebellion? How have gender and class issues affected domestic politics and feminism?
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
0585218935 (electronic bk.) 9780585218939 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
Čubrilović Familie : 19. Jh.-
Feminism--History.--United States
Families--United States.
Féminisme--Histoire.--États-Unis
Familles--États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Families.
Feminism.
Feminismus
Geschichte
Innenpolitik
Frauenbewegung
United States.
USA
Feminism United States
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HQ1410 / .J65 1992eb
305.42/0973