The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist RevolutionIn the light of recent developments concerning the still-present gulf between the sexes, books by and about women and society have climbed to the top of the bestseller lists. Listed as one of the 20 most influential women's books of the last 20 years in a Publishers Weekly poll, this classic in feminist theory is now reissued in a new Quill edition. Illustrated. |
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Page 58
... play with dolls , to ' play house ' , to be pretty and attractive . It is hoped that she will not be one of those to fight off her role till the last minute . It is hoped she will slip into it early , by persuasion , artificially ...
... play with dolls , to ' play house ' , to be pretty and attractive . It is hoped that she will not be one of those to fight off her role till the last minute . It is hoped she will slip into it early , by persuasion , artificially ...
Page 83
... played the violin and sang all the time at the age of seventeen months . But the Dauphin was no genius , later proving himself to be certainly no more intelligent than any average member of the aristocracy . And playing the violin wasn ...
... played the violin and sang all the time at the age of seventeen months . But the Dauphin was no genius , later proving himself to be certainly no more intelligent than any average member of the aristocracy . And playing the violin wasn ...
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... play- ground for the Tender Untouchables , mothers and young children ( one seldom finds anyone else here , as if by decree ) , an athletic field or swimming pool for the youth , a shady knoll for young couples and students , and a ...
... play- ground for the Tender Untouchables , mothers and young children ( one seldom finds anyone else here , as if by decree ) , an athletic field or swimming pool for the youth , a shady knoll for young couples and students , and a ...
Contents
The Dialectic of Sex II | 11 |
On American Feminism | 23 |
The Misguided Feminism | 46 |
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