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Inessential Woman - Softcover

Elizabeth V. Spelman

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Synopsis

Throughout history, Western philosophers have buried women's characters under the category of "men's nature." Feminist theorists, responding to this exclusion, have often been guilty of this exlcusion as well – focusing only on white, middle-class women and treating others as inessential. Inessential Woman is an eloquent argument against white, middle-class bias in feminist theory. It warns against trying to seperate feminist thinking and politics from issues of race and class, and challenges the assumption of homogeneity that underlies much of feminist thought.

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About the Author

Elizabeth V. Spelman is professor of philosophy at Smith College and author of Inessential Woman and Fruits of Sorrow. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Much of mainstream feminism focuses on white, middle-class women. Spelman, in what PW termed "a brilliant, scholarly rethinking of feminist thought," traces the roots of this tendency to ignore the interplay of racial, class, cultural and ethnic differences among oppressed women.
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