"Feminism Is Not the Story of My Life" - Softcover

Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385467915 ISBN 13: 9780385467919

Publisher: Anchor, 1996

Synopsis

Stating that contemporary femninists have pursued high-profile political causes at the cost of everyday women's problems, a study based on polls and interviews calls for a refocusing of feminist concerns

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Review:

Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, a professor at Emory University, believes that the ideals espoused by feminists such as Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug are incongruous with the goals and lifestyles of the average American woman. Using information from interviews with women of all walks of life, Fox-Genovese argues that the message of the feminist aristocracy ignores the realities of single mothers and low-income earners, and invalidates the desire of many women to fulfill themselves as mothers and wives. Consequently, she believes, most women have chosen to ignore feminism altogether, despite the advances and options it has provided.

About the Author:

Elizabeth Fox-Genovese is the Eleonore Raoul Professor of the Humanities and Professor of History at Emory University, where she is also a member of the English, Comparative Literature, and Women's Studies faculties.

About this edition

• Publisher: Anchor
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0385467915
• ISBN 13: 9780385467919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288