Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This dissertation examines socialist feminism as it developed as a political force in English-speaking parts of Canada, especially Toronto, from the 1960s -1980s.This project contributes to documenting, summarizing, and analyzing socialist feminist activity, with particular attention devoted to organizational forms and methods.The legacy of socialist feminism is remembered as a disinclination towards parties, leadership, and organization.In reviewing the history of socialist feminism, I show that this is not an accurate portrayal of the movement.Instead, there were heated debates about the best strategies for achieving the goals of the movement.Drawing on archival research, interviews and secondary sources, I look at what practices emerged from the development of socialist feminism that can inform contemporary projects for women's liberation.Socialist feminists rooted
Author: Jenna Amirault
Institution: Carleton University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W3016130552