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Examining the convergence of socialism and feminism in the German labor movement around the turn of the century, Jean Quataert probes the competing identities and loyalties of class and sex and the problems their adherents faced in reconciling the two. By focusing on the women's movement in particular, she expands our understanding of the German So



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustration and List of Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xv*1. Feminist Awakening, pg. 3*2. "Work Horse, Baby Machine, Cultural Drudge", pg. 18*3. Eight Socialist Feminists: Diversity within Unity, pg. 47*4. The New Woman: A Socialist Vision, pg. 84*5. Class versus Sex Identity: Clara Zetkin and Lily Braun, pg. 107*6. Party Politics: Institutional Autonomy and Division of Labor, pg. 135*7. Party and Unions: Compatible and Conflicting Loyalties, pg. 161*8. The Unsolved Problem of Women's Socialist Education, pg. 189*9. Wartime Divisions: From Socialist to Social Feminism, pg. 209*10. Conclusion, pg. 228*Appendix, pg. 241*Notes, pg. 247*Bibliography, pg. 289*Index, pg. 303

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691607481, 978-0691607481
      ISBN10: 0691607486

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Examining the convergence of socialism and feminism in the German labor movement around the turn of the century, Jean Quataert probes the competing identities and loyalties of class and sex and the problems their adherents faced in reconciling the two. By focusing on the women's movement in particular, she expands our understanding of the German So



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustration and List of Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xv*1. Feminist Awakening, pg. 3*2. "Work Horse, Baby Machine, Cultural Drudge", pg. 18*3. Eight Socialist Feminists: Diversity within Unity, pg. 47*4. The New Woman: A Socialist Vision, pg. 84*5. Class versus Sex Identity: Clara Zetkin and Lily Braun, pg. 107*6. Party Politics: Institutional Autonomy and Division of Labor, pg. 135*7. Party and Unions: Compatible and Conflicting Loyalties, pg. 161*8. The Unsolved Problem of Women's Socialist Education, pg. 189*9. Wartime Divisions: From Socialist to Social Feminism, pg. 209*10. Conclusion, pg. 228*Appendix, pg. 241*Notes, pg. 247*Bibliography, pg. 289*Index, pg. 303

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