Woman's Estate

By Juliet Mitchell

Book Overview

Combining the energy of the early seventies feminist movement with the perceptive analyses of the trained theorist, Woman's Estate is one of the most influential socialist feminist statements of its time. Scrutinizing the political background of the movement, its sources and its common ground with other radical manifestations of the sixties, Woman's Estate describes the organization of women's liberation in Western Europe and America. In this foundational text, Mitchell locates the areas of women's oppression in four key areas: work, reproduction, sexuality and the socialization of children. Through a close study of the modern family and a re-evaluation of Freud's work in this field, Mitchell paints a detailed picture of patriarchy in action.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1804299588
• ISBN13: 9781804299586
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Woman's Estate

After scrutinizing the political background of the movement, its sources and its common ground with other radical movements of the sixties, Mitchell goes on to describe the organization of women's liberation in Western Europe and in America and to locate the areas of women's oppression. Part II presents her own theories, which focus on four key factors: work, reproduction, sexuality and the socialization of children, and includes a detailed study of the modern family and a reevaluation of Freud's work in this field. --- from book's back cover