Gender and History: The Limits of Social Theory in the Age of the Family

by Linda J. Nicholson

Examines the women's movement, discusses feminist theories, and considers the writings of Locke and Marx concerning the separation of family and state

Genres: Philosophy, History

238 pages, Paperback

First published April 14, 1986

About the author

Linda J. Nicholson was Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, and Women's Studies at the State University of New York, Albany. She is the author of Gender and History (1986), editor of Feminism/Postmodernism (Routledge, 1990) and the co- editor with Steven Seidman of Social Postmodernism. She is editor of Routledge's Thinking Gender series.