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Human Work
Human Work represents the first ground breaking analysis on the equal importance of work in the lives of men and women. Noted feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman maintains the notion that it was "sexuo-economic oppression of women" and not women's biology that kept women from achieving in all areas of work. Accusing men of appropriating certain work as "men's work" and masking the process as a biological locus rather than an exercise in power relations, Gilman asserts that men created an economic dependence that has prevented women from success in the workplace. Introduced by noted scholars Michael Kimmel and Mary Moynihan, Human Work is necessary reading for anyone interested in power and gender structures in the workplace.
416 pages, Paperback
First published May 18, 2005
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
1,088 books2,316 followersCharlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was a prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of post-partum depression.
She was the daughter of Frederic B. Perkins.
She was the daughter of Frederic B. Perkins.
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January 5, 2021
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTORY 5
II. MAN AS A FACTOR IN SOCIAL EVOLUTION 19
III. CONCEPT AND CONDUCT 37
IV. SOME FALSE CONCEPTS 59
V. THE NATURE OF SOCIETY (I) 79
VI. THE NATURE OF SOCIETY (II) 99
VII. THE SOCIAL SOUL 125
VIII. THE SOCIAL BODY 157
IX. THE NATURE OF WORK (I) 179
X. THE NATURE OF WORK (II) 203
XI. SPECIALISATION 227
XII. PRODUCTION 249
XIII. DISTRIBUTION 275
XIV. CONSUMPTION (I) 299
XV. CONSUMPTION (II) 321
XVI. OUR POSITION TO-DAY 341
XVII. THE TRUE POSITION 367
I made the smooth-reading of this book and Project Gutenberg will publish it pretty soon.
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTORY 5
II. MAN AS A FACTOR IN SOCIAL EVOLUTION 19
III. CONCEPT AND CONDUCT 37
IV. SOME FALSE CONCEPTS 59
V. THE NATURE OF SOCIETY (I) 79
VI. THE NATURE OF SOCIETY (II) 99
VII. THE SOCIAL SOUL 125
VIII. THE SOCIAL BODY 157
IX. THE NATURE OF WORK (I) 179
X. THE NATURE OF WORK (II) 203
XI. SPECIALISATION 227
XII. PRODUCTION 249
XIII. DISTRIBUTION 275
XIV. CONSUMPTION (I) 299
XV. CONSUMPTION (II) 321
XVI. OUR POSITION TO-DAY 341
XVII. THE TRUE POSITION 367
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