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Fantastic book - a classic of the second wave, and before its time.
Chapters 1 and 2 in particular are fantastic.
In chapter 1 Firestone explores biology and gendering in the context of Marx, and starts to explore the critical issue of reproductive labour (not in the economic sense, but in the biological as in the creators of labour units). It also paves the way for third wave thinking
"...the end goal of feminist revolution must be not just the elimination of male privilage but of the sex distin ...more
Chapters 1 and 2 in particular are fantastic.
In chapter 1 Firestone explores biology and gendering in the context of Marx, and starts to explore the critical issue of reproductive labour (not in the economic sense, but in the biological as in the creators of labour units). It also paves the way for third wave thinking
"...the end goal of feminist revolution must be not just the elimination of male privilage but of the sex distin ...more
