"Now We Can Begin" (1920 essay)
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"Now We Can Begin" is a 1920 feminist essay by Crystal Eastman that outlines a radical vision for women's equality beyond the achievement of suffrage.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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feminist essay → |
| advocatesFor |
collective responsibility for childcare
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men's participation in housework → women's economic autonomy → |
| author |
Crystal Eastman
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| critiques |
limiting feminism to the right to vote
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| focusesOn |
economic independence for women
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equality beyond women's suffrage → redefinition of marriage and family roles → shared domestic labor → women's freedom in work and love → |
| genre |
feminist literature
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political essay → |
| hasLegacy |
frequently cited in histories of American feminism
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used in women's studies and gender studies curricula → |
| hasPerspective |
socialist-feminist viewpoint
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| historicalContext |
written after ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in the United States
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| influencedBy |
U.S. suffrage movement
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| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
feminism
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post-suffrage feminism → women's equality → women's rights → |
| movement |
first-wave feminism
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| notableFor |
articulating a post-suffrage feminist agenda
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early analysis of unpaid domestic labor as a barrier to women's equality → |
| partOf |
Crystal Eastman's feminist writings
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| proposes |
radical restructuring of gender roles
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social and economic reforms to achieve gender equality → |
| publicationYear |
1920
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| title |
Now We Can Begin
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Crystal Eastman
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