Women and Economics
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Women and Economics is an influential 1898 feminist treatise by Charlotte Perkins Gilman that analyzes the economic dependence of women and advocates for their financial and social independence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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feminist treatise ⓘ |
| addresses | middle-class women's roles ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
economic independence of women
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social independence of women ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
collective or socialized childcare would benefit society
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economic structures reinforce gender inequality ⓘ traditional marriage creates economic dependence for women ⓘ unpaid domestic labor is economically valuable ⓘ women should have access to paid work outside the home ⓘ women's economic dependence is socially constructed ⓘ |
| author | Charlotte Perkins Gilman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
legal and social barriers to women's paid work
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the economic structure of the traditional family ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
economic sociology
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feminist literature ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critique of domestic ideology
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materialist analysis of gender relations ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a classic of feminist thought
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widely discussed in women's studies and gender studies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
feminist economics
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second-wave feminism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
progressive era reform ideas
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social Darwinism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
division of labor
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domestic labor ⓘ feminism ⓘ gender roles ⓘ marriage and economics ⓘ social reform ⓘ women's economic dependence ⓘ women's financial independence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early analysis of unpaid housework
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influential role in early 20th-century feminism ⓘ linking women's status to economic structures ⓘ |
| proposes |
greater economic autonomy for women
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reorganization of domestic labor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general educated readership
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reformers and feminists ⓘ |
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