Woman in sexist society
Subtitle: studies in power and powerlessness.
By: Edited by Vivian Gornick and Barbara K. Moran.
Contributors: Moran, Barbara K., joint comp.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 515
Subjects: Women  -- History  -- Modern period, 1600-   -- Addresses, essays, lectures.
Description: This volume is an anthology of articles written by some 30 female scholars and writers. Each woman draws upon mastery of her discipline and on a commitment to eliminating the social and personal costs of sexism; and also the arguments from current social customs and "Nature" that the editors feel lock both men and women into life-denying stereotypes of masculinity and femininity.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.