The Monopoly of Man
Published on 6. April 2021
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-0-262-04539-1 (ISBN)
Description
A key text by a leading figure in Italian socialist feminism that remains relevant today, addressing the exploitation of women in the workplace and at home.
Anna Kuliscioff (c. 1854-1925) was a prominent figure in the revolutionary politics of her era, advocating for socialism and feminism. One of the founding members of the Italian Socialist Party, she actively contributed to the late-nineteenth-century flourishing of the Socialist International and the emergence of Italian socialism. For the last decades of her life, Kuliscioff's public militancy revolved around the "woman question." She viewed feminism through the lens of class struggle, addressing the double exploitation of women--in the workplace and at home. Kuliscioff fought a twofold battle: as a socialist, she unmasked the sexism of her colleagues; as a feminist, she criticized liberal-bourgeois feminism. In this key text, she makes her case for a socialist feminism.
Anna Kuliscioff (c. 1854-1925) was a prominent figure in the revolutionary politics of her era, advocating for socialism and feminism. One of the founding members of the Italian Socialist Party, she actively contributed to the late-nineteenth-century flourishing of the Socialist International and the emergence of Italian socialism. For the last decades of her life, Kuliscioff's public militancy revolved around the "woman question." She viewed feminism through the lens of class struggle, addressing the double exploitation of women--in the workplace and at home. Kuliscioff fought a twofold battle: as a socialist, she unmasked the sexism of her colleagues; as a feminist, she criticized liberal-bourgeois feminism. In this key text, she makes her case for a socialist feminism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-04539-1 (9780262045391)
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Persons
Anna Kuliscioff; introduction by Jamila Mascat; translated by Lorenzo Chiesa
Content
Series Foreword / vii
Introduction: Portrait of a Socialist Lady / xi
Jamila M. H. Mascat
The Monopoly of Man
The Woman Question and Other Problems / 3
The Condition of Woman throughout History / 6
Woman in the Struggle for Existence / 11
Woman in Primitive Peoples / 12
Woman in the Middle Ages / 14
Modern Woman / 16
Current Causes That Drive Woman to Work / 17
Why I Chose the Question of Woman’s Labor / 19
Woman’s Moral Parasitism / 21
Repercussions for Man / 23
Economic Independence as a Precondition for Civil and
Political Rights / 25
The Privilege of Modern Man / 28
Women Factory Workers / 29
Woman’s Invasion of Industries / 31
The Wages of Women / 35
Supposed Causes of Lower Wages: Supply and
Demand / 36
Lower Productivity / 37
Fewer Needs / 38
The Actual Causes: Division and Deference / 39
A Complementary Wage / 40
The Law of Custom / 41
Women Teachers / 42
The Wages of Women Teachers / 43
Saleswomen and Retailers / 44
Women Professionals / 46
Objections / 47
Women Physicians / 52
Women Lawyers / 55
Women Scholars / 56
The Mother / 56
Hopes and Vows / 61
Translator’s Notes / 63
Introduction: Portrait of a Socialist Lady / xi
Jamila M. H. Mascat
The Monopoly of Man
The Woman Question and Other Problems / 3
The Condition of Woman throughout History / 6
Woman in the Struggle for Existence / 11
Woman in Primitive Peoples / 12
Woman in the Middle Ages / 14
Modern Woman / 16
Current Causes That Drive Woman to Work / 17
Why I Chose the Question of Woman’s Labor / 19
Woman’s Moral Parasitism / 21
Repercussions for Man / 23
Economic Independence as a Precondition for Civil and
Political Rights / 25
The Privilege of Modern Man / 28
Women Factory Workers / 29
Woman’s Invasion of Industries / 31
The Wages of Women / 35
Supposed Causes of Lower Wages: Supply and
Demand / 36
Lower Productivity / 37
Fewer Needs / 38
The Actual Causes: Division and Deference / 39
A Complementary Wage / 40
The Law of Custom / 41
Women Teachers / 42
The Wages of Women Teachers / 43
Saleswomen and Retailers / 44
Women Professionals / 46
Objections / 47
Women Physicians / 52
Women Lawyers / 55
Women Scholars / 56
The Mother / 56
Hopes and Vows / 61
Translator’s Notes / 63