The Comparative Feminism

Authors

  • Temma Kaplan
  • Àngels Carabí (entrevistadora) Universitat de Barcelona

Keywords:

feminism, United States, civil rights, race class, masculinity

Abstract

In this interview, Àngels Carabí and Temma Kaplan talk about the origins and evolution of the feminist movement in the United States. This derived from civil rights movements and had a common goal with them: to obtain civil rights for all women, of all backgrounds and races. The right to control their own body was one of the main issues, with the initial goals to allow birth control and abortion, as well as the right to have children –denied to many marginalised women. Later on the debate on sexuality got more attention. Studies on masculinities have also had a positive influence on feminism, since neither women nor men can be studied as separated identities.

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Published

2010-07-15

Issue

No. 12 (2006): Feminismos del siglo XXI

Section

Dossier

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