Communist Rhetoric and Feminist Voices in Cold War America.

This book explores how women within the male-dominated Communist Party in the United States built a home for feminist ideology and practice during the early Cold War. It explores how, in pamphlets, articles, and petitions, women carefully crafted voices that spoke to the party's concerns while...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keohane, Jennifer
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books, 2018.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Women communists > United States > History > 20th century.
Women and communism > United States > History > 20th century.
Feminism > United States > History > 20th century.
Femmes communistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes et communisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Féminisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Women communists
Women and communism
Politics and government
Feminism
United States > History > 1945-
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1945-
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. Cold War, Hot Commodities: Gendering Consumer Culture Post-WWII ; 2. Spheres of Influence: Building Credibility and Theory in Woman Against Myth, 1948 ; 3. Voice and Visibility: Building Black Feminism in the Postwar Communist Party United States ; 4. "Articulate and Organized": Peace Petitions, Working-Class Motherhood, and Transnational Witnessing ; 5. "Long Range Propositions": Justifying Activism and Building Commitment ; 6. "The 100-Hour Work Week": The Housewife Ethos and Changes to the CPUSA ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; About the Author.

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