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A little help please.
I am looking for a good introduction to feminism, from a Marxist perspective preferably. My girlfriend is troubled by events that happened a long while ago and I think that she could benefit from gaining an understanding of the oppression of women and how to fight against it.
She is not entirely political as it stands, so what can comrades recommend as a simple introduction to (Marxist) feminism.
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I'm having a hard time thinking of a definitive text for an "introduction" to marxist feminism. Honestly though, I'd point her towards work from bell hooks (who is not necessarily outright "marxist," but most of feminist thought is either influenced by leftism or influences leftism), specifically Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center. It's concise and, in my opinion, is a nice overview of contemporary feminist thought.
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You might want to check out Dorothy Smith's Feminism and Marxism: A Place to Begin, A Way to Go (1977). I've never read it, but from the title, it seems to be what you're looking for.
EDIT: I can't remember for certain but I think Patricia Hill Collins gives a nice critique of Smith's standpointism, particularly from an intersectional position between race and sex.
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Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks is probably the most radical and easy to read "Intro to Feminism" books out there.
You may want to check out this thread.
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