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Benston, Margaret The Political Economy of Women's Liberation 1997 Book Chapter Women and Work, Social Reproduction, Feminist Political Economy Feminism, Feminist Theory, Marxism, Communism, Family, Gendered Labour, Socialism, Feminist Socialism, Materialist Feminism, Political Economy
Citation Benston, Margaret 1997 Book Chapter Feminism Feminist Theory Marxism Communism Family Gendered Labour Socialism Feminist Socialism Materialist Feminism Political Economy Women and Work Social Reproduction Feminist Political Economy

"The Political Economy of Women's Liberation"

by Benston, Margaret (1997)

Keywords

Feminism, Feminist Theory, Marxism, Communism, Family, Gendered Labour, Socialism, Feminist Socialism, Materialist Feminism, Political Economy

Themes

Women and Work, Social Reproduction, Feminist Political Economy

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Citation

Benston, Margaret. “The Political Economy of Women’s Liberation.” Materialist Feminism: A Reader in Class, Difference, and Women’s Lives, edited by Rosemary Hennessy and Chrys Ingraham, Routledge, 1997, pp. 17–23.

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