Woman's Estate

by Juliet Mitchell

Overview

Combining the energy of the early seventies feminist movement with the perceptive analyses of the trained theorist, Woman’s Estate is one of the most influential socialist feminist statements of its time. Scrutinizing the political background of the movement, its sources and its common ground with other radical manifestations of the sixties, Woman’s Estate describes the organization of women’s liberation in Western Europe and America. In this foundational text, Mitchell locates the areas of women’s oppression in four key areas: work, reproduction, sexuality and the socialization of children. Through a close study of the modern family and a re-evaluation of Freud’s work in this field, Mitchell paints a detailed picture of patriarchy in action.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781804299586
Publisher:	Verso Books
Publication date:	03/04/2025
Series:	Feminist Classics
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 5.08(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Juliet Mitchell is Professor of Psychoanalysis and Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of Psychoanalysis and Feminism; Siblings: Sex and Violence; and Mad Men and Medusas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Preface 11

Part 1 The Women's Liberation Movement

1 The Background of the Sixties 19

2 The Women's Liberation Movement 40

5 The Politics of Women's Liberation: 1 67

4 The Politics of Women's Liberation: 2 75

Part 2 Oppression of Women

5 The Position of Women: 1 99

6 The Position of Women: 2 123

7 The Position of Women: 3 144

8 The Ideology of the Family 152

9 Psychoanalysis and the Family 159

10 Out From Under… 173

Editorial Reviews

The quality of Mitchell’s thinking is revealed by her ability both to be critical of certain aspects of the women’s movement, and yet keep herself free of the bitterness and disillusion of radicals of an older generation.” —Richard Sennett, New York Review of Books

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