Women and Socialism (Revised and Updated Edition)

Thirty years have passed since the heyday of the women’s liberation movement, yet women remain without equal rights while feminist thought has shifted steadily rightward. This fully updated collection of essays examines these issues from a Marxist perspective, focused on both gender and class, with a new chapter on the stirrings of a new movement today. Sharon Smith is the author of ‘Subterranean Fire: A History of Working-Class Radicalism in the United States’, also published by Haymarket books, as well as many articles on women’s liberation and the U.S. working class.