The Woman Movement From the Point of View of Social Consciousness (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Taft, Jessie

 
9781330092088: The Woman Movement From the Point of View of Social Consciousness (Classic Reprint)

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Understanding the woman movement through the lens of social consciousness — this work surveys how women’s roles, work, and motherhood intersect with broader social changes. It argues that women are navigating a clash between old expectations and modern life, and that true progress requires society to think and act in more conscious, systematic ways.

This edition frames the issues as twofold: personal challenges women face in daily life and public questions that affect the welfare of society. It connects individual struggles to larger movements, showing how labor, education, and domestic life shape and are shaped by social forces. It also discusses the limits of passivity and the need for a social self that can participate in a changing world without sacrificing values.

- See how economic realities influence choices about marriage, work, and independence.
- Learn why domestic life and public life feel out of sync for many women.
- Explore the idea of building social consciousness to address both personal and societal problems.
- Discover how the labor movement and the woman movement relate and strengthen each other.

Ideal for readers curious about the historical roots of women’s rights, social reform, and how individual lives relate to larger social systems in a changing era.

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