Freedom, Feminism, and the State

“Freedom, Feminism and the State is an exciting collection of hitherto unknown feminist works. Wendy McElroy’s introduction clearly shows the important place individualistic feminism occupied in the pioneering years of the feminist movement. McElroy’s analysis helps explain why so many women feel non-committal toward the modern feminist movement. Freedom, Feminism and the State is must reading for anyone concerned with the freedom of women.”

“Freedom, Feminism and the State is a superb reader, a lone offset to the assumption in most feminist thinking that the Daddy State can save women.”

“No one who reads Freedom, Feminism and the State can ever doubt again that women have been oppressed by men who have teamed up with the state powers of the day to keep women down. Here, moreover, is eloquent testimony to the equality of the sexes throughout our history in these intelligent essays by female philosophers, moralists, individualists.”

“Freedom, Feminism and the State is an important contribution to, and clarification of, the often confused debate on the rights of women and the source of their oppression.”

“To read Freedom, Feminism and the State is to receive a treasure chest of personal letters from the past from women struggling to attain equality and wholeness. The collection provides unique insights into the heritage and origins of the feminist movement and highlights problems that remain unresolved by feminists today. In addition, the government-generated oppression of women receives careful treatment, including suggestions for far-reaching and fundamental reforms. I recommend this book to anyone concerned with the problems women face as a subjugated majority.”