A review by nordiccowgirl
Right-wing Women: The Politics of Domesticated Females by Andrea Dworkin

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

 I think that it’s important to read works like this to get a sense of where we were and where we are and where we can still go. I think that centering an idea of feminism around the ideas of those who came before us as well as engaging with work of those doing the work now is important so that we don’t become myopic. I don’t agree with everything Dworkin claims, but I think that she has a lot of intersectionality and grace for her “enemies” that modern feminists could use as a sign that women’s liberation has historical intersectionality. I’ve seen claims that most feminism up until now has been focused on white women, but I think that’s because books like these are no longer in print and the focus of “normal” textbooks and social media posts have been very white centered lately. I think it’s important to not try to create a divide among us now based on those misconceptions when women HAVE fought for true equality for a long time, regardless of race. As Dworkin points out, the division of women by race and class only helps the men hold the patriarchy and only the equality of all women will truly free us all.