Feminist Pragmatism and Social Rights
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-6669-4322-1 (ISBN)
In an exploration of the little-told legacy of early feminist pragmatists who pioneered social rights in America, Feminist Pragmatism and Social Rights delves into the transformative efforts of trailblazing figures, including Jane Addams, Julia Lathrop, Florence Kelley, Grace Abbott, Mary Church Terrell, Mary McLeod Bethune, Emily Greene Balch, Molly Dewson, and Frances Perkins. As Judy D. Whipps reveals, these women created and led organizations that were prototypes for later federal programs. Their relentless advocacy reshaped U.S. politics and culture, from grassroots organizations to federal legislation, paving the way for constitutional recognition of social rights decades before the United Nation’s International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. This book is the first to cast the philosophy behind these women’s political and judicial activism as feminist pragmatism. Each chapter illuminates their struggles and triumphs, from combating child labor to advancing women’s rights, and after their research gathered popular support for reform, they continued that work by writing drafts of legislation and legal briefs. This book not only chronicles a pivotal fifty-year movement but also serves as a poignant reminder of their enduring impact.
Judy D. Whipps is professor emerita of philosophy and interdisciplinary studies at Grand Valley State University.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Feminist Pragmatist Philosophy and Activsm
Part 1: 1890-1917 - The Foundational Figures in Feminist Pragmatism
Chapter 1. Imagining Social Rights: Jane Addams and Hull House
Chapter 2. Women’s Networks and Social Science: Julia Lathrop and the Juvenile Courts
Chapter 3. Judicial Activism for Social Rights: Florence Kelley
Chapter 4. African American Clubwomen: Mary Church Terrell and Mary McLeod Bethune
Chapter 5. Grace Abbott and the Immigrants’ Protective League
Part II: Making Social Rights a Legal Reality: the 1920s and ‘30s
Chapter 6. Violent Interlude and Reform Backlash
Chapter 7. Internationalism and Global Social Rights: Emily Greene Balch
Chapter 8. The Children’s Bureau: A Prototype for Federal Social Rights
Chapter 9. Feminism: The Struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment and Workplace
Protections
Chapter 10. Social Rights in the New Deal: Frances Perkins, Molly Dewson, and Mary McLeod
Bethune
Conclusion: Are Social Rights at Risk Today?
Bibliography
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.12.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | American Philosophy Series |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6669-4322-3 / 1666943223 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-4322-1 / 9781666943221 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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