Are Socialism and Feminism Compatiable
Socialism and feminism, when we hear these words we often wonder how are they linked to each other and if they are linked to each other? ... Feminism is very much dependent on Socialism. Socialism was a stepping-stone for feminism. It is where feminism began; it is where it got its ideas and motivation. As Socialism "offered men of the laboring classes the dream of freedom from the domination by who monopolized the ownership of property, it offered women of all classes freedom from the domination of the very same men -as head of propertied households, at once their employers and their male kin. ... 759-756) Feminism developed out of the ideas of Socialism. ... Socialism came about and flourished after the years of Napoleons defeat. ... Socialism is genuine free enterprise."(McMullen) Socialism is really Marxism and Marxism supports feminism 100%. ... "(Woods) With this we get feminism. There is no one definition for feminism because there are many different types of feminist and forms of feminism. ... "Liberalism and Socialism both offered women different possibilities of emancipation. ... Feminism also turned to Socialism for equality. And thus Socialism offered women of all classes freedom from the household, employers and men. ... Feminism and Socialism came together to bring freedom to women. ... Socialism wanted equality between the distributions of wealth. ... Women play a very important role in the overthrow of capitalism and the building of socialism. ... "(Woods) Now we see how Socialism and feminism are compatible and how they are linked. Because feminism is the fight for the freedom of women and Socialism is the fight for freedom among the class for both men and women.