Dorothy Sue Cobble on the Full Rights Feminists
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They wanted the full array of rights. Political rights, yes, they were active in the suffrage movement, but they also wanted economic rights and social rights. They wanted to lessen inequalities. They also wanted the rights of mothers and of children advanced. Dorothy Sue Cobble A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Dorothy Sue Cobble is the Distinguished Professor of History and Labor Studies Emerita at Rutgers University and the author of For the Many: American Feminists and the Global Fight for Democratic Equality. Key Highlights Include Dorothy explains who the full rights feminists were and what they advocated forProfiles of full rights feminists like Frances PerkinsHow full rights feminism influenced the New DealA brief history of the conflicts between full rights feminists and equal rights feminists over the Equal Rights AmendmentA profile of early Japanese feminist Tanaka Taka Key Links For the Many: American Feminists and the Global Fight for Democratic Equality by Dorothy Sue Cobble Visit Dorothy at www.dorothysuecobble.com Learn about the Triangle Shirtwaist Workers Strike Related Content Derek W. Black Says Public Education Represents the Idea of America... Not its Reality Barbara Freese on Corporate Denial More from the Podcast More Information Democracy Group Apes of the State created all Music Email the show at [email protected] Follow me on Twitter @DemParadox 100 Books on Democracy
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