This book recaptures the buried history of the household science movement, including domestic science teaching, public health, higher education for women and the scientific content and aims of domestic science courses.
Forgotten Wives examines how marriage has contributed to the active 'disremembering' of women's achievements. Ann Oakley uses case studies of four women married to well-known men to ask questions about gender inequality and contributes a fresh vision of how the welfare state developed in the early 20th century.
Focusing on the differences between the sexes, this pioneering study by Ann Oakley has become a classic in gender studies. Its newly reissued edition includes a substantial introduction that emphasizes its ongoing significance. Oakley's work remains influential, shaping contemporary discussions on sex and gender for new scholars and students alike, ensuring its relevance in modern academic dialogues.
Kniha se snaží vysvětlit debaty o rozdílech mezi pohlavími. Autorka mapuje vytváření mužské ženské role formující se v průběhu výchovy. Kniha patří ke klasickým textům disciplíny zvané gender studies
Two sociology professors fall in love and carry on a whirlwind, adventurous affair despite their respective marriages, in a story that probes the boundaries constructed by marriage and the limits of abandon
Ann Oakley is one of the foremost feminist writers today. In her autobiography, she describes the events that made her a feminist and the kind of mother, wife, academic, and writer she is. This honest, sometimes painful, and absorbing account of her life in the second half of the twentieth century allows every woman to find some reflection of her own personality and feelings. Ann Oakley's life has encompassed great achievements and powerful crises, including a breakdown and serious illness. Interwoven with her personal narrative is the description of a haunting love affair that raises many unsolved problems faced by women today. Ann Oakley's life has never embraced easy answers, and her book, written with clarity and inner perception, encourages us to understand that living with contradictions is not such a bad way of life after all.
Traces the history of the women's movement and examines how women's roles in labor, politics, and personal relationships have changed
An analysis of women's unpaid role in the home. Written from a feminist perspective, Housewife aims to challenge the set of conventional values which label work a masculine activity and assign women to the home in the role of wife, mother and housekeeper. Oakley traces the historical development of the housewife role, explores the influence of industrialization and examines the situation of women today. Her analysis is illustrated with four case histories.
