Feminist Pragmatism and Social Rights

From Jane Addams to Frances Perkins

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvJudy D. Whipps,John J. Kaag,John J Kaag

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-12-16
Mått152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt628 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAmerican Philosophy Series
Antal sidor356
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666943221

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Feminist Pragmatist Philosophy and ActivsmPart 1: 1890-1917 - The Foundational Figures in Feminist PragmatismChapter 1. Imagining Social Rights: Jane Addams and Hull HouseChapter 2. Women’s Networks and Social Science: Julia Lathrop and the Juvenile CourtsChapter 3. Judicial Activism for Social Rights: Florence KelleyChapter 4. African American Clubwomen: Mary Church Terrell and Mary McLeod BethuneChapter 5. Grace Abbott and the Immigrants’ Protective LeaguePart II: Making Social Rights a Legal Reality: the 1920s and ‘30sChapter 6. Violent Interlude and Reform BacklashChapter 7. Internationalism and Global Social Rights: Emily Greene BalchChapter 8. The Children’s Bureau: A Prototype for Federal Social RightsChapter 9. Feminism: The Struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment and WorkplaceProtectionsChapter 10. Social Rights in the New Deal: Frances Perkins, Molly Dewson, and Mary McLeodBethuneConclusion: Are Social Rights at Risk Today?BibliographyAbout the Author

“A must-read for anyone interested in how we might leverage our positionality and power to spark, scale, and sustain social change. Whipps’ meticulously documents how relational social change methods can cultivate significant social, political, and judicial changes. Feminist Pragmatism and Social Rights exposes readers to a diverse group of historic feminist pragmatist change-makers, highlighting the strategies they employed, the challenges they confronted, and the networks of relationships they cultivated.”