Introduction：Feminism in America

1 Gender and Rhetoric：Liberal Feminism and Mary Rowlandson

Survey of Liberal Feminist Theory：Elizabeth Cady Stanton,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Betty Friedan

Liberal Feminism in Praxis：Mary Rowlandson's The Sovereignty and Goodness of God

References and Selected Further Reading

2 Gender and Work：Marxist Feminism and Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Survey of Marxist Feminist Theory：Emma Goldman.Michèle Barrett,Lillian Robinson

Marxist Feminism in Praxis：Charlotte Perkins Gilman's'The Yellow Wallpaper'and Selected Stories

References and Selected Further Reading

3 Gender and Consciousness：Psychoanalytic Feminism and Kate Chopin

Survey of Psychoanalytic Feminist Theory：Carol Gilligan,Jane Flax,Jane Gallop

Psychoanalytic Feminism in Praxis：Kate Chopin's The Awakening

References and Selected Further Reading

4 Gender and Nature：Ecofeminism and Wilia Cather

Survey of Ecofeminist Theory：Carol Bigwood,Carolyn Merchant,Carol Adams

Ecofeminism in Praxis：Willa Cather's Plains Fiction

References and Selected Further Reading

5 Gender and Sexuality：Radical Feminism and Adrienne Rich

Survey of Radical Feminist Theory：Shulamith Firestone,Andrea Dworkin,Mary Daly,Audre Lorde

Radical Feminism in Praxis：Adrienne Rich's Poetry

References and Selected Further Reading

6 Gender and Class：Socialist Feminism and Ann Beattie

Survey of Socialist Feminist Theory：Juliet Mitchell,Sheila Rowbotham,Zillah Eisenstein

Socialist Feminism in Praxis：Ann Beattie's Secrets and Surprises

References and Selected Further Reading

7 Gender and Race：Feminism of Colour and Alice Walker,Denise Chávez,Leslie Marmon Silko,Maxine Hong Kingston

Survey of Feminism of Colour：Angela Davis,bell hooks,Paula Gunn Allen,Gloria Anzaldúa

Third-World Feminism in Praxis：Alice Walker's The Color Purple,Denise Chávez's The Last of the Menu Girls,Leslie Marmon Silko's Storyteller,Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior

References and Selected Further Reading

Index