Includes bibliographical references (p. 380-416) and index.

1. The historical case for feminism -- pt. 1. Before feminism -- 2. Gender and power -- pt. 2. The historical emergence of feminisms -- 3. Women's rights, women's work, and women's sphere -- 4. Race and the politics of identity in U.S. feminism -- 5. The global stage and the politics of location -- pt. 3. The politics of work and family -- 6. Never done : women's domestic labor -- 7. Industrialization, wage labor, and the economic gender gap -- 8. Workers and mothers : feminist social policies -- pt. 4. The politics of health and sexuality -- 9. Medicine, markets, and the female body -- 10. Reproduction : the politics of choice -- 11. Sexualities, identities, and self-determination -- 12. Gender and violence -- pt. 5. Feminist visions and strategies -- 13. New words and images : women's creativity as feminist practice -- 14. No turning back : women and politics.