Introduction：Feminism in America 1
1 Gender and Rhetoric：Liberal Feminism and Mary Rowlandson 35
Survey of Liberal Feminist Theory：Elizabeth Cady Stanton,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Betty Friedan 35
Liberal Feminism in Praxis：Mary Rowlandson's The Sovereignty and Goodness of God 47
References and Selected Further Reading 62
2 Gender and Work：Marxist Feminism and Charlotte Perkins Gilman 65
Survey of Marxist Feminist Theory：Emma Goldman.Michèle Barrett,Lillian Robinson 65
Marxist Feminism in Praxis：Charlotte Perkins Gilman's'The Yellow Wallpaper'and Selected Stories 76
References and Selected Further Reading 92
3 Gender and Consciousness：Psychoanalytic Feminism and Kate Chopin 94
Survey of Psychoanalytic Feminist Theory：Carol Gilligan,Jane Flax,Jane Gallop 94
Psychoanalytic Feminism in Praxis：Kate Chopin's The Awakening 108
References and Selected Further Reading 119
4 Gender and Nature：Ecofeminism and Wilia Cather 122
Survey of Ecofeminist Theory：Carol Bigwood,Carolyn Merchant,Carol Adams 122
Ecofeminism in Praxis：Willa Cather's Plains Fiction 135
References and Selected Further Reading 148
5 Gender and Sexuality：Radical Feminism and Adrienne Rich 152
Survey of Radical Feminist Theory：Shulamith Firestone,Andrea Dworkin,Mary Daly,Audre Lorde 152
Radical Feminism in Praxis：Adrienne Rich's Poetry 170
References and Selected Further Reading 180
6 Gender and Class：Socialist Feminism and Ann Beattie 184
Survey of Socialist Feminist Theory：Juliet Mitchell,Sheila Rowbotham,Zillah Eisenstein 184
Socialist Feminism in Praxis：Ann Beattie's Secrets and Surprises 196
References and Selected Further Reading 210
7 Gender and Race：Feminism of Colour and Alice Walker,Denise Chávez,Leslie Marmon Silko,Maxine Hong Kingston 213
Survey of Feminism of Colour：Angela Davis,bell hooks,Paula Gunn Allen,Gloria Anzaldúa 214
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 220
References and Selected Further Reading 239
Index 247