Sentenced to Everyday Life: Feminism and the Housewife

by Lesley Johnson and Justine Lloyd

Book Overview

The history of the housewife is a complicated and uneasy narrative, rife with contradictions, tensions, and unanswered questions. In response to this, Sentenced to Everyday Life marks an important cross-generational moment in feminism. Challenging our previous understandings of what constitutes the housewife figure, this book tugs at a critical issue still unresolved in the contemporary world: what is the relationship between women and the home?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845200322
• ISBN13: 9781845200329
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"