AUTHOR'S BIO
Stephanie Coontz
Stephanie Coontz teaches history and family studies at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and is Director of Research and Public Education at the Council on Contemporary Families. Her most recent book is Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage.
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Women and the American Presidential Campaign
Stephanie Coontz Series: The World in Words 2008-10-22Since 1980, American women have been more likely to support Democratic presidential candidates than Republicans. But their preferences, while shaped by reproductive, sexual, and family interests, vary by their economic class position and personal options outside the family.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 11536
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The Feminine Mystique Revisited
Stephanie Coontz Series: The World in Words 2008-08-20Today, many social conservatives still blame feminism for inducing women to abandon the home for the workplace, thus destabilizing families and placing their children at risk. But, throughout the world, feminism has been the result, not the cause, of women entering the workforce, and the best way to stabilize and improve family life has been to strengthen women's rights.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 14213
