Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women Ghodsee Kristen
The lives of five socialist women and their legacy for modern-day feministsRed Valkyries explores the history of socialist feminism in Eastern Europe. Through the revolutionary careers of five…
Specifikacia Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women Ghodsee Kristen
The lives of five socialist women and their legacy for modern-day feministsRed Valkyries explores the history of socialist feminism in Eastern Europe. Through the revolutionary careers of five prominent socialist women active in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries--the aristocratic Bolshevik Alexandra Kollontai; the radical pedagogue Nadezhda Krupskaya; the polyamorous firebrand Inessa Armand; the deadly sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko; and the partisan, scientist, and global women's activist Elena Lagadinova--Kristen Ghodsee tells the story of the personal challenges faced by earlier generations of radicals.None of these women was a perfect leftist. Their lives were filled with inner conflicts, contradictions, and sometimes outrageous privilege. But they managed to fight for their own political projects with perseverance and dedication. Always walking a fine