Eleanor flexner biography

Eleanor Flexner (October 4, 1908 – March 25, 1995) was an American independent scholar and pioneer in what was to become the field of women's studies.
Eleanor Flexner was an American independent scholar and pioneer in what was to become the field of women's studies.
Eleanor Flexner, a left-wing activist and writer, decided to compile a comprehensive history of the women's rights movement in the United States.

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Flexner, Eleanor

Born 4 October 1908, New York, New York; died 25 March 1995

Daughter of Abraham and Anne Crawford Flexner

Eleanor Flexner grew up in an intellectual world; her father was an educator and writer, her mother a playwright. After graduation from Swarthmore College (1930) she spent a year at Somerville College, Oxford (1930-31).

Although Flexner's first book, American Playwrights, 1918-1938 (1939), survives as a substantial piece of research and criticism, her prominence derives chiefly from writings on the women's movement. Century of Struggle: The Women's Rights Movement in the United States (1959), with 13 paperback printings followed by revised editions in 1975 and 1996 (expanded, with E. Fitzpatrick), is often used as a basic text for the history of the modern American feminist movement. Flexner said that in 1954 she looked for a book about the women's rights movement in the U.S. and, unable to find an adequate one, she decided to write one. The book's dedication to the memory of her mother is apt: she describes Anne Crawford Flexner as one whose "l

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12. Eleanor Flexner and the History of American Feminism

DuBois, Ellen Carol. "12. Eleanor Flexner and the History of American Feminism". Woman Suffrage and Women’s Rights, New York, USA: New York University Press, 1998, pp. 239-251. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814785409.003.0015

DuBois, E. (1998). 12. Eleanor Flexner and the History of American Feminism. In Woman Suffrage and Women’s Rights (pp. 239-251). New York, USA: New York University Press. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814785409.003.0015

DuBois, E. 1998. 12. Eleanor Flexner and the History of American Feminism. Woman Suffrage and Women’s Rights. New York, USA: New York University Press, pp. 239-251. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814785409.003.0015

DuBois, Ellen Carol. "12. Eleanor Flexner and the History of American Feminism" In Woman Suffrage and Women’s Rights, 239-251. New York, USA: New York University Press, 1998. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814785409.003.0015

DuBois E. 12. Eleanor Flexner and the History of American Feminism. In: Woman Suffrage and Women’s Rights. New York, USA: New Yor

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Mary Wollstonecraft

September 20, 2022

The topic is obvious, this is a biography of Mary Wollstonecraft, and in no way should people confuse her with her daughter whose surname was Shelly but she used her mother's maiden name as well. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly's maiden name was Godwin.

This was very disappointing although it was interesting. The main reason it irked me is due to the fact that the author kept infusing the psychological theories of the time she wrote which are, naturally, dated. Also, the tone of the writing didn't win me over, although it could have been worse. Suffice it to say that the more I read, the less I cared for it, but I managed to slog my way through it. That said, it wasn't a 1 star book due to the amount of research, etc, in this book.

I borrowed this book because it showed up in my library network when I was looking for books by Wollstonecraft, not because of any recommendations, etc. Surely there must be better ones out there, but as you can see the average rating is higher than mine so it's possible you'll like this better than I did.