Lise Vogel is a unique voice in feminist theory. This book collects her best essays, opening a window into the last half century of US socialist feminism.
A trailblazer in the 1970s, Vogel planted the seeds for contemporary Social Reproduction Theory with her 'unitary theory' of exploitation and the oppression of women. Along with others, she challenged established views within the academy and movement by insisting that Marxist theory can accommodate not only class, but also race and gender. Today her work is more popular than ever, inspiring socialist feminists to develop inclusive liberatory ideas for the next generation.
Collecting five decades of Vogel's work, including long out-of-print material, this collection is a crucial resource for readers interested in the intellectual history of Marxist-feminism and twentieth-century activism.
By:
Lise Vogel
Foreword by:
Paula Varela
Edited by:
Kirstin Munro
Imprint: Pluto Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 19mm
ISBN: 9780745351391
ISBN 10: 0745351395
Series: Mapping Social Reproduction Theory
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 27 December 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgements Foreword by Paula Varela Preface to the Second Edition by Kirstin Munro Preface to the First Edition I. Historians of Our Own Lives 1. Introduction, 1995 2. Red, 2025 3. Luigi, 2025 II. Questions on the Woman Question 4. Fine arts and feminism: The awakening consciousness, 1974 5. Erotica, the Academy, and Art Publishing: A Review of Woman as Sex Object: Studies in Erotic Art, 1976 6. Questions on the Woman Question, 1979 7. Socialist Feminism, 1989 8. “She was my kind of scientist”: Margaret Benston and the Political Economy of Women’s Liberation, 2019 III. Feminism and Marxist Theory 9. The Earthly Family, 1973 10. The Contested Domain: A Note on the Family in the Transition to Capitalism, 1978 11. Marxism and Feminism: Unhappy Marriage, Trial Separation or Something Else, 1981 12. Feminist Scholarship: The Impact of Marxism, 1986 13. Engels’ Origin: Legacy, Burden and Vision, 1996 14. From the Woman Question to Women’s Liberation, 1983 IV. Difference, Diversity and Equality 15. Class and Other Roots, 1976 16. Telling Tales: Historians of Our Own Lives, 1990 17. Beyond Equality: Some Feminist Questions, 1993 18. Considering Difference: The Case of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 1995 19. Beyond Intersectionality, 2018
Lise Vogel is a feminist sociologist from the United States. Growing up in a politically active family, she was heavily involved in the Civil Rights and women’s liberation movements. She earned doctorates from Harvard University and Brandeis University, and is best known for developing our understanding of the relationship between Marxism and feminism. She is the author of many books, including Marxism and the Oppression of Women: Toward a Unitary Theory. Kirstin Munro is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The New School for Social Research in New York. She is the author of The Production of Everyday Life in Eco-Conscious Households: Compromise, Conflict, and Complicity. Paula Varela is a Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Buenos Aires and CONICET in Argentina in the areas of working-class studies and gender studies.
Reviews for The Contested Domain: Selected Writings on Marxism and Feminism
'Drawing on Marxist theory and integrating a feminist perspective, Vogel offers a compelling critique of bourgeois society and women’s oppression—a critique that not only advances theory, but also engages deeply with the historical and political conditions of social transformation' -- Melda Yaman, İstanbul University
