Book Review: When Sex Became Gender (original) (raw)
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Shira Tarrant's book, "When Sex Became Gender," examines the intersection of feminist thought during the post-World War II era and the rise of Second Wave feminism. By analyzing the contributions of five lesser-known female theorists—Margaret Mead, Mirra Komarovsky, Viola Klein, Simone de Beauvoir, and Ruth Herschberger—Tarrant argues that a significant body of scholarship challenging essentialist views of gender existed prior to the Second Wave, thereby countering the myth of feminist dormancy during that period. The work highlights the social construction of gender and seeks to connect historical feminist thought to contemporary discussions on gender theory.
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