Animals and Women

Feminist Theoretical Explorations

By: Carol J. Adams (Editor), Josephine Donovan (Editor)

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Paperback | 14 November 1995

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Animals and Women is a collection of pioneering essays that explores the theoretical connections between feminism and animal defense. Offering a feminist perspective on the status of animals, this unique volume argues persuasively that both the social construction and oppressions of women are inextricably connected to the ways in which we comprehend and abuse other species. Furthermore, it demonstrates that such a focus does not distract from the struggle for women&;s rights, but rather contributes to it.

This wide-ranging multidisciplinary anthology presents original material from scholars in a variety of fields, as well as a rare, early article by Virginia Woolf. Exploring the leading edge of the species/gender boundary, it addresses such issues as the relationship between abortion rights and animal rights, the connection between woman-battering and animal abuse, and the speciesist basis for much sexist language. Also considered are the ways in which animals have been regarded by science, literature, and the environmentalist movement. A striking meditation on women and wolves is presented, as is an examination of sexual harassment and the taxonomy of hunters and hunting. Finally, this compelling collection suggests that the subordination and degradation of women is a prototype for other forms of abuse, and that to deny this connection is to participate in the continued mistreatment of animals and women.

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"This is an outstanding collection. The authors write expertly on the surprisingly intimate relation between attitudes toward animals and women in our culture. From reading their work on pornography, the treatment of laboratory animals, hunting, wife-beating, and factory farming I have learned a tremendous amount. This superbly edited volume makes an important contribution to the cause of animal and human liberation."--Jane Tompkins, Duke University"

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sexism/Speciesism: Interlocking Oppressions
Sexist Words, Speciesist Roots
Exploring the Boundaries: Feminism, Animals, and Science
Women Battering and Harm to Animals
License to Kill: An Ecofeminist Critique of Hunters' Discourse
Speech, Pornography, and Hunting
Abortion and Animal Rights: Are They Compatible Issues?
Alternative Stories
Beyond Just-So Stories: Narrative, Animals, and Ethics
Thinking Like a Chicken: Farm Animals and the Feminine Connection
Of Wolves and Women
The Power of Otherness: Animals in Women's Fiction
Birds Don't Sing in Greek: Virginia Woolf and "The Plumage Bill"
Taming Ourselves or Going Feral? Toward a Nonpatriarchal Metaethic of Animal Liberation
Speciesism, Racism, Nationalism...or the Power of Scientific Subjectivity
Bibliography of Feminist Approaches to Animal Issues
Notes on Contributors
Index
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