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Society in America
Source: Women in America
Author: Harriet Martineau
Country: United States

Subtitle: Observations made during a Stay in 1837. The online text of this key work by the pioneering individualist feminist Harriet Martineau. Be sure to click on "author" at bottom of the page to access biographical information.

An Individualist Feminist Compendium
Source: Wendy McElroy
Country: United States
E-mail: mac@zetetics.com

A site devoted to electronically republishing the works of early individualist feminists (e.g. de Cleyre, Schreiner, Grimke, Holmes), with an emphasis on 19th century America.

Man's rights; or, How would you like it? -- free online book
Source: Univ. of Michigan
Author: Annie Denton Cridge
Country: United States

A glimpse into the 19th century, compliments of a book published through E.M.F. Denton -- Mrs. Elizabeth Denton, who was a staunch supporter of radical libertarian and birth control advocate Ezra Heywood. Enjoy this antiquated -- and all the more charming for it -- view of man/woman equality. (1890)

An Individualist Feminist Compendium
Source: Wendy McElroy
Country: United States
E-mail: mac@zetetics.com

A site devoted to electronically republishing the works of early individualist feminists (e.g. de Cleyre, Schreiner, Grimke, Holmes), with an emphasis on 19th century America.

Daphne Patai
Source: Equity Feminism.com
Country: United States

A collection of articles by and about this iconoclastic feminist who counters the mainstream trends. A brief bio as well.

Karen Lehrman
Source: Equity Feminism.com
Country: United States

"Karen Lehrman is editor-in-chief of the webzine Civnet, and author of a book on feminism, 'The Lipstick Proviso: Women, Sex & Power in the Real World.' Her essay on the pitfalls of women's studies is excellent." Collection of her articles.

Living My Life, 2 Vols.
Source: Pitzer College
Author: Emma Goldman
Country: United States

Emma Goldman's invaluable chronicle of radicalism in America as experienced through her eyes. Although Goldman was "on the left," she shared many causes with individualists and the book(s) are replete with the names of 19th century ifeminists.

Lucifer the Light Bearer
Source: Pitzer College
Country: United States

A tantalizing sample of what was arguably the most influential "free love" periodical of the 19th century, issued from the hands of individualist feminists Moses Harman, Lillian Harman and E.C. Walker.

Katie Roiphe
Source: Equity Feminism.com
Country: United States

Use this site to begin exploring the ideas of Katie Roiphe, author of "The Morning After."

Woman and the Republic -- free online book
Source: About.com / The Guidon Club Opposed to Woman Suffrage
Author: Helen Kendrick Johnson
Country: United States

Free and online, subtitled "A Survey of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates." (1913)

Dorothy Day Library on the Web
Source: Catholic Worker
Author: Dorothy Day
Country: United States

Dorothy Day, founder of "The Catholic Worker," was an odd brand of feminist radical. She supported private property and decentralization while opposing both communism and capitalism. An extensive collection of her writing is online, free, and fascinating.

Women and Taxes -- free online booklet
Source: Independent Women's Forum
Author: Eileen O'Connor
Country: United States

This free online booklet, "Women and Taxes: What Women Need to Know About Work and Money," is the first in a series of free pamphlets that will be offered online by IWF. Adobe Acrobat required.

Harriet: the Moses of her People -- free online book
Source: Univ. of Carolina
Author: Sarah H. Bradford
Country: United States

Harriet Tubman -- a wonderful role model for ifeminists -- escaped from black slavery, then returned to the South nineteen times in order to lead over three hundred others to freedom. This is the story of her response to injustice. (1886)

Woodhull and Claflin Weekly online
Source: Victoria Woodhull
Country: United States
E-mail: victoriawoodhull@yahoo.com

This 19th century periodical, published and edited by ifeminists Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Claflin, is now online. Download the ifeminist controversies and news from a century ago.

Largest collection of Claire Wolfe available onine
Source: The Claire Files
Country: United States

The largest collection of Claire Wolfe's free online articles, including the only archive of her WorldNetDaily series "Free Life."

Look and feel
Source: Dynamist.com
Author: Virginia Postrel
Country: United States
E-mail: virginia@dynamist.com

Virginia Postrel's "current project is a book called Look and Feel, which will be published by HarperCollins. Due at the end of this year, Look and Feel is about the growing importance of aesthetics and its many implications -- for economics, politics, culture, and personal life. Although the book covers a lot more territory, you can read some related articles at the links" included at this page.

Articles by Christina Hoff Sommers
Source: Upstream
Country: United States

A free online collection of articles by the leading equity feminist, Christina Hoff Sommers, who embodies a return to sane feminism.

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