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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Lehmkuhl, Ursula |
| Title, Analytic | Jane Addams: Politische Theorie und Praxis einer Sozialreformerin |
| Journal Title | Amerikastudien / American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1988 |
| Volume ID | Jahrgang 33 |
| Issue ID | Heft 4 |
| Location in Work | 439-458 |
| Abstract | Somewhat hidden in the biography of Jane Addams, there is an interesting and dynamic interrelationship between her philosophical background (theory) and her social endeavors (practice). The paper aims at eludicating this relationship and at demonstrating its significance for the theoretical discussions in the contexts of political participation and feminism. "Feminine pragmatism" is a major characteristic of Jane Addams' efforts in the practical fields of social settlement. It also marks her cooperation with the national and international peace and woman's suffrage movement during the period of American progressivism. The "feminization of politics" is the major goal of her reasonings in the context of political theory. Instead of arguing that men and women deserve the right to vote, she underlined the necessity of women's political participation by pointing at the differences that exist between men and women in the way they think and act. However, Jane Addams did not favor ghetto feminism. She aimed at the cooperation of men and women in politics on the basis of a division of labor. Instead of becoming like men women should cultivate their specific facilities to ameliorate the political apparatus. "The real danger of feminine politics," she writes, "is too much of a masculine policy." |
| Call Number | MKI P91-5 |
| MKI Terms | Women authors/ Feminists |