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Ehrenreich, who is divorced, has talked to her children rosa, a law professor, and ben, a journalist and novelist about her realisation. For her own good is a historical survey of the many ways in which women have been told what to do for their own good by experts usually middleclass white men over the past two hundred years. Brightsided by barbara ehrenreich, an assault on the. Barbara ehrenreich is an american writer and political activist. Its a shame, because this is an important story that needs to be told, but her telling of the story is a very flawed one. Pdf nickel and dimed full book pdf ebooks includes pdf. For her own good paperback november 20, 1988 by barbara ehrenreich author, deirdre english author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The book includes sections on medicine, female health and sickness, homemaking, and childrearing, each one meticulously researched and extensively.
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