Summary of Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 Gloria Steinem, American feminist superstar, has always offered her critics a good run for their money. She has been married twice, and has children from both marriages.

#2 Black American women had never been subject to the domestic ideal denounced by Friedan, because they had never been slaves. They were proud of their status as workers, and this pride was part of a long tradition of political and community engagement.

#3 The idea that women are sovereign individuals, not just appendages, is still not accepted by many politicians and society in general.

#4 In France, the feminist organizations Osez le féminisme! and the Chiennes de garde called for the elimination of the Miss option on administrative forms, as it represented the nth nutty fad from feminists with too much time on their hands.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669385714

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Gloria Steinem, American feminist superstar, has always offered her critics a good run for their money. She has been married twice, and has children from both marriages.

#2

Black American women had never been subject to the domestic ideal denounced by Friedan, because they had never been slaves. They were proud of their status as workers, and this pride was part of a long tradition of political and community engagement.

#3

The idea that women are sovereign individuals, not just appendages, is still not accepted by many politicians and society in general.

#4

In France, the feminist organizations Osez le féminisme! and the Chiennes de garde called for the elimination of the Miss option on administrative forms, as it represented the nth nutty fad from feminists with too much time on their hands.

#5

The single woman is a symbol of female independence, which makes her a target for reactionary hate. However, she is also an intimidating figure for many other women, who are still constrained by the gender-divided labor model.

#6

Women are constantly being told to dream of romance, not love, and this largely disadvantages them because they are not given the opportunity to develop all their human qualities.

#7

We need examples, whether shared by the majority or drawn from a counterculture, that support us and provide meaning to our life choices. We must discern a pattern beneath the trajectory of women’s lives in order to motivate, support, and legitimize our choices.

#8

The tension