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What Has Socialism Ever Done For Women? w/ Julia Mead

Actually Existing Socialism

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Women's Emancipation in the Early Soviet Union

This chapter discusses the early decades of the Soviet Union and their efforts to build the first socialist society. It explores radical policies implemented in regards to women's emancipation, such as replacing church marriage with civil marriage and liberalizing divorce. The chapter also examines the challenges faced due to poverty, a decimated agricultural system, and a housing crisis.

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