Actually Existing Socialism
What Has Socialism Ever Done For Women? w/ Julia Mead
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1. The ideas of early socialist feminist thinkers in the late 19th century influenced future Eastern European states in the 20th century, particularly in terms of women's rights.
2. Early socialists emphasized the connection between monogamous marriage and the preservation of private property, as well as the importance of class solidarity over gender divisions.
3. Early socialist theorists believed in the state's responsibility to support women as mothers.
4. Working-class men and women in socialist societies believed in class emancipation rather than seeking suffrage or legal rights with bourgeois women.
5. Legal changes in Soviet Russia dismantled the nuclear family and aimed to prevent women from being trapped in difficult or abusive marriages.
6. Understanding the concept of the destruction of the nuclear family is crucial to avoid misinterpretation.
7. Women's activism and organization under states' socialism looked different from capitalist countries, but women still found ways to advocate for their interests.
8. Learning from women organizing under socialism in Eastern Europe highlights the importance of having people both inside and outside the state pushing for change and challenges the narrow definition of freedom under capitalism.
9. Contemporary social organizing theory emphasizes the effectiveness of having people both inside and outside the state pushing for change.
10. The concept of socializing domestic work through programs like cafeterias and childcare cooperatives in socialist societies is intriguing and worth exploring further.
