Reviews
"...the thorough analysis of the influence of evolutionism on earlyfeminist writing offers many new insights...a compelling look backward at thelimitations of feminism as an ideology of human liberation."--AmericanHistorical Review, "Newman's book will be as much admired as it is hotly debated. The bookis, if anything, more broadly significant than it looks at first encounter.White Women's Rights is acute in its demonstration that important breaks infeminist (and anthropological) thought have often developed unevenly andcontradictorily, shuffling elements of existing evolutionary models rather thanoverthrowing them. The tone of Newman's work is exemplary, evoking tragedieswithout lapsing into easy moralism."--David Roediger, University ofMinnesota, "Highly readable intellectual biographies illustrate the complexities andironic contradictions within turn-of-the-century feminism....White Women'sRights is an important addition to the study of US racism. A provocative andchallenging book."--Choice, "White Women's Rights is an important book. It is a fascinating andinformative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feministthought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as aracialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully between thegeneral history of the feminist movement and the particular histories ofindividual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University, "Draws attention to the ambivalence of white women and early feminisms in national, colonial and imperial history... show[s] that contemporary racial ideologies influenced activists and leaders."--Journal of American Women's History, "This is a provocative and important book that makes a major contribution to our understanding of how American feminism has been shaped by a legacy of racism. In a compelling and illuminating exploration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century feminist thought, Newman explores howracial thinking distorted liberal ideals of citizenship and democracy and limited the commitments of white women to equality for all. Everyone interested in the deep-rooted and paradoxical consequences of hidden racism should read this book."--Alice Kessler-Harris, Rutgers University, "This is a provocative and important book that makes a major contribution to our understanding of how American feminism has been shaped by a legacy of racism. In a compelling and illuminating exploration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century feminist thought, Newman explores how racial thinking distorted liberal ideals of citizenship and democracy and limited the commitments of white women to equality for all. Everyone interested in the deep-rooted and paradoxical consequences of hidden racism should read this book."--Alice Kessler-Harris, Rutgers University "Newman's book will be as much admired as it is hotly debated. The book is, if anything, more broadly significant than it looks at first encounter. White Women's Rights is acute in its demonstration that important breaks in feminist (and anthropological) thought have often developed unevenly and contradictorily, shuffling elements of existing evolutionary models rather than overthrowing them. The tone of Newman's work is exemplary, evoking tragedies without lapsing into easy moralism."--David Roediger, University of Minnesota "White Women's Rights is an important book. It is a fascinating and informative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feminist thought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as a racialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully between the general history of the feminist movement and the particular histories of individual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University "Highly readable intellectual biographies illustrate the complexities and ironic contradictions within turn-of-the-century feminism....White Women's Rights is an important addition to the study of US racism. A provocative and challenging book."--Choice, "This is a provocative and important book that makes a major contribution to our understanding of how American feminism has been shaped by a legacy of racism. In a compelling and illuminating exploration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century feminist thought, Newman explores how racial thinking distorted liberal ideals of citizenship and democracy and limited the commitments of white women to equality for all. Everyone interested in the deep-rooted and paradoxical consequences of hidden racism should read this book."--Alice Kessler-Harris, Rutgers University"Newman's book will be as much admired as it is hotly debated. The book is, if anything, more broadly significant than it looks at first encounter. White Women's Rights is acute in its demonstration that important breaks in feminist (and anthropological) thought have often developed unevenly and contradictorily, shuffling elements of existing evolutionary models rather than overthrowing them. The tone of Newman's work is exemplary, evoking tragedies without lapsing into easy moralism."--David Roediger, University of Minnesota"White Women's Rights is an important book. It is a fascinating and informative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feminist thought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as a racialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully between the general history of the feminist movement and the particular histories of individual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University"Highly readable intellectual biographies illustrate the complexities and ironic contradictions within turn-of-the-century feminism...White Women's Rights is an important addition to the study of US racism. A provocative and challenging book."--CHOICE"[T]he thorough analysis of the influence of evolutionism on early feminist writing offers many new insights...[A] compelling look backward at the limitations of feminism as an ideology of human liberation."--American Historical Review"Draws attention to the ambivalence of white women and early feminisms in national, colonial and imperial history...[S]how[s] that contemporary racial ideologies influenced activists and leaders."--Journal of American Women's History, "Newman's book will be as much admired as it is hotly debated. The book is, if anything, more broadly significant than it looks at first encounter. White Women's Rights is acute in its demonstration that important breaks in feminist (and anthropological) thought have often developed unevenlyand contradictorily, shuffling elements of existing evolutionary models rather than overthrowing them. The tone of Newman's work is exemplary, evoking tragedies without lapsing into easy moralism."--David Roediger, University of Minnesota, "Draws attention to the ambivalence of white women and early feminisms innational, colonial and imperial history... show[s] that contemporary racialideologies influenced activists and leaders."--Journal of American Women'sHistory, The book opens up the possibility of redirecting the framework through which a discourse of rights, any discourse of rights, can be understood., "Highly readable intellectual biographies illustrate the complexities and ironic contradictions within turn-of-the-century feminism....White Women's Rights is an important addition to the study of US racism. A provocative and challenging book."--Choice, "This is a provocative and important book that makes a major contribution to our understanding of how American feminism has been shaped by a legacy of racism. In a compelling and illuminating exploration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century feminist thought, Newman explores how racial thinking distorted liberal ideals of citizenship and democracy and limited the commitments of white women to equality for all. Everyone interested in the deep-rooted and paradoxical consequences of hidden racism should read this book."--Alice Kessler-Harris, Rutgers University "Newman's book will be as much admired as it is hotly debated. The book is, if anything, more broadly significant than it looks at first encounter. White Women's Rights is acute in its demonstration that important breaks in feminist (and anthropological) thought have often developed unevenly and contradictorily, shuffling elements of existing evolutionary models rather than overthrowing them. The tone of Newman's work is exemplary, evoking tragedies without lapsing into easy moralism."--David Roediger, University of Minnesota " White Women's Rights is an important book. It is a fascinating and informative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feminist thought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as a racialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully between the general history of the feminist movement and the particular histories of individual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University "Highly readable intellectual biographies illustrate the complexities and ironic contradictions within turn-of-the-century feminism.... White Women's Rights is an important addition to the study of US racism. A provocative and challenging book."-- Choice, A compelling investigation of how racial questions informed the creation of white feminist thought in the United States ... I highly recommend this book., Because its argument is both widely drawn and carefully detailed, Newman's book is engaging, often insightful, and always provocative., "This is a provocative and important book that makes a major contribution to our understanding of how American feminism has been shaped by a legacy of racism. In a compelling and illuminating exploration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century feminist thought, Newman explores how racial thinking distorted liberal ideals of citizenship and democracy and limited the commitments of white women to equality for all. Everyone interested in the deep-rootedand paradoxical consequences of hidden racism should read this book."--Alice Kessler-Harris, Rutgers University"Newman's book will be as much admired as it is hotly debated. The book is, if anything, more broadly significant than it looks at first encounter. White Women's Rights is acute in its demonstration that important breaks in feminist (and anthropological) thought have often developed unevenly and contradictorily, shuffling elements of existing evolutionary models rather than overthrowing them. The tone of Newman's work is exemplary, evoking tragedieswithout lapsing into easy moralism."--David Roediger, University of Minnesota"White Women's Rights is an important book. It is a fascinating and informative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feminist thought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as a racialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully between the general history of the feminist movement and the particular histories of individual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University"Highly readable intellectual biographies illustrate the complexities and ironic contradictions within turn-of-the-century feminism...White Women's Rights is an important addition to the study of US racism. A provocative and challenging book."--CHOICE"[T]he thorough analysis of the influence of evolutionism on early feminist writing offers many new insights...[A] compelling look backward at the limitations of feminism as an ideology of human liberation."--American Historical Review"Draws attention to the ambivalence of white women and early feminisms in national, colonial and imperial history...[S]how[s] that contemporary racial ideologies influenced activists and leaders."--Journal of American Women's History, "...the thorough analysis of the influence of evolutionism on early feminist writing offers many new insights...a compelling look backward at the limitations of feminism as an ideology of human liberation."--American Historical Review, "This is a provocative and important book that makes a major contribution to our understanding of how American feminism has been shaped by a legacy of racism. In a compelling and illuminating exploration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century feminist thought, Newman explores how racial thinking distorted liberal ideals of citizenship and democracy and limited the commitments of white women to equality for all. Everyone interested in the deep-rooted and paradoxical consequences of hidden racism should read this book."--Alice Kessler-Harris, Rutgers University "Newman's book will be as much admired as it is hotly debated. The book is, if anything, more broadly significant than it looks at first encounter.White Women's Rightsis acute in its demonstration that important breaks in feminist (and anthropological) thought have often developed unevenly and contradictorily, shuffling elements of existing evolutionary models rather than overthrowing them. The tone of Newman's work is exemplary, evoking tragedies without lapsing into easy moralism."--David Roediger, University of Minnesota "White Women's Rightsis an important book. It is a fascinating and informative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feminist thought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as a racialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully between the general history of the feminist movement and the particular histories of individual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University "Highly readable intellectual biographies illustrate the complexities and ironic contradictions within turn-of-the-century feminism....White Women's Rightsis an important addition to the study of US racism. A provocative and challenging book."--Choice, "This is a provocative and important book that makes a major contributionto our understanding of how American feminism has been shaped by a legacy ofracism. In a compelling and illuminating exploration of late nineteenth- andearly twentieth-century feminist thought, Newman explores how racial thinkingdistorted liberal ideals of citizenship and democracy and limited thecommitments of white women to equality for all. Everyone interested in thedeep-rooted and paradoxical consequences of hidden racism should read thisbook."--Alice Kessler-Harris, Rutgers University, "This is a provocative and important book that makes a major contribution to our understanding of how American feminism has been shaped by a legacy of racism. In a compelling and illuminating exploration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century feminist thought, Newman explores how racial thinking distorted liberal ideals of citizenship and democracy and limited the commitments of white women to equality for all. Everyone interested in the deep-rooted and paradoxical consequences of hidden racism should read this book."--Alice Kessler-Harris, Rutgers University "Newman's book will be as much admired as it is hotly debated. The book is, if anything, more broadly significant than it looks at first encounter. White Women's Rights is acute in its demonstration that important breaks in feminist (and anthropological) thought have often developed unevenly and contradictorily, shuffling elements of existing evolutionary models rather than overthrowing them. The tone of Newman's work is exemplary, evoking tragedies without lapsing into easy moralism."--David Roediger, University of Minnesota "White Women's Rights is an important book. It is a fascinating and informative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feminist thought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as a racialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully between the general history of the feminist movement and the particular histories of individual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University "Highly readable intellectual biographies illustrate the complexities and ironic contradictions within turn-of-the-century feminism...White Women's Rights is an important addition to the study of US racism. A provocative and challenging book."--CHOICE "[T]he thorough analysis of the influence of evolutionism on early feminist writing offers many new insights...[A] compelling look backward at the limitations of feminism as an ideology of human liberation."--American Historical Review "Draws attention to the ambivalence of white women and early feminisms in national, colonial and imperial history...[S]how[s] that contemporary racial ideologies influenced activists and leaders."--Journal of American Women's History, "White Women's Rights is an important book. It is a fascinating and informative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feminist thought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as a racialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully betweenthe general history of the feminist movement and the particular histories of individual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University
