Who Killed Feminism?
Many years ago, in the course of an otherwise high-minded conversation, a very wise, very distinguished publisher imparted what she billed as an unassailable truth: “Marriages,” she announced, “are made and kept in bed.” To which I would add an equally crucial corollary: Never underestimate the allure of an empty dishwasher. That turns out to be precisely the address at which Linda Hirshman feels feminism is stalled. And it is where, in this provocatively titled and stridently argued little volume, she proposes to restart the revolution.
