Wages for HouseworkLe Salaire Au Travail Ménager: Chronique d'une Lutte Féministe Internationale: A History of an International Feminist Movement, 1972-77Chronique d'une Lutte Féministe Internationale

Part two. Mobilizations around women's invisible work. In the home -- Outside the home -- Mobilizations by groups on the periphery of the network: Lohn für Hausarbeit in Berlin and Collectif L'Insoumise in Geneva.;Introduction: A political and personal history.;Toupin provides an international history of the feminist movement Wages for Housework, drawing on archival research and interviews with the movement's founders and activists from Italy, England, Germany, Switzerland, the United States, and Canada. Featuring previously unpublished conversations with Silvia Federici and Mariarosa Dalla Costa, the author highlights the power and originality of the movement, detailing its theoretical and organizational innovations around the multifaceted and unrecognized forms of labour performed largely by women. --Adapted from publisher description.;Afterword. From yesterday to today: the intellectual journeys of Mariarosa Dalla Costa and Silvia Federici, from 1977 to 2013 -- Interview with Mariarosa Dalla Costa -- Interview with Silvia Federici.;Part one. The International Feminist Collective: historical overview and political perspective. 1972: wages for housework in the universe of feminism -- A wage as a lever for power: the political perspective -- The International Feminist Collective, 1972-77. In This First-ever International History Of The Divisive And Influential Feminist Movement Wages For Housework, Louise Toupin Draws On Extensive Archival Research And Interviews With The Movement's Founders And Activists From Italy, England, Germany, Switzerland, The United States, And Canada. Featuring Previously Unpublished Conversations With Silvia Federici And Mariarosa Dalla Costa, The Book Highlights The Power And Originality Of The Movement, Detailing Its Theoretical And Organizational Innovations Around The Multifaceted And Unrecognized Forms Of Labour Performed Largely By Women. Challenging Both Classic Marxist Theory And The Mainstream Women's Movement, Wages For Housework Organized In The 1970s Around The Idea That Domestic Or Reproductive Labour Is As Crucial For The Survival Of The Capitalist System As More Typically Male Productive Labour, And Is Therefore A Central Site Of Not Only Feminist But Also Anti-capitalist Struggle. Its Activists Demanded The Wage As A Way Of Insisting That Housework's Value Be Recognized. These Ideas Are Still Hotly Debated Around The World Today. Wages For Housework Is A Major Contribution To The History Of Feminist And Anti-capitalist Movements, And A Provocative Intervention Into Contemporary Conversations About Theory, Tactics, And Strategy For Confronting The Changing Nature Of Work, Cultural Norms, And The Gendered Labour Market.-- List Of Illustrations -- Introduction: A Political And Personal History -- Part 1: The International Feminist Collective -- Historical Overview And Political Perspective -- 1. 1972: Wages For Housework In The Universe Of Feminism -- 2. A Wage As A Lever For Power: The Political Perspective -- 3. The International Feminist Collective, 1972-77 -- Part 2: Mobilizations Around Women's Invisible Work Overview -- 4. Mobilizations Around Women's Invisible Work In The Home -- 5. Mobilizations Around Women's Invisible Work Outside The Home -- 6. Mobilizations By Groups On The Periphery Of The Network: Lohn Für Hausarbeit In Berlin And Collectif L'insoumise In Geneva -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- From Yesterday To Today: The Intellectual Journeys Of Mariarosa Dalla Costa And Silvia Federici, From 1977 To 2013 -- Interview With Mariarosa Dalla Costa Interview With Silvia Federici -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. Louise Toupin ; Translated By Käthe Roth. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 305-314) And Index. Translated From The French. Revolutionary feminism is resurging across the world. But what were its origins? In the early 1970s, the International Feminist Collective began to organise around the call for recognition of the different forms of labour performed by women. They paved the way for the influential and controversial feminist campaign'Wages for Housework'which made great strides towards driving debates in social reproduction and the gendered aspects of labour. Drawing on extensive archival research, Louise Toupin looks at the history of this movement between 1972 and 1977, featuring unpublished conversations with some of its founders including Silvia Federici and Mariarosa Dalla Costa, as well as activists from Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the United States and Canada. Encompassing rich theoretical traditions, including autonomism, anti-colonialism and feminism, whilst challenging both classical Marxism and the mainstream women's movement, the book highlights the power and originality of the campaign. Among their many innovations, these pathbreaking activists approached gender, sexuality, race and class together in a way that anticipated intersectionality and had a radical new understanding of sex work. In this first-ever international history of the influential feminist movement Wages for Housework, Louise Toupin draws on extensive archival research and interviews with the movements founders and activists from Italy, England, Germany, Switzerland, the United States, and Canada. Featuring previously unpublished conversations with Silvia Federici and Mariarosa Dalla Costa, the book highlights the power and originality of the movement, detailing its theoretical and organizational innovations around the unrecognized labour performed by women. Challenging both classic Marxist theory and the mainstream womens movement, Wages for Housework organized in the 1970s around the idea that domestic or reproductive labour is as crucial for the survival of the capitalist system as more typically male productive labour. Its activists demanded the wage as a way of ensuring that houseworks value be recognized, an idea still hotly debated today. Wages for Housework is a major contribution to the history of feminist and anti-capitalist movements and a provocative intervention into contemporary conversations about the changing nature of work and the gendered labour market. Cover 1 Contents 8 Illustrations 9 Introduction: A Political and Personal History 12 Part 1: The International Feminist Collective: Historical Overview and Political Perspective 26 1. 1972: Wages for Housework in the Universe of Feminism 28 2. A Wage as a Lever of Power: The Political Perspective 57 3. The International Feminist Collective, 1972-77 94 Part 2: Mobilizations around Women's Invisible Work 140 Overview 142 4. Mobilizations around Women's Invisible Work in the Home 145 5. Mobilizations around Women's Invisible Work outside the Home 168 6. Mobilizations by Groups on the Periphery of the Network: Lohn für Hausarbeit in Berlin and Collectif L’Insoumise in Geneva 192 Conclusion 222 Afterword: From Yesterday to Today: The Intellectual Journeys of Mariarosa Dalla Costa and Silvia Federici, from 1977 to 2013 231 Interview with Mariarosa Dalla Costa 231 Interview with Silvia Federici 251 Acknowledgments 264 Notes 267 Selectd Bibliography 316 Index 326