Why were the most radical feminists also communists?
The Red Valkyries explores the history of socialist feminism in Eastern Europe, tracing the lives and careers of five prominent women active in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: Bolshevik aristocrat Alexandra Kollontai; the radical educator Nadezhda Krupskaya; And the bold activist Inessa Armand; And the skilled sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko; And the warrior who turned into a scientist and then into a global feminist activist ElenaLagadinov*a.
In concise, conversational chapters, Christine Godsee dissects the key ideas of socialist feminism, introducing them to those newly inspired by the liberation politics of revolutionary left-wing feminist movements around the world.
