pt. 1. Foundations. Building unity amidst diversity : ethnicity, race, and gender in the early years of American communism -- The Mary Inman controversy and the (re)construction of the woman question, 1936-1945 -- The congress of American women : catalyst for progressive feminsim -- pt. 2. Transformations. Women's work is never done : communists' evolving approach to the woman question, 1945-1956 -- Claudia Jones and the synthesis of gender, race, and class -- Communist culture and the politicization of personal life -- pt. 3. Connections. Old left feminism, the second wave, and beyond.
