Socialist writer Lindsey German argues that Marxism provides a more fruitful way of understanding women’s oppression than patriarchy theory
Join Revolution! May Day weekender in London
The world is changing fast. From tariffs and trade wars to the continuing genocide in Gaza to Starmer’s austerity 2.0.
Revolution! on Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 May brings together leading activists and authors to discuss the key questions of the moment and chart a strategy for the left.
Lindsey German
As national convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, Lindsey was a key organiser of the largest demonstration, and one of the largest mass movements, in British history.
Her books include ‘Material Girls: Women, Men and Work’, ‘Sex, Class and Socialism’, ‘A People’s History of London’ (with John Rees) and ‘How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women’.
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Theory
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Marx’s ontology: a clarification
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Video
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Sex, gender and oppression
Opinion
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History
Protest for the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911. Photo: Flickr/US National Archives
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