Feminism : [electronic resource] opposing viewpoints / Carol Wekesser, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women should have the right to vote / National American Woman Suffrage Association -- Women should not have the right to vote / Prestonia Mann Martin -- Women should have access to birth control / Margaret Sanger -- Birth control harms society / Vance Thompson -- Women are weaker than men / John Martin -- Women are as capable as men / John Stuart Mill -- Feminism has harmed women / Kay Ebeling -- Feminism has not harmed women / Susan Faludi -- Feminists' attempts to censor pornography benefit women / Marianne Wesson -- Feminists' attempts to censor pornography harm women / Nadine Strossen -- Feminism improves women's legal rights / Diane Crothers -- Feminism often harms women's legal rights / Kenneth Lasson -- Feminists' attempts to outlaw surrogacy would benefit women / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Feminists' attempts to outlaw surrogacy could harm women / Katherine B. Lieber -- Feminist teachings would improve higher eduction / Dale Spender -- Feminist courses often weaken higher education / Karen Lehrman -- Ecofeminism can benefit women and the earth / Ivone Gebara, interviewed by Mary Judith Ress -- Ecofeminism is dangerous / Kay Ebeling -- Feminism harms women's perceptions of men / Tibor R. Machan -- Men should support feminism / R.W. Connell -- Feminism is obsolete / Sally Quinn -- Feminism is not obsolete / Paula Kamen -- Feminism will continue to be influential / Flora Davis -- Feminism has lost its influence / The Washington Times -- Feminism should promote capitalism / Deborah Walker -- Feminism should promote socialism / Ann Froines -- Feminism should focus on the rights of the individual / Joan Kennedy Taylor -- Feminism should not focus on the rights of the individual / Elizabeth Fox-Genovese -- Feminism should work for economic equality / Teresa Amott -- Feminism should work for a more caring society / Suzanne Gordon -- Feminism should protect the right to abortion / Ellen Willis -- Feminists should oppose abortion / Frederica Mathewes-Green and Haven Bradford Gow.

Historical debates on women's rights -- How does feminism affect women? -- How does feminism affect society? -- Is feminism obsolete? -- What should the goals of feminism be?