The status of women up to now has been compared to that of a slave; women have been tied to the home, and only socialism can save them from this. They will only be completely emancipated when we change from small-scale individual farming to collective farming and collective working of the land.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lenin argues that women's emancipation requires socialism and collective agriculture, which will free them from domestic servitude.
- In plain terms
- Socialism and collective farming will free women from domestic slavery.
- What can you take from it?
- Collective production is key to women's liberation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is collective agriculture necessary for gender equality?
- How do cultural norms interact with economic change?
Another view
It ties women's freedom solely to economic structures, ignoring cultural factors.
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