Rethinking women's oppression -- Gender and the state -- Gender and class in U.S. labor history -- The feminization of poverty, comparable worth, and feminist political discourse -- The politics of welfare reform -- Welfare reform: reframing the debate -- Socialist-feminism versus communtarian conservatism -- Democracy, community, and care -- Meeting the challenge of the political right -- The best of times, the worst of times: U.S. feminism today.