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Reclaiming Libertarian Feminism's Radical Legacy

[cross-posted at Austro-Athenian Empire]

(Apologies to Chris Sciabarra for this post's title.)

The paper that Charles and I presented at the APA is already stirring up controversy -- even among folks who haven't had a chance to read it yet!

But now the latest draft of Libertarian Feminism: Can This Marriage Be Saved? is available online.

"Back to the 19th century!" doesn't sound promising as a feminist slogan; but for those seeking to close the gap that currently exists between feminism and libertarianism, we argue that the 19th century is the place to look. We also argue that, in many ways, the natural complement to libertarianism is not mainstream liberal feminism but the radical feminism often maligned as "gender feminism." Check it out!