The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto

The Dignity of Dependence argues that women's equal rights depend on advocating for women as women.The world...
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Author: Leah Libresco Sargeant
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The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto by Libresco Sargeant, Leah

The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto

$28.00

The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto

$28.00
Author: Leah Libresco Sargeant
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

The Dignity of Dependence argues that women's equal rights depend on advocating for women as women.

The world is not ready to welcome women as women; a culture that fears dependence and asks everyone to aim for autonomy and independence will always be a society hostile to women. Women are expected to care for those around them while living in a society that despises need and penalizes those who care for the weak.

The Dignity of Dependence aims to liberate women and men from this corrosive and false ideal of the human person as strongest alone. Leah Libresco Sargeant argues that to thrive, human beings need to exist in webs of mutual dependence, not in isolating, radical autonomy. Women's equal dignity doesn't require women to deny biological reality or attempt to be interchangeable with men. Sargeant advocates for building a culture that accepts and celebrates women as they are rather than demanding that women keep their relationships and their bodies in check. The fight for women's dignity is a fight for a full, human dignity-a dignity that isn't threatened by dependence. It is our need for each other that makes us human.



Author: Leah Libresco Sargeant
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 10/01/2025
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780268210335

About the Author

Leah Libresco Sargeant Sargeant is a writer and speaker whose work covers religion, culture, statistics, and family policy. She is the author of Building the Benedict Option and Arriving at Amen. She runs the Substack community Other Feminisms.


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