Book Review: When Sex Became Gender

Catherine Mintler

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In "When Sex Became Gender," Shira Tarrant critiques the misconception of feminism's dormancy post-World War II and highlights several women theorists who laid the groundwork for Second Wave feminism. By linking the scholarly contributions of thinkers like Margaret Mead, Simone de Beauvoir, and others, Tarrant argues that a rich discourse on gender construction emerged in this purportedly conservative era. The book serves as a crucial resource for understanding the social construction of gender and the historical continuity within feminist thought.

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