Originally published in 1948 this classic book by the feminist critic and poet Ruth Herschberger was one of an early wave of mid-century texts (along with Simon de Beauvoir's Second Sex) that reframed the supposedly neutral world of science into a minefield of male-centered bias. Herschberger advocated for the need to correct a vision of science emerging only from the male point of view which reinforced the idea that females of all species represented a deviation from the universal (male) norm. The book analyses the anti-feminine sex-role stereotypes, both implicit and explicit.

About the Author

Ruth Herschberger (1917-2014) was a well-known American poet and feminist. She was the recipient of the Hopwood Award for Poetry, the Midland Authors Award for Poetry and the Harriet Monroe Memorial Prize.

Reviews

Original Reviews of Adam's Rib:

'That classic of feminist literature...' Aphra

'It exhibits the perceptiveness of the poet and the lucidity of the scientist...It should open the eyes of feminists and masculinists alike.' Robert K. Merton

'Although her sexual theories and her semantic analyses are the pieces de resistance of Adam's Rib, the rest of the book contains a great deal of eloquence on women's oppression in the political, economic and societal spheres...with the reissue more of us can enjoy this delightful classic.' Lucinda Cisler, Women: A Journal of Liberation

Book Information
ISBN 9781041260141
Author Ruth Herschberger
Format Hardback
Page Count 252
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd