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Oe PAPO eee mek. for oppression and what changes are needed. To achieve true and complete liberation, romen must nov bercin to cevelop and coordinate a strategy through vhich that can be done, Liberation is, first of all, in women's self-intercst. cur oprressio- $s a basis for the recognition and understanding of the oppression of other people in our society. “hile we fight to educate and struggle with men about the nature od sexism and the need tec change it, we must also struggle with our own oppressive tendencies in regard to racism and classisem. ‘we must understand that if we want to be frpe to exnress our full potential, we must fight for a society in which all people can be free. Qtherwise, ¥ we fight only for equality, which constitutionally, we supposedly plready have, we will be merely as free as the half-free men of our society. Consequently, our struegie has to work in concert with other struggles in prorress here, in the United States, and through- out the world. Horever, feminism is different from liberation struggles in that in- stead of involving certain segments d¢ the population, it encompasses 51% of the entire people. Sexism is an economic tool of the ruling class used to keep half the people down; verking for wages lover than men's with greater job insecurity and worse worxing conditions. Sexism also Givides romen and men. Throuch the institution of the nuclear family, it keeps women isolatec from cach other. The nuclear family bestows on the economy a frce domestic labor force that keeps its male workers well-fed ans taken cere of, nematcs the necd for rovernmentespensorec day care centers, anc zives orcresset male workers their ow slave to ccminate so that ther ron't tale their frustrations out on the ruling class men. te see Feminist Revolution as the next lomieal step for women. It involves tre major concepts: 1, Internal liberation and, 2. Folivical liberaticn. First, women individuall: and as a group rust combat their ampere trees ae :_ o Siteaaetahend yt ae t ToT gene: uF Sy iam DURST ian? ab é ile nae 1 wt TONE AS —eanan ry “ae STMT Some La , +