Among other things, McElroy is a leading propopent of economic freedom for sex workers. Bay area armchairs may be interested in this lecture:
WENDY McELROY TO DISCUSS LIBERTY FOR WOMEN (San Francisco, Thursday, May 2, 2002) http://www.independent.org/tii/forums/020502ipf.html Individualist feminist author WENDY McELROY (research fellow, The Independent Institute; columnist, FoxNews.com) will discuss her new Independent Institute book, LIBERTY FOR WOMEN: Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century (http://www.independent.org/tii/catalog/cat_LFW.html), at an Independent Policy Forum, co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Club and Charter 100, at the World Trade Club in San Francisco on Thursday, May 2. Ms. McElroy has pioneered the chronicling and defining of individualist feminism through her numerous books and essays, which span the history and current issue of women's issues. LIBERTY FOR WOMEN offers a vision of contemporary feminism that asserts the rights of consenting adults to their own sexuality, opposes censorship, and defends every woman's right to self-defense. This new vision supports unhindered expressions of individual choice in economic well-being and employment, sex and abortion, the family, technology, and much more. "Choice" is the key, and every woman's choices and expressions of self-ownership must be equally and legally respected, from housewives to CEOs. In so doing, McElroy will also argue that every woman's choices and expressions of self-ownership must be equally and legally protected. WHO: WENDY McELROY* (Research Fellow at The Independent Institute; columnist, FoxNews.com; editor, LIBERTY FOR WOMEN: Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century) WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2002 6:00-8:00 p.m. Program 6:30 p.m. Dinner (optional) 7:30 p.m. WHERE: World Trade Club 1 Ferry Plaza (off Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA For a map and directions, see http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=1+ferry+plaza&city=sa n+francisco&state=ca&zipcode=&homesubmit.x=46&homesubmit.y=10 TICKETS: $32 per person (program and dinner). $9 (program without dinner). To purchase tickets, please contact: The Commonwealth Club 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: 415-597-6700 Fax: 415-597-6729 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *WENDY McELROY is a Research Fellow at The Independent Institute. Her other books include Freedom, Feminism and the State; Sexual Correctness; The Reasonable Woman: A Guide to Intellectual Survival; Dissenting Electorate: Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition; Freedom, Feminism, and the State; Queen Silver; and Liberty 1881-1908: A Comprehensive Index. Ms. McElroy was Series Editor for Knowledge Products' popular audio-tape series, The World of Philosophy, The World's Political Hot Spots, The United States at War, andThe United States Constitution, and she authored the scripts for Vindication of the Rights of Woman, The Liberator, Civil Disobedience, and Discourse on Voluntary Servitude in the Audio Classics Series. A weekly columnist for FOX News.com, she is a contributing editor to several periodicals, the author of numerous articles in various magazines and scholarly journals, and the editor of the popular feminism site, ifeminists.com. Acclaim for LIBERTY FOR WOMEN: Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Wendy McElroy: "This provocative book powerfully demonstrates that feminism is neither monolithic nor homogeneous. The interesting and thoughtful opinions represented here deserve broad dissemination. I hope LIBERTY FOR WOMEN becomes a must-read in every women's studies program in America, and for anyone who is interested in issues of equality and sexual politics." -- CHRISTIE HEFNER, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. "Mainstream feminism long ago ran into a variety of false trails and blind alleys . . . . LIBERTY FOR WOMEN offers just the sort of intellectual barbs so sorely needed to jolt a near corpse back into life." -- ALEXANDER COCKBURN, columnist, The Nation and Los Angeles Times "LIBERTY FOR WOMEN is likely to provoke both left-wing feminists and right-wing traditionalists. It is lively and provocative and adds immensely to the debate on the role of women in contemporary life." -- LINDA L. CHAVEZ, President, Center for Equal Opportunity, and former Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights "There is an unwritten rule among many feminists: Only women on the political left have the right to interpret the lives of women. This unique and important, new book breaks that rule and provides an excellent forum for civil libertarian thinkers. LIBERTY FOR WOMEN is a matchless book on the most important issues facing women now and in the future." -- CHRISTINA HOFF SOMMERS, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; author, Who Stole Feminism? How Women Have Betrayed Women "LIBERTY FOR WOMEN is a marvelous, incisive, and much-needed book demonstrating that unorthodox feminists are alive and well outside the rigid confines of women's studies programs. This intelligent and challenging book has an important role to play in both classroom and public policy discussions." -- DAPHNE PATAI, Professor, University of Massachusetts; author, Professing Feminism, Women's Words : The Feminist Practice of Oral History, Brazilian Women Speak: Contemporary Life Stories, and Heterophobia: Sexual Harassment and the Future of Feminism "The divisions between libertarian and liberal feminists are not neat or especially consistent (the ideological divides are more readily summarized). Some women champion free markets but not free speech. Some (like me) favor free speech but not free markets. Some, from both camps, want to decriminalize prostitution, while others believe in prohibiting it. Differences like these -- the complexities of women's lib -- invigorate this important book, LIBERTY FOR WOMEN. Few feminists will agree with every contribution to it; the contributors probably disagree fairly often with each other. But they share a love of liberty that the feminist movement should have the courage to embrace." -- WENDY KAMINER, Senior Editor, The American Prospect; Contributing Editor, The Atlantic Monthly; commentator, National Public Radio "LIBERTY FOR WOMEN is a superb and stunning assemblage of clear-eyed feminist thinkers. They have staked out the intellectual free-center that clears an avenue between the radical authoritarians of the far left who want to regiment a collectivist conformity and those of the far right who aim to impose a rigid 1950's consciousness." -- SALLY SATEL, W. H. Brady Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; author, PC, M.D.: How Political Correctness Is Corrupting Medicine "LIBERTY FOR WOMEN shows how feminism has evolved from simplistic ideological doctrine to a more relevant and sophisticated analysis of the choices open to women at the dawn of the 21st century. Leading intellectuals offer cogent insights about major issues of concern to women. The volume can also be a useful guideline for women facing similar issues in other countries. I strongly recommend the book to everyone who is interested in a more fundamental approach to feminism." -- GUITY NASHAT, Professor of History, University of Illinois at Chicago; author, Women in the Middle East: Restoring Women to History, Middle Eastern History, and The Economics of Life: How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday Lives (with Gary Becker) For more about this event, see http://www.independent.org/tii/forums/020502ipf.html For more about LIBERTY FOR WOMEN, see http://www.independent.org/tii/catalog/cat_LFW.html -------------------------------------------------------
