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"Science gave us nothing" : women and technology in Italian feminism as a radical science movement (1970s-1980s)

2023 - Leo S. Olschki

P. 489-516

  • This article investigates historical intersections between feminism and technology by framing feminism (1970s-1980s) as a Radical Science Movement. This proposition aims to overcome the notion that feminist movements did not significantly engage with science and technology, by showing how they shared several perspectives with Radical Science Movements. Drawing from Wacjman (1991) and from original research on Italian feminist collectives and groups, based on sources like magazines, manifestos, books etc., the article investigates eight dimensions in which Radical Science Movements and feminism brought forward similar critical discourses and practices: feminist critiques of science and technology; technologies of production; reproductive technologies; domestic technologies; built environment technologies; technology as a masculine culture; communication technologies; technology and the natural environment. [Publisher's text]

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Physis : International Journal for the History of Science : LVIII, 2, 2023