ABSTRACT

Written by one of the leading thinkers in environmentalism, Earthcare brings together Merchant's existing work on the topic of women and the environment as well as updated and new essays. Earthcare looks at age-old historical associations of women with nature, beginning with Eve and continuing through to environmental activists of today, women's commitment to environmental conservation, and the problematic assumptions of women as caregivers and men as dominating nature.

part 1|72 pages

Theory

chapter 1|24 pages

Gaia

Ecofeminism and the Earth

chapter 2|30 pages

Eve

Nature and Narrative

chapter 3|16 pages

Isis

Science and History

part 2|64 pages

History

chapter 4|16 pages

The Death of Nature

Women and Ecology in the Scientific Revolution

chapter 5|18 pages

From Corn Mothers to Moral Mothers

Changing Forms of Earthcare in New England

chapter 6|28 pages

Preserving the Earth

Women and the Progressive Conservation Crusade

part 3|88 pages

Practice

chapter 7|28 pages

Earthcare

Women and the American Environmental Movement

chapter 8|18 pages

Peace With the Earth

Women and the Swedish Environmen

chapter 9|24 pages

The Ecological Self

Women and the Environment in Australia

chapter 3|16 pages

Conclusion Partnership Ethics

Earthcare for a new Millennium