Shulamith firestone biography of barack

1. Early Life and Family
2. Rebellion Against Sexism
3. Mother's Role
4. Education
5. Feminist Activism
6. Later Years and Schizophrenia
7. "Airless Spaces"
8. Legacy and Struggles

Early Life and Family

Shulamith Bath Shmuel Ben Ari Feuerstein was born in Ottawa, Canada as the second of six children in an Orthodox Jewish family.

Her mother, Kate Weiss, was a German Jew who fled from the Holocaust, while her father, Sol Feuerstein, was a Brooklyn-born merchant who fought in World War II. Her family Americanized their surname during her childhood and relocated to St.

Louis.

Rebellion Against Sexism

Growing up under her father's strict Orthodox influence, Shulamith challenged societal norms and household sexism. She refused her brother's demands to make his bed, arguing that her role as a girl should not dictate her responsibilities.

These conflicts escalated to threats of violence between f