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( Orthodox Marxists )
Radical feminism, which emerged in the 1970s, also took issue with
Marxist feminism. Radical feminist theorists stated that modern society and its
constructs (law, religion, politics, art, etc) are the product of males and therefore
have a patriarchal character. According to those who subscribe to this view, the
best solution for women's oppression would be to treat patriarchy not as a subset
of capitalism but as a problem in its own right (see identity politics). Thus,
eliminating women's oppression means eliminating male domination in all its
forms. Like most feminists, however, radical feminists believe in replacing such
domination with a culture and policy of equality.[citation needed]
Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises argued against the Marxist account
of the experience of women. He argued that the women's movement was an
evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, step that furthered gains that capitalism
had secured for women. He claimed to show that women gained along with the
rise of classical liberalism. Under this analysis, the marriage contract was actually
a first, albeit imperfect, step toward liberating women from the subservient
position they had held since the age of violence [