Dorothy Dinnerstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy Dinnerstein

Feminist activist and author

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1923

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Dec-1992

Profession: psychologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Dorothy Dinnerstein (April 4, 1923 – December 17, 1992) was an American academic and activist, best known for her book The Mermaid and the Minotaur (1976) (also published in the UK as The Rocking of the Cradle and the Ruling of the World).
Drawing from elements of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis, particularly as developed by Melanie Klein, Dinnerstein argued that sexism and aggression are both inevitable consequences of child rearing being left exclusively to women.
As a solution, Dinnerstein proposed that men and women equally share infant and child care responsibilities.
Her theories were not widely accepted at the time they were published.
Dorothy Dinnerstein was also a feminist, expressing her position by stating that “it's easier for women than for men to see what's wrong with the world that men have run".