Between Seneca Falls and Grandview, New York: Alexis de Tocqueville as the First Enlightened Sexist

• In Event: Tocqueville and Mass Society

Brief Overview

Tocqueville may have supported the Seneca Falls Declaration but may not have seen the social oppression of The Feminine Mystique. He may have been the first enlightened sexist and unintentionally foreshadowed a contradiction in American culture.

Author

• David M. Dolence, Dominican University