August Bebel's “Woman Under Socialism” paints a comprehensive picture of women's rights under Socialism. His description of the self-fulfilling nature of work in a socialist society for both men and women is crucial. It demonstrates why Marxism and feminism are mutually antagonistic in the sense that feminists see the basic division in society as being between men and women, whereas Marxists see the basic division in society as being between the capitalist class and the working class. Thus, Bebel and socialists believe that men and women must work and fight together to end oppression.
