▁a ▁comm od ity . ▁ ▁W ages ▁for ▁House work ▁ ▁F oc using ▁on ▁ex clusion ▁from ▁product ive ▁labor ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁source ▁of ▁female ▁opp ression , ▁some ▁Marx ist ▁femin ists ▁devoted ▁their ▁activ ism ▁to ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁domestic ▁work ▁within ▁the ▁w aged ▁capital ist ▁economy . ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁creating ▁compens ated ▁re product ive ▁labor ▁was ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁social ists ▁such ▁as ▁Charlotte ▁Per kins ▁Gil man ▁( 1 8 9 8 ) ▁who ▁argued ▁that ▁women ' s ▁opp ression ▁stem med ▁from ▁being ▁forced ▁into ▁the ▁private ▁sphere . ▁Gil man ▁proposed ▁that ▁conditions ▁for ▁women ▁would ▁improve ▁when ▁their ▁work ▁was ▁located , ▁recognized , ▁and ▁val ued ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁sphere . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁effort ▁to ▁compens ate ▁re product ive ▁labor ▁was ▁the ▁International ▁W ages ▁for ▁House work ▁Camp aign , ▁an ▁organization ▁launched ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Fem in ist ▁Collect ive . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁women , ▁including ▁Sel ma ▁James , ▁Mar iar osa ▁Dal la ▁Costa , B rig itte ▁G alt ier , ▁and ▁Sil via ▁Feder ici ▁published ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁sources ▁to ▁promote ▁their ▁message ▁in ▁academic ▁and ▁public ▁domains . ▁Despite ▁beginning ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Italy , ▁The ▁W ages ▁for ▁House work ▁Camp aign ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁mobil izing ▁on ▁an ▁international ▁level . ▁A