In Their Time : A History of Feminism in Western Society

ISBN-13: 9780415930987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 416 str.

Marlene LeGates

Opis

Marlene LeGates has written a thorough, lively and accessible overview of Western feminist movements from the Middle Ages through the latter twentieth century. With each chapter containing a timeline and brief excerpts from primary source documents, the text serve as an ideal basis for a history of feminism or women's studies course, or as a supplementary text in a broader women's history or western civilization course.

Recenzje

"In Their Time is quite a triumph of synthesis--an amazingly reasonable, down-to-earth and highly readable survey of women's activism on behalf of their sex, covering more than six centuries and many nations." -- Nancy F. Cott, Sterling Professor of History and American Studies, Yale University
"This ambitious, wide-ranging survey of feminisms in Western societies raises provocative questions for readers of every background and persuasion. Marlene Le Gates's thought-provoking analysis of repeated challenges to sexual inequality and of the overwhelming obstacles and scorn challengers confronted over many centuries is guaranteed to provoke discussion and debate." -- Karen Offen, Institute for Research on Women & Gender, Stanford University

Spis treści

Preface CHAPTER 1: Feminism and Patriarchy: An Introduction CHAPTER 2: From Jesus to Joan of Arc CHAPTER 3:The Impact of the Renaissance: Women, Learning and the Creative Arts CHAPTER 4:Religion, Politics, and Literature in Early Modern Europe CHAPTER 5:Revolutions in Philosophy and Politics CHAPTER 6:Radicals and Reformers CHAPTER 7:The Beginnings of First-Wave Feminism CHAPTER 8:Issues in First-Wave Feminism CHAPTER 9:Wartime and Interwar Feminism CHAPTER 10:The Origins of the Second Wave Conclusion Index

O autorze

Marlene LeGates is a Lecturer at Capilano College in Vancouver, BC and is the author of numerous articles on the history of women and feminism. She received her Ph.D. in history from Yale University.