Following on from Sources of British Feminism, the present six volumes contain primary source material on radicalism, marriage, motherhood, sexuality and militancy.

Following on from Sources and Perspectives in the History of British Feminism, Controversies in the History of British Feminism is the third set of 6 volumes which looks at controversial aspects of the women's movement. Feminism has always been characterized by ideological dispute and conflict over strategy in the struggle for equality, and controversies have focused mainly on the means rather than the ends involved in the achievment of the movement's specific goals. On the issue of the fight for the vote the controversies were clearly visible. The conflicts within the women's suffrage...