This study is an introduction to the many historical debates and issues thrown up by an ever-growing literature on the origins of the feminist movement.

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book presents a study of the development of the feminist movement in Britain and America during the 19th century. Acknowledging the similar social conditions in both countries during that period, the author suggests that a real sense of distinctiveness did exist between British and American feminists. American feminists were inspired by their own perception of the superiority of their social circumstances, for example, whereas British feminists found their cause complicated by traditional considerations of class. Christine Bolt aims to show that the story of the American and British...