UID:
almafu_9959231323502883
Format:
1 online resource (159 pages) :
,
illustrations, portraits.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-19-151712-7
,
1-280-75267-X
,
1-4294-2147-9
Series Statement:
Very short introductions
Content:
This text provides an historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots and key issues such as voting rights and the liberation of the sixties. Walters brings the subject completely up to date by providing a global analysis of the situation of women, from Europe and the United States to Third World countries.
Note:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Content -- List of illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 The religious roots of feminism -- 2 The beginning of secular feminism -- 3 The 18th century: Amazons of the pen -- 4 The early 19th century: reforming women -- 5 The late 19th century: campaigning women -- 6 Fighting for the vote: suffragists -- 7 Fighting for the vote: suffragettes -- 8 Early 20th-century feminism -- 9 Second-wave feminism: the late 20th century -- 10 Feminists across the world Feminists across the world -- Afterword -- References -- Further reading -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-280510-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-177610-6
Language:
English
