ISBN:
9780191517129
,
0191517127
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (159 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Very short introductions 141
Parallel Title:
Print version Feminism
DDC:
305.4209
Keywords:
Feminism History
;
Feminism History
;
Feminism History
;
Feminismo Historia
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Feminism & Feminist Theory
;
Feminism
;
Einführung
;
Feminismus
;
Geschichte
;
History
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books History
;
Einführung
Abstract:
The religious roots of feminism --The beginning of secular feminism --The 18th century : Amazons of the pen --The early 19th century : reforming women --The late 19th century : campaigning women --Fighting for the vote : suffragists --Fighting for the vote : suffragettes --Early 20th-century feminism --Second-wave feminism : the late 20th century --Feminists across the world.
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
The religious roots of feminismThe beginning of secular feminismThe 18th century : Amazons of the penThe early 19th century : reforming womenThe late 19th century : campaigning womenFighting for the vote : suffragistsFighting for the vote : suffragettesEarly 20th-century feminismSecond-wave feminism : the late 20th centuryFeminists across the world.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-150) and index. - Description based on print version record
