ABSTRACT

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 supple

chapter 1|26 pages

Feminism and Patriarchy: An Introduction

chapter 2|28 pages

From Jesus to Joan of Arc

chapter 5|32 pages

Revolutions in Philosophy and Politics

chapter 6|44 pages

Radicals and Reformers

chapter 7|40 pages

The Beginnings of First-Wave Feminism

chapter 8|44 pages

Issues in First-Wave Feminism

chapter 9|46 pages

Wartime and Interwar Feminism

chapter 10|42 pages

The Origins of the Second Wave