In Their Time

A History of Feminism in Western Society

Author: Marlene LeGates
ISBN: 9780415930987

This text is an accessible overview of Western feminist movements from the Middle Ages through to the latter 20th century. With each chapter containing a timeline and brief excerpts from primary source documents, the book serves as a basis for a history of feminism or women's studies course, or as a supplementary text in a broader women's history or western civilization course. LeGates addresses such topics as sexual morality and the role of female visionaries in early Christian society, women's roles in utopian movements, revolutions in the early modern period, and suffrage and the second wave in the 19th and 20th centuries. The geographical scope of the book is broad: it includes material on feminism from continental Europe, Great Britain, the United States, Canada and Latin America.

Publisher: Psychology Press
Publish Date: 2001

Subjects: Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: History)