In Their Time : a History of Feminism in Western Society.

LeGates, Marlene.

In Their Time : a History of Feminism in Western Society. - Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012. - 1 online resource (417 pages)

In Their Time A History of Feminism in Western Society; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter One Feminism and Patriarchy: An Introduction; Chapter Two From Jesus to Joan ofArc; Chapter Three The Impact of the Renaissance: Women, Learning, and the CreativeArts; Chapter Four Religion, Politics, and Literature in Early ModernEurope; Chapter Five Revolutions in Philosophy andPolitics; Chapter Six Radicals andReformers; ChapterSeven The Beginnings of First-Wave Feminism; Chapter Eight Issues in First-WaveFeminism; Chapter Nine Wartime and InterwarFeminism Chapter Ten The Origins of the SecondWaveConclusion; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index

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 supplementary text in a broader women's history or western civilization course.

9781136779046 (electronic bk.) 1136779043 (electronic bk.) 9780203824399 0203824393


Feminism--History.
Women--Social conditions.
FĂ©minisme--Histoire.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Feminism.
Women--Social conditions.


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