1st Edition

In Their Time A History of Feminism in Western Society

By Marlene LeGates Copyright 2001
    416 Pages
    by Routledge

    416 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    Preface CHAPTER 1: Feminism and Patriarchy: An Introduction CHAPTER 2: From Jesus to Joan of Arc CHAPTER 3:The Impact of the Renaissance: Women, Learning and the Creative Arts CHAPTER 4:Religion, Politics, and Literature in Early Modern Europe CHAPTER 5:Revolutions in Philosophy and Politics CHAPTER 6:Radicals and Reformers CHAPTER 7:The Beginnings of First-Wave Feminism CHAPTER 8:Issues in First-Wave Feminism CHAPTER 9:Wartime and Interwar Feminism CHAPTER 10:The Origins of the Second Wave Conclusion Index

    Biography

    Marlene LeGates is a Lecturer at Capilano College in Vancouver, BC and is the author of numerous articles on the history of women and feminism. She received her Ph.D. in history from Yale University.

    "In Their Time is quite a triumph of synthesis--an amazingly reasonable, down-to-earth and highly readable survey of women's activism on behalf of their sex, covering more than six centuries and many nations." -- Nancy F. Cott, Sterling Professor of History and American Studies, Yale University
    "This ambitious, wide-ranging survey of feminisms in Western societies raises provocative questions for readers of every background and persuasion. Marlene Le Gates's thought-provoking analysis of repeated challenges to sexual inequality and of the overwhelming obstacles and scorn challengers confronted over many centuries is guaranteed to provoke discussion and debate." -- Karen Offen, Institute for Research on Women & Gender, Stanford University