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  • Sexed

    A History of British Feminism

    Susanna Rustin's Sexed is a radical retelling of the story of British feminism.Starting in the revolutionary 1790s and ending in the present day, she introduces the 1830s radicals who demanded “LIBERTY FOR EVER!”, Victorian petitioners who expected to be dead before women won the vote, and rival camps of suffragists who embraced and rejected violence. She considers the contributions of the first ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

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  • Feminism

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    How much have women's lives really changed? In the West women still come up against the 'glass ceiling' at work, most earning considerably less than their male counterparts. What are we to make of the now commonplace insistence that feminism deprives men of their rights and dignities? And how does one tackle the issue of female emancipation in different cultural and economic environments - in, for ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Deeds Not Words

    The Story of Women's Rights - Then and Now

    'An uplifting record of progress and strength... You'll lay the book down feeling not only informed, but galvanised to take action yourself.' Independent'An incredible book . . . with the potential to change women's lives.' Sandi ToksvigWhy is it taking so long? Despite huge progress since the suffragette campaigns and wave after wave of feminism, women are still fighting for equality.Why will we ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Girl Trouble

    Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women

    'A brilliant cultural history.'Irish ExaminerGirls behave badly. If they're not obscenity-shouting, pint-swigging ladettes, they're narcissistic, living dolls floating around in a cloud of self-obsession, far too busy twerking to care. And this is news.In this witty and wonderful book, Carol Dyhouse shows that where there's a social scandal or a wave of moral outrage, you can bet a girl is to ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • In Denial

    The Stolen Generations and the Right; Quarterly Essay 1

    by Robert Manne ...
    Series Book 1 - Quarterly Essay
    In this national bestseller Robert Manne attacks the right-wing campaign against the Bringing them home report that revealed how thousands of Aboriginal children had been taken from their parents.What was the role of Paddy McGuinness as editor of Quadrant? How reliable was the evidence that led newspaper columnists from Piers Akerman in the Sydney Daily Telegraph to Andrew Bolt in the Melbourne ... Read more

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  • Black, White and Exempt

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives under Exemption

    In 1957, Ella Simon of Purfleet mission near Taree, New South Wales, applied for and was granted a certificate of exemption. Exemption gave her legal freedoms denied to other Indigenous Australians at that time: she could travel freely, open a bank account, and live and work where she wanted. In the eyes of the law she became a non-Aboriginal, but in return she could not associate with other ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • The English in Love

    The Intimate Story of an Emotional Revolution

    Love has a history. It has meant different things to different people at different moments and has served different purposes. This book tells the story of love at a crucial point, a moment when the emotional landscape changed dramatically for large numbers of people. It is a story based in England, but informed by America, and covers the period from the end of the First World War until the break ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Double Lives

    A History of Working Motherhood

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2021Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2021Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown 2021'Fabulous' - The Times'A milestone in women's history' - Observer'Groundbreaking ... a fascinating read' - HeraldIn Britain today, three-quarters of mothers are in employment and paid work is an un... ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Policing Gender, Class And Family In Britain, 1800-1945

    by Linda Mahood ...
    Series series Women's and Gender History
    This book is intended for undergraduate courses on modern British history, women's history, courses on family, sexuality and childhood. Women's studies, history of education, sociology. ... Read more

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  • Getting Equal

    The history of Australian feminism

    by Marilyn Lake ...
    What woman today would accept losing her job or her nationality on marriage? What mother would accept that she had no custody rights to her children? Who would deny women the right to equal pay and economic independence?Women today enjoy freedoms unimagined by their mothers and grandmothers - the result of over 100 years of feminist activism in this country.Getting Equal is the first full-length ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • The Victorians

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue to be a vital presence in the modern world. Contemporary Britain is still in large part Victorian in its transport networks, sewage systems, streets, and houses. Victorian cultural legacies, especially in art, science, and literature, are still ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Sisterhood and After

    An Oral History of the UK Women's Liberation Movement, 1968-present

    Series series Oxford Oral History Series
    This ground-breaking history of the UK Women's Liberation Movement shows why and how feminism's 'second wave' mobilized to demand not just equality but social and gender transformation. Oral history testimonies power the work, tracing the arc of a feminist life from 1950s girlhoods to late life activism today. Peppered with personal stories, the book casts new light on feminist critiques of ... Read more

    $18.09 USD