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At a time when increasing numbers of lesbians have learned that therapy doesn’t work, religion may not be a haven, and even cinema is problematic, this book presents an exciting way forward. Readers find in An Intimacy of Equals an accessibly written blend of intellectually challenging theory...
Published April 22nd 1996 by Routledge
Feminist Foremothers in Women’s Studies, Psychology, and Mental Health is by and about the more recent wave of feminist foremothers; those who were awakened in the 1960s and ’70s to the realization that something was terribly wrong. These are the women who created the fields of feminist therapy,...
Published December 25th 1995 by Routledge
Homeworkers in Global Perspective documents the lives of homeworkers, exploring state policies towards them, and describing the innovative ways in which homeworkers organize. Moving away from well-known, already explored cases, the essays focus on less-known but equally compelling examples organize...
Published December 11th 1995 by Routledge
Through twenty engaging essays exploring cultures ranging from ancient Judaic civilization to contemporary Brazil, Gender, Kinship and Power places important contemporary issues related to kinship--such as parental responsibility and female-headed households--in their proper comparative and...
Published December 11th 1995 by Routledge
This introduction should be welcomed by all students looking for an accessible guide to the many historical debates and issues arising from the ever-growing literature on the origins of the feminist movement....
Published November 29th 1995 by Routledge
Inarticulate Longings explores the contradictions of a social agenda for women that promoted both traditional roles and the promises of a growing consumer culture by examining the advertising industry in the early 20th century....
Published September 28th 1995 by Routledge
This ground-breaking book reveals the economic reality of ordinary women between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. Drawing on little-known sources, Amy Louise Erickson reconstructs day-to-day lives, showing how women owned, managed and inherited property on a scale previously unrecognised....
Published September 6th 1995 by Routledge
Series: History of British Feminism
Following on from Sources of British Feminism and Perspectives in the History of British Feminism,Controversies in the History of British Feminism is the third set which looks at controversial aspects of the women's movement....
Published August 30th 1995 by Routledge
This comprehensive study of women anti-slavery campaigners fills a serious gap in abolitionist history. Covering all stages of the campaign, Women Against Slavery uses hitherto neglected sources to build up a vivid picture of the lives, words and actions of the women who were involved, and their...
Published May 24th 1995 by Routledge
