Feminisms: A Global History
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How has feminism developed？ What have feminists achieved？ What can we learn from the global history of feminism？
Feminism is the ongoing story of a profound historical transformation。 Despite being repeatedly written off as a political movement that has achieved its aim of female liberation， it has been continually redefined as new generations of women campaign against the gender inequity of their age。
In this absorbing book， historian Lucy Delap challenges the simplistic narrative of 'feminist waves' - a sequence of ever more progressive updates - showing instead that feminists have been motivated by the specific concerns of their historical moment。 Drawing on an extraordinary range of examples from Japan to Russia， Egypt to Germany， Delap explores different feminist projects to show that those who are part of this movement have not always agreed on a single programme。 This diverse history of feminism， she argues， can help us better navigate current debates and controversies。
A tour de force from an award-winning expert， Feminisms shows that a rich relationship to the past can infuse today's activism with a sense possibility and inspiration。
Feminism is the ongoing story of a profound historical transformation。 Despite being repeatedly written off as a political movement that has achieved its aim of female liberation， it has been continually redefined as new generations of women campaign against the gender inequity of their age。
In this absorbing book， historian Lucy Delap challenges the simplistic narrative of 'feminist waves' - a sequence of ever more progressive updates - showing instead that feminists have been motivated by the specific concerns of their historical moment。 Drawing on an extraordinary range of examples from Japan to Russia， Egypt to Germany， Delap explores different feminist projects to show that those who are part of this movement have not always agreed on a single programme。 This diverse history of feminism， she argues， can help us better navigate current debates and controversies。
A tour de force from an award-winning expert， Feminisms shows that a rich relationship to the past can infuse today's activism with a sense possibility and inspiration。
Reviews
adelina
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3。5
Barbara
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I grew to appreciate this more as I read it and changed my expectations。 Overall， it was an enjoyable experience， although I would have liked something with more fire to it。 "Feminism: A Global History" provided an introduction to the feminist and liberation work undertaken by women from Brazil to Japan， highlighting histories that are often ignored by mainstream histories of feminism in the West。 I can also appreciate it for solidifying that there are aspects of history that keep repeating them I grew to appreciate this more as I read it and changed my expectations。 Overall， it was an enjoyable experience， although I would have liked something with more fire to it。 "Feminism: A Global History" provided an introduction to the feminist and liberation work undertaken by women from Brazil to Japan， highlighting histories that are often ignored by mainstream histories of feminism in the West。 I can also appreciate it for solidifying that there are aspects of history that keep repeating themselves。 For instance， I didn't know that feminists in Chicago had tried to institute a single-sex "co-working" space （to borrow a contemporary phrase） in the 1960s that bore a striking resemblance to The Wing， from its mission statement， to its practices that foregrounded a feminism that was out of touch with the needs of poor women and women of color。 In principle， I agree with Delap's argument that the fight for women's liberation has never been ideologically cohesive and had to adapt to the needs of individual actors over time and space。 But something about this book felt toothless to me。 Part of it is this need to address every single issue under the sun， the many caveats， the talk about how men had helped women too （though there were few examples of that in the book）。 It made it feel too safe for a book that focused on women risking their very lives to bring about radical change。 Plus， in focusing only on women's actions and agency within the narrow constraints of a patriarchal and capitalist system， it failed to address in any meaningful way the systemic issue and power dynamics that informed women's options and actions。 And while it is true that women had different demands for equality and liberation given their specific circumstances， Delap's refusal to provide an ideological framework for feminism leaves a burning question unanswered: why focus on women specifically？ I know this sounds rather convoluted， or circular in its reasoning， but any discussion of feminism that doesn't address that is bound to feel weak。 Delap addresses this in her conclusion， but to me this book seemed to be less about the diverging demands of women over spaces and time， and more about the way feminist ideas travel and how women have managed to inspire and help each other despite living far apart-both in spatial and temporal terms。 Considering how little work there is on the intellectual history of feminist thought， this feels like a missed opportunity。 Not an unenjoyable book。 But it felt both too broad for someone who might know some of the topics it addresses in depth， and a bit overwhelming with new names and contexts if you are not used to it。 。。。more
Pat
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I love the "mosaic" metaphor。 As Delap says at the end， she could only scratch the surface of the history she's doing。 There's an excellent， "Further Reading" section at the end。This is an excellent place to start， especially to start disabusing yourself of the notion that activism in the cause of women's freedom and flourishing is new， or European， or white。 I love the "mosaic" metaphor。 As Delap says at the end， she could only scratch the surface of the history she's doing。 There's an excellent， "Further Reading" section at the end。This is an excellent place to start， especially to start disabusing yourself of the notion that activism in the cause of women's freedom and flourishing is new， or European， or white。 。。。more
Lisa Coffman
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While the research itself may have been good， unfortunately the bougie， feel-good， out of touch writing turned me off。 First off， it's evidently not written by a feminist。 As another reviewer put it， she refers to "the two sexes" and "transwomen" which any feminist should at least know is not up-to-date， inclusionary discourse。 Second， as the blurb on the back about "every generous， undogmatic page" may suggest， this is written to be palatable to reactionaries。 It refers to "gender injustice" in While the research itself may have been good， unfortunately the bougie， feel-good， out of touch writing turned me off。 First off， it's evidently not written by a feminist。 As another reviewer put it， she refers to "the two sexes" and "transwomen" which any feminist should at least know is not up-to-date， inclusionary discourse。 Second， as the blurb on the back about "every generous， undogmatic page" may suggest， this is written to be palatable to reactionaries。 It refers to "gender injustice" instead of "gender oppression。" What kind of book on feminism can't even acknowledge that women are oppressed？ It starts off with all this lofty babble about dreams。。。 We became feminists because we were oppressed， not （just） because we idly sat around dreaming of "utopia。" She makes feminism sound like an optional and inspiring pastime rather than a struggle for liberation， and clothes it all in such "inoffensive" language to anti-feminists that it just comes off as mocking feminism。 It's too bad， because the author did some things right， like acknowledging black feminism and covering feminisms all over the world。 。。。more
Ted Richards
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A significant and enlightening contribution to Feminist historiography， this was a really fantastic book to read。 To begin with， I was listening to this as a general history textbook which I hoped would give a broad， globalist view of how various feminisms developed over the past 200 years or so。 In fact， this is an astonishingly deep dive into what feminism meant to a variety of women across the globe at overlapping times， taking a broad picture view of its various developments whilst maintaini A significant and enlightening contribution to Feminist historiography， this was a really fantastic book to read。 To begin with， I was listening to this as a general history textbook which I hoped would give a broad， globalist view of how various feminisms developed over the past 200 years or so。 In fact， this is an astonishingly deep dive into what feminism meant to a variety of women across the globe at overlapping times， taking a broad picture view of its various developments whilst maintaining at all times an awareness of the closer， interpersonal relationships which makes history tangible。 It's an astonishingly good book。 It is broken up into smaller chunks that keep the various moving parts smoothly interacting across Delaps long， category based chapters。 Chapters 1 and 2 （Dreams and Ideas， respectively）， are perhaps the most conventional。 They introduce a variety of women from the nineteenth and twentieth century。 Most notably， Delap explores the dreams of Begum Rokeya and Alexandra Kollontai， by comparing and contrasting their circumstances and influences which makes for an engaging beginning。 Chapter 3， Spaces， explores the many ways in which women's space has been treated in expressions of power， which explores married life， working environments and segregationist politics。 Again， Delap explores each 'big picture' topic through the lives and experiences of women such as Hiratsuka Raichō， Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti and Violet A。 Johnson， alongside other women whose inclusions makes this a rich and fascinating history。 Chapter 4， Objects， is perhaps the shortest entry， but contains an important account of how objects have been appropriated by women， in Greenham Common， international suffrage conferences， books themselves to help fund feminist campaigns and demand attention。 Chapter 5， Looks， was by far my favorite， starting with a look at beauty pageants in the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule， and their work in public life。 It continues on to explore padded dresses， fans， uniforms， cross-dressing and short haircuts。 It ends with a fantastic analysis of Huda Sha'arawi's literary contribution in decolonizing Egyptian feminism and Nazira Zain al-Din's criticism of veiling women， which is coupled with a nuanced transnational examination of the competing attitudes up to the modern day around this practice。 Chapter 6， Feelings， by contrast was a slightly more difficult account of how expressions of emotions have transformed and defined women's issues。 However， Chapter 7， Actions， was another strong point with an excellent breakdown of various feminist trade union movements， and the final chapter， Songs， contains an exceptional breakdown of what feminism 'sounds' like， from Blues and folk songs， up to Russian and Indonesian riot girl bands。 It ends on a strong note concerning State feminism， and the history of International Women's Day。Delap's conclusion is worth reading on its own， for its exciting signposting for further avenues of historiographical research。 She invites further discussion of global feminisms， expanding access to women's history and further exploration into historical gender identities。 This history does a fantastic job of representing a global history of feminisms， whilst promoting minority voices too often white-washed away from straight， white， Western centered feminist discourse。 I listened to this as an audiobook and will be buying the print edition as soon as possible， because it is a book I would hope to return to as a point of reference and foundational text in further reading。 Class， gender， racial and sexual inequality is not solved by this history， nor does Delap pretend not to be informed by her own experiences。 But it is through works like this as a foundation， that historical accounts of feminisms can continue to be enriched and better shaped for future historians to continue exploring。 。。。more
Jim Sojourner
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An easy-reading introduction to currents of global feminism， with a pro-reform， anti-universalist ideological underpinning。
Sam Clark
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Gretel
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I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley。 Note: I haven't finished the book， yet， but I wanted to finally review it and after the intro and chapters 1， 2，and half of chapter 3 I'm pretty sure I have a good sense of the book's quality。 If I have to revise my rating， I will do so after finishing the book。---------------------------------Feminisms: A Global history is a historical overview and analysis of the many ideas， spaces， people and fights feminism has fought all around the world。 I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley。 Note: I haven't finished the book， yet， but I wanted to finally review it and after the intro and chapters 1， 2，and half of chapter 3 I'm pretty sure I have a good sense of the book's quality。 If I have to revise my rating， I will do so after finishing the book。---------------------------------Feminisms: A Global history is a historical overview and analysis of the many ideas， spaces， people and fights feminism has fought all around the world。 Right from the beginning， Delap convinced me by signaling that the feminisms she would be looking at would not be confined to white feminism， but include perspectives from everywhere， like Japan， China， Russia， Spain， Brazil， England， USA， Egypt or Russia。 From Black and Chicana Feminisms， to socialist and imperialist feminism， from the good to the bad; Delap covers it all， giving the reader ample of information and great examples to explain the differing theories and ideas。Despite being an academic text （she cites her sources！）， Delap’s style is very accessible， easy to understand and lively。 Writing a book about such a complex and interwoven topic in such a clear way is no easy task， so I really compliment Delap on being concise and informative， yet entertaining and easy to follow。The book is divided into eight chapters: Dreams， Ideas， Spaces， Objects， Looks， Feelings， Actions and Songs; each looking at feminist history from a specific perspective。 For example， in Chapter 1 she discusses the literary utopia of feminists， such as Gilman and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain， who both imagined a feminist utopia at pretty much the same time， yet with wildly different interests。 Gilman is decidedly white and marked by colonialist ideas of racial purity and eugenics， something Delap sadly doesn’t discuss in her book。 I would have loved for Delap to be more critical of Gilman， who espoused white supremacist ideas in her novel， especially because Gilman is referenced many times throughout the book， making a more accurate and critical perspective all the more pertinent。While Delap is not critical enough of Gilman， she doesn’t fail to be critical of other feminist thinkers and ideologies， also highlighting shortcomings， contradictions and comparing differing ideas。 She also makes it very clear that feminist issues are also always issues of race， class， gender， sexuality， education， nationality and other socio-political markers。The only shortcomings this book really has is that Delap is sometimes not critical enough， as with Gilman， or superficial in summarising certain topics。 For example， she talks about feminist discourse in Cadiz， Spain， and how the ideas developed there were “socialist”， yet she doesn’t explain how or why they were socialist beyond calling them “socialist”。 I’m not saying she’s wrong but it is curious because as far as I can say， these ideas were developed before industrialisation and Marx’ writings， so she would need to explain what makes these feminist ideas “socialist” in a time when that word did not exist yet。 I was also sad about how quickly she summarises such a fascinating and obscure topic like feminist ideology in Cadiz at the beginning of the 19th century and would’ve loved to read more about it。 Sadly， the topic is dealt with in a few sentences。I also liked when she talks about Chinese feminism， which is a topic that is too often ignored by Western/white women and I would’ve loved to read more。 However， since Delap properly cites her sources， I was able to look at the notes and find books for my personal TBR。I also love how each chapter looks at different angles and the many ways feminism can impact our lives。 Chapter 3 looks at the importance of space。 Of course， Delap mentions Wolff， whose A Room of One’s Own explained the importance of having a room to think and create for women。 Certainly， money plays an important role in having access to a room devoted for one’s own leisure and thinking and the needs of middle- to upper-class women was different to working class。 Furthermore， otherwise marginalised women had even less access to a private room。Delap’s greatest strength – the depth and width of the feminisms she covers， from a global and intersectional perspective – is also her weakness， as she has to cover a lot of ground and sadly， oftentimes remains superficial or gives very short summaries to be able to include as much material as possible。 I also think that she could’ve been a bit more critical of certain feminists and feminist ideas， like Gilman。By no means am I saying that this is a bad book because it’s not。 It’s a great introduction， well-written， informative and entertaining， and it leaves you hungry for more。 She does a great job at synthesising the many forms of feminisms into a coherent narrative and I never felt lost while reading。 She’s a capable writer and academic， able to lead you from one point to the next。 With a few edits， this could be a formidable book， but it’s still very good。 If you want to learn more about the history of feminisms， feminist thoughts， some key persons and the various interconnected spheres of feminist work， this is definitely the book for you。 。。。more
Laura
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Lucy Delap’s accessible and compelling Feminisms: A Global History does not attempt the impossible task of writing a complete global history of feminism， but instead， picks up on a series of themes in feminist history， ranging from ‘dreams’ to ‘dress’ to ‘actions’， and draws from modern feminist activists and movements to explore how feminist thought and action was shaped internationally。 Delap deliberately uses the term ‘feminisms’ rather than feminism to emphasise the multiplicity of women’s m Lucy Delap’s accessible and compelling Feminisms: A Global History does not attempt the impossible task of writing a complete global history of feminism， but instead， picks up on a series of themes in feminist history， ranging from ‘dreams’ to ‘dress’ to ‘actions’， and draws from modern feminist activists and movements to explore how feminist thought and action was shaped internationally。 Delap deliberately uses the term ‘feminisms’ rather than feminism to emphasise the multiplicity of women’s movements across the globe， and also frames this as ‘mosaic feminism’ – women may have been using some of the same inherited pieces， but they formed different patterns。 And indeed， the very first chapter emphasises that one big problem for contemporary feminism might be the inability to accommodate disagreement， citing feminist philosopher Iris Marion Young: ‘we need to wake up to the challenge of understanding across difference rather than keep on dreaming about common dreams’。 Not all the activists Delap writes about would even have called themselves feminists， but they still contributed to a wider history of political action that centred women’s needs。What I found so valuable about Delap’s approach to writing about global feminisms was that non-Western feminisms are not treated simply as an ‘add-on’ to more familiar Western histories – we aren’t simply told that there were also feminist activists and organisations elsewhere。 Instead， Delap illuminates how African， Latin American and Asian feminists transformed feminist thought and challenged Western priorities。 The Bengali writer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain published her utopian text Sultana’s Dream in 1905， which depicted ‘Ladyland’， a world where women and men could interact as equals through ‘sacred’ relations that had no sexual connotations; this envisaged women’s liberation through ‘the abandonment of sexual links to men’， a vision that we might more commonly associate with ‘political lesbianism’ in Britain and the USA in the 1970s。 In the early twentieth century， there was also an active Chinese feminist movement， with women in some Chinese provinces gaining the vote by 1912， well ahead of many Western counterparts， and the word nannü starting to be used to indicate a ‘sexed system of social organisation’， or something like what we might call patriarchy。 Meanwhile， the Egyptian activist Huda Sha’arawi organised women in the 1919 protests against British rule; her decision to unveil in public in 1923 was celebrated by Europeans， but Sha’arawi herself did not see this as particularly important， and， in fact， mocked ‘the veil of ignorance’ that Western women wore， unable to see Egyptian women clearly because of orientalist stereotypes。Delap also shows how ideas were exchanged， translated and repurposed in global contexts。 The famous US second-wave feminist text Our Bodies， Ourselves （1970）， which encouraged women to look after their health and celebrate their sexuality， was reproduced and reworked in different settings。 In Bulgaria， it was retitled Our Body， Ourselves， to emphasise individualism after the fall of the communist state， whereas in Latin America the text was framed with more of a focus on traditional community settings。 The phrase ‘the personal is political’， coined by US feminist Carol Hanisch， was influenced both by the Black Power practice of ‘telling it like it is’ and Hanisch’s reading of French feminist Claudie Broyelle’s Half the Sky （1973）， which stressed the autonomy of women in Communist China to voice and act on their emotions through the Maoist idea of ‘speaking bitterness’。 （Broyelle wrote a follow-up to this work in 1980， admitting it had been a ‘day-dream’ as reports of the violent oppression of women in China continued to emerge。） However， Feminisms does not just trace the histories of familiar Western touchstones but introduces new ones， such as the memorable phrase used by Japanese activist Kishida Toshiko in 1883， who publicly spoke of her anger at how women had to live their lives in close confinement， saying that raising daughters in such an environment was like ‘trying to grow flowers in salt’。Feminisms is primarily concerned with the intersections of gender， race and class rather than sexuality or gender identity， although it does touch on the issues faced by lesbians and trans women who tried to engage with second-wave feminism in the 1970s and 1980s。 Delap writes briefly about how sex and gender might have been understood more fluidly in certain African countries before colonialist binaries were imposed， citing the work of Ifi Amadiume and Oyèrónké Oyěwùmí。 Amadiume has argued that age hierarchies were more important than gender hierarchies in the organisation of some African societies， allowing women to adopt more powerful roles such as ‘female husband’。 However， it is obviously impossible to cover everything in a single book， and I had the sense that Delap had been led by the priorities of many of the activists she considers， who， especially in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries， were often focused on colonial or class oppression。 In 1975， Bolivian tin miner’s wife Domitila Barrios de Chúngara confronted the US feminist Betty Friedan at a meeting in Mexico City， which revealed the perceived gulf between their ideas of feminism: Barrios de Chungara was an experienced union activist who worked alongside men， and thought gringa feminism was ‘a lesbian-dominated war against men’。 （Friedan had actually been instrumental in banning lesbians from the US National Organisation for Women’s New York chapter in 1970， so likely shared this hostility）。Obviously， a book like this can never be more than a starting-point for the huge histories it touches upon， but this is an incredibly thought-provoking take on some of the questions we should be asking when we think about global histories of feminism。I received a free proof copy of this book from the publisher for review。 。。。more
Laila
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I received a copy of the book from Netgalley to review。 Thank you for the opportunity。A fascinating yet informative reality with the personal touch displayed in each word and reflection。 The writing is good in that it is complex yet remains accessible for a non expert reader。 A good read。
Amanda
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An absolute must read！
Joy
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“Feminisms” gave me a lot of new insights on the global history of feminism。 At times I felt quite overwhelmed with information as this book contains a lot of it， but reading it with some breaks in between really helped keeping it interesting！The book kind of reads like a textbook， so it’s harder to really delve into， but nevertheless it is really interesting！
Ietrio
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The usual Western propaganda white washed and than polished for political correctness。 Or how a smart bureaucrat climbs the academic ladder to grab a bigger sum from the taxes collected by the State。
kb
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Pretty tough read because of the overwhelming info， but here's one favorite quote: "Claiming and creating spaces has been a core feminist activity， though the spaces that resulted have not been free of boundary work and policing。" Pretty tough read because of the overwhelming info， but here's one favorite quote: "Claiming and creating spaces has been a core feminist activity， though the spaces that resulted have not been free of boundary work and policing。" 。。。more
Ange
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I read about Feminism for my own knowledge and this book gave me a global history of the feminist movement that is required。 The fact Lucy Delap is。 White feminist academic was not lost on me as being the author of a book examining the global perspective。 It will lead be to more resources to broaden my reading。 It is a book that reads as。 textbook， it is set out in chapters relating to Feminism in relation to Dreams， Ideas， Space， Objects， Looks，， Feelings， Actions and Songs， rather than a chron I read about Feminism for my own knowledge and this book gave me a global history of the feminist movement that is required。 The fact Lucy Delap is。 White feminist academic was not lost on me as being the author of a book examining the global perspective。 It will lead be to more resources to broaden my reading。 It is a book that reads as。 textbook， it is set out in chapters relating to Feminism in relation to Dreams， Ideas， Space， Objects， Looks，， Feelings， Actions and Songs， rather than a chronological history。 This style worked well for me and you could dip into the areas of your interest for research。 Overall I enjoyed the book and gained insight。 I do feel that it could be more diverse with regards transwomen to be discussed within the text。 I would recommend as a history of feminism to anyone interested in a starting point to develop their understanding。 I was gifted an eARC of the book University of Chicago Press via NetGalley for an honest review。 。。。more
Mariana Barletta
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Feminism: A Global History tells the story of feminisms that are not defined by one single type of feminism， which is the eurocentric， acknowledging many other types of feminisms and gender equality fights。 About how we can gather all these feminisms into one purpose: to achieve gender justiceShe talks about a lot of things inside the feminist movements: idea of gender， if men can be feminists， the variants of feminism， the ‘woman question’， feminism in politics， feminism as capitalism material， Feminism: A Global History tells the story of feminisms that are not defined by one single type of feminism， which is the eurocentric， acknowledging many other types of feminisms and gender equality fights。 About how we can gather all these feminisms into one purpose: to achieve gender justiceShe talks about a lot of things inside the feminist movements: idea of gender， if men can be feminists， the variants of feminism， the ‘woman question’， feminism in politics， feminism as capitalism material， women’s culture and the history of female empowerment and fight for justice， besides other topics。 Lucy Delap really committed to study for this book， and I have so much respect for it。 Except that maybe she did exclude some narratives， which I’m not in place to talk about， although she did dug out more than a lot of other white-straight-centered feminist books。 The author could’ve brought more trans and non-binary representation， for sure。 I did wish she could focus a little more on fewer topics; there was just so much information。Overall， it taught me a lot。 A nice read to know more about feminism all around the world。 。。。more
Veronica Lozada Tucci
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This was a very comprehensive and academic survey on the history of feminism from the 18th century onwards， if a little dry。 I like that it wasn't whitewashed or straightwashed and that it was always very clear about the fact there has never been a single unified feminist movement and that there has always been conflict and disagreements between those who want toachieve gender equality。 This was a very comprehensive and academic survey on the history of feminism from the 18th century onwards， if a little dry。 I like that it wasn't whitewashed or straightwashed and that it was always very clear about the fact there has never been a single unified feminist movement and that there has always been conflict and disagreements between those who want toachieve gender equality。 。。。more
J Earl
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Feminisms: A Global History by Lucy Delap is a wonderful read and a great textbook for Feminist History courses。This attempt at an inclusive global history， by Delap's own admission， will have some holes and omissions。 To simply point at one of the holes and claim that with such a hole it isn't "real feminism" borders on sounding patriarchal in the sense of claiming exclusivity for one's own avenue into feminism。 Petty at best and I won't even mention what at worst。The strength of this book is t Feminisms: A Global History by Lucy Delap is a wonderful read and a great textbook for Feminist History courses。This attempt at an inclusive global history， by Delap's own admission， will have some holes and omissions。 To simply point at one of the holes and claim that with such a hole it isn't "real feminism" borders on sounding patriarchal in the sense of claiming exclusivity for one's own avenue into feminism。 Petty at best and I won't even mention what at worst。The strength of this book is the organization。 Rather than chronological it is thematic。 This might seem strange for a history book but works very well in this instance。 If done by a strict chronology， it would have been disjointed with very few connections made between various local， regional， and national feminist movements。 Not to mention having to jump geographically every few pages。 By using themes， we see how these various incarnations of feminist activism and thought connect on different levels even when their apparent immediate goals seem quite different。 Through this structure Delap is able to present it as much more of a global history rather than a bunch of separate local histories。The WGS courses I taught （when I used to teach） were usually either theory/philosophy or literature rather than history， but I can imagine using this book in a history course。 There are many jump points where discussion and research assignments could be used to either elaborate on a specific topic or to fill in one of the holes。 I also would have been quite likely to use a couple of the chapters to supplement other texts in my theory or lit courses。 Overall， this will be a useful addition for instructors in the field。Don't let my talk of it being a good textbook keep readers from reading it as a wonderful book outside academia。 This will offer the casual reader insights and connections they may not have known before， as well as highlighting new perspectives on things you did know。 The writing is accessible and enjoyable （which also makes it even more valuable within academia）。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
LimeCream
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I was thrilled to be approved by NetGalley for an early peek at this book and couldn't wait to start reading。 I wasn't disappointed。 It takes a sweeping look at feminism， using examples from around the world。 Should be required reading，Many thanks to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I was thrilled to be approved by NetGalley for an early peek at this book and couldn't wait to start reading。 I wasn't disappointed。 It takes a sweeping look at feminism， using examples from around the world。 Should be required reading，Many thanks to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kerry
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Everyone should read this！Forget what misconceptions you may have about feminism， read this book！In this absorbing book， historian Lucy Delap challenges the simplistic narrative of 'feminist waves' - a sequence of ever more progressive updates - showing instead that feminists have been motivated by the specific concerns of their historical moment。 Drawing on an extraordinary range of examples from Japan to Russia， Egypt to Germany， Delap explores different feminist projects to show that those w Everyone should read this！Forget what misconceptions you may have about feminism， read this book！In this absorbing book， historian Lucy Delap challenges the simplistic narrative of 'feminist waves' - a sequence of ever more progressive updates - showing instead that feminists have been motivated by the specific concerns of their historical moment。 Drawing on an extraordinary range of examples from Japan to Russia， Egypt to Germany， Delap explores different feminist projects to show that those who are part of this movement have not always agreed on a single programme。 This diverse history of feminism， she argues， can help us better navigate current debates and controversies。 。。。more
Kimba Tichenor
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Unlike earlier books that traced the origins of feminism to a small group of white women from Western Europe and the United States， this book offers a truly global history of feminisms。 The "s" at the end of feminism is a critical inclusion by Lucy Delap， a reader of British and Gender history at Cambridge University， as it attests to the author's awareness of the ambivalence of the term and the problematic content of past and present feminist agendas that have demanded "the radical transformati Unlike earlier books that traced the origins of feminism to a small group of white women from Western Europe and the United States， this book offers a truly global history of feminisms。 The "s" at the end of feminism is a critical inclusion by Lucy Delap， a reader of British and Gender history at Cambridge University， as it attests to the author's awareness of the ambivalence of the term and the problematic content of past and present feminist agendas that have demanded "the radical transformation of exclusionary structures" even as those agendas have advanced their own forms of marginalization。 It also highlights the author's commitment to avoiding the trap of assuming that feminism should and did look the same in all places at all times。 Because the book is organized thematically， rather than by geographic space， the reader is treated not only to a "pluralized picture" of feminist movements， but one in which the "discrepant histories of different women's movements" in for example Russia， India， England， and Brazil are juxtaposed and the points of contact and conflict between them exposed。 My one critique is that on rare occasions the author drew conclusions that did not necessarily follow from the evidence。 This was particularly the case in the first chapter in which the author offered interpretations of the nocturnal dreams of feminists as if no other interpretation was possible。 But this one critique should not detract from what is otherwise a very readable and thought-provoking global account of women's struggles since the nineteenth century。I would like to thank NetGalley， the publisher， and the author of this book for an advance copy in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Melissa
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*This book was received as an advanced reader's copy from NetGalley。Feminist literature is one of those things I delve into ever so often; particularly if there's a book that catches my eye that I think might be informative/interesting and offer some new perspectives。 This is one of those books; what really made me want to read it， was its focus on global feminism， versus the standard we see reflected in media much of the time。Broken out into several chapters; Dreams， Ideas， Spaces， Objects， Loo *This book was received as an advanced reader's copy from NetGalley。Feminist literature is one of those things I delve into ever so often; particularly if there's a book that catches my eye that I think might be informative/interesting and offer some new perspectives。 This is one of those books; what really made me want to read it， was its focus on global feminism， versus the standard we see reflected in media much of the time。Broken out into several chapters; Dreams， Ideas， Spaces， Objects， Looks， Feelings， Actions， and Songs， this book kind of runs the gamut on different aspects of feminism （aside from just the ideals） that various movements， cultures， and individuals have raised forth。 It also set about to show how feminism frequently intersects with other movements （labor rights） and also dispel some myths about feminism （women are not violent in their pursuits）。 Lastly， it looks at everything globally; whereas a lot of feminism most are familiar with is generally of Western， white women， and very rarely shares the voices of other cultures。Probably the most interesting person I learned about in this book was Tanaka Mitsu。 She had a very eloquent way of putting things and all of the quotes attributed to her really cut deep。 My curiosity was piqued enough I will probably be researching her later。 That's not to say there weren't other interesting people outlined in this book though; it's well worth a read for figures you might not have heard of in feminism。This book reads very much textbook like and I wouldn't suggest it as an intro to feminism。 The jargon， concepts， and other views in the book may not be as approachable for someone not familiar with them， and make understanding of the content more difficult for someone starting out。 But if you're familiar with the terminology frequently used， the concepts that feminism looks at， and are looking to expand， this book is a great resource。Review by M。 Reynard 2020 。。。more
mrsswiftnibtwirlspages
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（From the book） - Feminism - Best understood as an overlapping， internally complex set of actions， questions and demands that has been in formulation since the 18th Century or even earlier。 It concerns change over time。Feminism is an ongoing story of profound transformation。 Despite it being devalued， it still strongly advocates women's rights on the grounds of equality of sexes。 In this much needed book， the author takes us through a wonderful and unique look on Feminism。 It not only covers the （From the book） - Feminism - Best understood as an overlapping， internally complex set of actions， questions and demands that has been in formulation since the 18th Century or even earlier。 It concerns change over time。Feminism is an ongoing story of profound transformation。 Despite it being devalued， it still strongly advocates women's rights on the grounds of equality of sexes。 In this much needed book， the author takes us through a wonderful and unique look on Feminism。 It not only covers the entry point but it also throws light on limits。 Covers examples from various countries including Japan， Egypt， Germany and Russia to name a few。 - What is Feminism？- How and Why was it developed？- Journey of Feminism - What does Feminism mean Globally？A very well written and enlightening book。 。。。more
thebookconfessions
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This is a book I didn't know I needed。 And I needed it so bad。Non-fiction books rarely keep my attention but this book got me so interested I couldn't stop reading。 It's insightful。 It's infuriating at times。 It can teach you lot。 It will open your eyes。 It will make you proud of fierce and intelligent women that fought for all other women around the world。I especially loved how diverse this book is。 It explores many countries and women in them that stood tall and fought hard for their rights。 T This is a book I didn't know I needed。 And I needed it so bad。Non-fiction books rarely keep my attention but this book got me so interested I couldn't stop reading。 It's insightful。 It's infuriating at times。 It can teach you lot。 It will open your eyes。 It will make you proud of fierce and intelligent women that fought for all other women around the world。I especially loved how diverse this book is。 It explores many countries and women in them that stood tall and fought hard for their rights。 This is a must read。 A MUST READ！Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Clariana
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In this of all years， this is a much-needed trot through of the history of feminism。 Here， for example， the reader will discover the origin of， and the different meanings given to terms like “patriarchy”， why feminists have always placed special significance on spaces， and the views and concerns of prominent feminists on women as consumers。A special strength of this book is the effort it makes to present the feminisms in different continents， the reader will be exposed to the ideas of Japanese， In this of all years， this is a much-needed trot through of the history of feminism。 Here， for example， the reader will discover the origin of， and the different meanings given to terms like “patriarchy”， why feminists have always placed special significance on spaces， and the views and concerns of prominent feminists on women as consumers。A special strength of this book is the effort it makes to present the feminisms in different continents， the reader will be exposed to the ideas of Japanese， Brazilian， Nigerian， and Indian， feminists among many others。An essential read with some good illustrations。 。。。more
thewoollygeek （tea， cake， crochet & books）
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