Women of Ideas: And What Men Have Done to Them
by Dale Spender
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First published in 1982, this is a classic reference work and, from beginning to end, a provocative and stimulating read. With characteristic energy, humour and learning, Dale Spender has dug into the hidden past and uncovered shining examples of women's creativity and intellectual prowess which had been suppressed or stolen by men.Tags
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Jolly interesting! Rather a tome - took me three years to get round to reading it because it is a paper brick, nay breize block. Well worth the effort however, because it tells you about lots of interesting writers, characters, minds and works that you haven't heard of, and they are just as interesting as the ones you have heard of.
Great, increases the number of interesting things to read et c., and illustrates the political point that it has happened.
Great, increases the number of interesting things to read et c., and illustrates the political point that it has happened.
Over 700 pages of descriptions of well-known women in the history of the women's movement that fit the title. A wonderful historical account!
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1982
- Epigraph
- The number is larger than appears on the surface, for the fear of public ridicule, and the loss of private favors from those who shelter, feed and clothe them, withholds many from declaring their opinions and demanding their ... (show all)rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage, History of Woman Suffrage, vol. 1, 1881
- Dedication
- For my mother, my sister, my friend, and my self.
- First words
- Why didn't I know? This book has its origins in my personal experience: in the late 1960s an over-riding issue in my life was to find out whether other women felt and thought as I did in a male-dominated society.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I was never so happy in my life.
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir, Literature Studies and Criticism
- DDC/MDS
- 305.4 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Women
- LCC
- HQ1206 .S68 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Women. Feminism
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- 2
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 3
