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PublisherPolity Press

ISBN-101509559116

ISBN-139781509559114

eBay Product ID (ePID)3065011249

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Book TitleSexed : a History of British Feminism

Number of Pages286 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSociology / General, Political

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenrePhilosophy, Social Science

AuthorSusanna Rustin

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Fascinating, illuminating and essential" Samira Ahmed, broadcaster "Thinking about the meanings of sex, Susanna Rustin reminds us, is feminist work that will always need to be done" Prof Sally Alexander "For a generation of women fighting to reclaim our rights anew, there is inspiration to be found" Prof Alice Sullivan "A fascinating overview" Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, Women's Budget Group "Brilliant and unmissable... traces the common causes and splits from Wollstonecraft to Mumsnet" Sonia Sodha, The Observer "I found myself feeling a tremendous sense of relief. This is what feminism looks like." Victoria Smith, The Critic, "Fascinating, illuminating and essential" Samira Ahmed, broadcaster "Thinking about the meanings of sex, Susanna Rustin reminds us, is feminist work that will always need to be done" Prof Sally Alexander "For a generation of women fighting to reclaim our rights anew, there is inspiration to be found" Prof Alice Sullivan "A fascinating overview" Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, Women's Budget Group "Brilliant and unmissable... traces the common causes and splits from Wollstonecraft to Mumsnet" Sonia Sodha, The Observer

Dewey Decimal305.420941

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction: The Return of Sexual Politics 1. Rebels (1790s-1840s) 2. Organisers (1850s, 1860s) 3. Crusaders (1870s,1880s) 4. Suffragists (1860s-1920s) 5. Legislators (1920s, 1930s) 6. Housewives (1940s, 1950s) 7. Liberators (1960s-1980s) 8. Specialists (1990s, 2000s) 9. Feminists (2010-2023) Epilogue Appendix Sources and further reading Notes Index

SynopsisSusanna 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 female MPs, as well as activists including the Greenham peace protesters and the black and Asian women's groups of the 1970s and 1980s. Her goal? To show how successive generations have fiercely contested what it means to be a woman, and why this matters. Biology on its own is not destiny. But this book argues that differences between male and female bodies have always been feminist issues. While gender is a useful concept, women cannot be supported by a politics that forgets that they, like men, are sexed.

LC Classification NumberHQ1597.R8 2024