Challenging many of the values and conceits of Western civilization, the gay socialist writer Edward Carpenter had an extraordinary impact on the cultural and... Læs mere
A sparkling portrait of when women were breaking all the rules about sex, politics and their place in the world.
A groundbreaking contribution to debates on women's oppression and consciousness, and the connections between socialism and feminism.
Acclaimed exploration of the women who revolutionized American and British life.
A generation ago, they wrote Beyond the Fragments. Inspired by the activism of the 1970s and facing the imminent triumph of the Right under... Læs mere
Following on from Daring to Hope, 9781839763892; Promise of a Dream 9781788734806 , The 1980s were a shock. Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government battered... Læs mere
'Compelling . a classic socialist feminist text' - Kate Hardy, Feminist Review'Ground-breaking exploration of the connection between social revolution and women's liberation from "a key figure of the second wave' - Melissa Benn, Guardian.
How class and sex, work and the family, personal life and social pressures have shaped and hindered women’s struggles for equality