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
A personal history of life, love and women's liberation
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