Women of Ideas

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.

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Foremothers. Part II 1800-1850 The Silent Years? Part III Backwards or Forwards? (A) North America (B) Great Britain Part IV The Twentieth Century (A) Social Revolution: Process or Event? (B) Militant and Maligned (C) Writing as Politics (D) And When There Were None... (E) Reinventing Rebellion. Appendix: Life in Prison. Chronological Table. Bibliography. General Index. Index of Names.