Karen Garner’s book “Shaping a Global Women’s Agenda: Women’s NGOs and Global Governance, 1925–85” offers a comprehensive history of Western liberal feminist organizations that played a pivotal role in global governance from the interwar period through the UN Decade for Women. It highlights the tensions between liberal feminism and essentialism, detailing the strategic evolution of …
The evolution of gender as a category of analysis in the study of early modern history reflects significant shifts in historiographical approaches since the 1970s. Initial resistance from traditional historians to the incorporation of women’s history has transformed into broader inquiries into gender, characterized by the distinction between biological sex and socially constructed gender roles. …
Rather than attempt to synopsize lengthy essay in “Feminism Beside Itself” on the epistemological and political underpinnings of feminist history writing about feminism. They will adapt one section of it to the broader topic of this roundtable discussion: Feminism and the Future of Women’s Studies. Asset Type: Publications Collection: Foreign Publications Subject: Sociology, Surfaces, Women’s …
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