Becoming A Woman: And Other Essays in 19th and 20th Century Feminist History - Softcover

Alexander, Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814706363 ISBN 13: 9780814706367

Publisher: NYU Press, 1995

Synopsis

Spanning two decades of research and writing, this volume presents the influential and insightful work of Sally Alexander, one of Britain's most reputed feminist historians.

Whether analyzing women's factory work, the emergence of the Victorian women's movement, or women's voices during the Spanish civil war, or charting the lives of women in the inter-war years, Alexander's accounts are original and thoughtful. Moving from a discussion of class and sexual difference to a reading of subjectivity informed by psychoanalysis, Alexander exposes the relationship between memory, history, and the unconscious. Her focus ranges from a descriptive rendering of the 1970's Nightcleaners campaign to a more exploratory account of becoming a woman in 1920's and 30's London.

Becoming A Woman offers up a fascinating exploration of important historical moments and of the process of writing feminist history.

About this title

Review:

Praise for the Second Edition:

"Provides both the record of a strange moment in history and a contribution to contemporary cultural politics. This second, revised edition brings the story right up to the present with a compelling blend of the ancient and the modern."-Toby Miller, editor of "Television & New Media"

Praise for the First Edition:

"Offers the most insightful and significant scholarly analysis to date of the changes taking place in the economic 'globalization' of television production. A delight to read, laced with wit and humor."-"Choice",

About the Author:

Sally Alexander is a Senior Lecturer at the University of East London and a founding editor of History Workshop Journal.

About this edition

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0814706363
• ISBN 13: 9780814706367
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352