sheila rowbotham

A groundbreaking contribution to debates on women's oppression and consciousness, and the connections between socialism and feminism.

A thrilling confessional from the award-winning author of Pure Colour, in the vein of Joe Brainard and Édouard Levé.Sheila Heti collected hald a milli

A generation ago we wrote Beyond the Fragments. Inspired by the activism of the 1970s, and facing the imminent triumph of the right under Margaret Tha

From the 1880s to the 1920s, a profound social awakening among women extended the possibilities of change far beyond the struggle for the vote. Amid t

In a feat of extraordinary archival research Sheila Rowbotham uncovers six little-known women and men whose lives were both dramatic and startlingly r

First published in 1992, this book is an historical introduction to a wide range of women’s movements from the late eighteenth-century to the date of

How class and sex, work and the family, personal life and social pressures have shaped and hindered women's struggles for equality

From the 1880s to the 1920s, a social awakening among women extended the possibilities of change far beyond the struggle for the vote. Amid the growth

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

Challenging many of the values and conceits of Western civilization, the gay socialist writer Edward Carpenter had an extraordinary impact on the cult

First published in 1992, this book is an historical introduction to a wide range of women’s movements from the late eighteenth-century to the date of

This classic book provides a historical overview of feminist strands among the modern revolutionary movements of Russia, China and the Third World.

Following on from Daring to Hope, 9781839763892; Promise of a Dream 9781788734806 , “Rowbotham has wisdom – and wit.” https://www.theguardian.com/boo

A sparkling portrait of when women were breaking all the rules about sex, politics and their place in the world.

Why is blood red? Why are carrots orange? Who invented the lightbulb? Why is the world 'going green'? Is the sky really blue? And what is ultraviolet

'It made me want to write' Sally Rooney'A seriously strange but funny plunge into the quest for authenticity' Margaret Atwood'A classic in the making'

'Beautiful and impossible to put down. Sheila Heti is a genius.' Avni Doshi 'This one-of-a-kind novel... feels nothing less than vital.' Observer

Compares the lives of women in the first and third worlds, examining how women have organized forms of production themselves in the struggle towards b

First written in 1790, Mary Wollstonecraft's book remains one of the very first works of feminist thought. Groundbreaking in its demands for women's e