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EAN: 9780140232820 ISBN: 0140232826 Label: Penguin (Non-Classics) Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 704 Publication Date: March 01, 1999 Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics) Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: As its title suggests, Sheila Rowbotham's A Century of Women: The History of Women in Britain and the United States in the Twentieth Century is a monumental study--scholarly, readable, well illustrated, well indexed--of Western women's experiences in the 20th century. As a feminist historian, Rowbotham is aware of the scope of her task, beginning her survey with the problems that have been crucial to the study of women's history as such: "Who and what gets into the record of the past? How do you start to document the everyday, the experience which leaves no written, or visual, trace?" With the exception of two chapters devoted to the aftermath of the First and Second World Wars--periods that saw key changes in the patterns of women's work, for example--the study is divided decade by decade, with distinct sections on Britain and the United States. Allowing for an awareness of the differences, as well as the cultural exchange, between Britain and the U.S., Rowbotham gives a fresh sense of the diverse history of contemporary feminism and (some of) the women--writers, critics, Hollywood icons, politicians, amongst others--who have contributed to it. Concluding with brief biographies of the key players and with an extensive bibliography, the book is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to know more about women's recent history. --Vicky Lebeau, Amazon.co.uk Book Description: Far more than a historical subcategory, women have been driving forces behind world war politics, global migration, maternal welfare, sexual revolution, and modern labor movements. In A Century of Women, renowned historian Sheila Rowbotham charts, decade by decade, the changes in the lives of women and the ways they themselves have uniquely shaped history since 1900. From women who marched for the vote, stood on picket lines, or refused to be segregated, to politicians, poets, and film stars, their stories are told in rich detail. Throughout the book are entertaining essays on body and image, popular fiction, lesbian culture, the automobile, Barbie dolls, and more; a final section gathers biographies of four hundred notable women. Thoroughly engrossing and unrivaled in scope, A Century of Women provides a wealth of information on the rich, complex, and tumultuous lives of the women who have left an indelible mark on our century. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great book covering American and British Women's historyAlthough I used this book primarily for American Women's history, it does a great job with British history too. The book is well organized, looking at american and british women's history separately by decades starting with 1900 and going through 1995. In most cases, each chapter is divided by politics, work, social life and sex. 
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