This book looks at the diversity of the women's movement and the ways in which feminism of the time might be reconsidered and historicised. The contributions cover a range of issues, including feminist art, local activism, class distinction, racial politics, perceptions of motherhood, girls’ education, feminist print cultures, the recovery of feminist histories and feminist heritage and they span personal and political concerns in Britain, Canada and the United States
This collection on motherhood is global in scope and including a range of disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, literature, communication studies, sociology, women’s and gender studies, history, and economics. The book introduces the foundational topics and ideas in motherhood, delineates the diversity and complexity of mothering, and also stimulates dialogue among scholars and students approaching from divergent backgrounds and intellectual perspectives.