This book offers a guide to the history and development of feminist literary criticism and a reassessment of the main issues and authors in the field. The first section of the book explores protofeminist thought from the middle ages onwards. The second section examines the rise of second wave feminism and maps its interventions across the twentieth century. A final section examines the impact of postmodernism on feminist thought and practice.
Inspired by the Periodic Table of chemical elements, published by chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, the Periodic Table of Feminism applies scientific logic to the history of feminism around the world. In this guide like-minded women are grouped by the nature of their activism and their approach to the women's movement. Through the table you will see how women's ideas spoke to one another and connected with each other, across countries, ideologies, generations and waves. With illustrations and quotes. .Contents: How the table works : Proto-feminists : The first wave : Epic marches : The second wave : Fictional feminists : Inspirational creatives : The third wave : Political leaders : The fourth wave : Male allies.