The Feminism Book

What is feminism? It is, at minimum, the conviction that women deserve equal rights and opportunities. But beyond that minimum, it is one of the most contested, most productive, and most continuously evolving intellectual traditions of the last two centuries — a tradition that has transformed politics, law, literature, philosophy, and everyday life in ways that are still unfolding.

DK’s The Feminism Book presents the full breadth of that tradition: from Mary Wollstonecraft’s foundational argument for women’s rights in the eighteenth century through the suffragette movement, second-wave feminism, intersectionality, and the contemporary debates around gender, identity, and reproductive rights. Each entry profiles a key thinker, a landmark text, or a defining moment in clear, authoritative prose, with visual context and biographical detail.

An essential reference for students and an engaging introduction for general readers. The ideal companion for anyone who wants to understand one of the defining intellectual and political movements of the modern era. Published by DK.