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Sheila Rowbotham FRSA (born 27 February 1943) is an English socialist feminist theorist and historian. She is the author of many notable books in the field of women's studies, including Hidden from History (1973), Beyond the Fragments (1979), A Century of Women (1997) and Threads Through Time (1999), as well as the 2021 memoir Daring ...
Jan 6, 2022 · An interview with the socialist feminist historian Sheila Rowbotham, who reflects on her experiences in the women's movement of the 1970s and the challenges of today. She discusses her new memoir Daring to Hope, which covers her involvement in the TGWU night cleaners' campaign and other political organising.
Sheila Rowbotham is a British socialist feminist theorist and writer. Rowbotham was born in Leeds (in present-day West Yorkshire), the daughter of a salesman for an engineering company and an office clerk. From an early age, she was deeply interested in history.
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Nov 9, 2021 · In this powerful memoir Sheila Rowbotham looks back at her life as a participant in the women's liberation movement, left politics and the creative radical culture...
Jun 29, 2020 · A podcast interview with the socialist-feminist historian Sheila Rowbotham, who reflects on her political development, her relationship with E. P. and Dorothy Thompson, and the classic book The Making of the English Working Class. She talks about her involvement in the disarmament campaign, her class background, and her commitment to working-class people.
A personal history of life, love and women's liberation. In this powerful memoir Sheila Rowbotham looks back at her life as a participant in the women’s liberation movement, left politics and the creative radical culture of a decade in which freedom and equality seemed possible.
Sheila Rowbotham is a historian of feminism and radical social movements, who helped start the women's liberation movement in Britain. She has written several books, including Daring to Hope, Rebel Crossings, and Woman's Consciousness, Man's World.
