A review by soumyasuresh
Feminisms: A Global History by Lucy Delap

5.0

The book has done a great job in presenting how diverse and monumental the feminist movement has been. It gives one an understanding of the variety of ways in which feminists have fought for their beliefs, be it through protests, writing or songs. It was also refreshing to see how movements have also been flawed and exclusionary while also highlighting how such flaws have been identified and corrected. I was happy to see a lot of references of Asian, African and South American movements. This book is not an intensive study but more of an assessment of feminisms across the world so it is essential one reads the notes and readings if they need in-depth knowledge. Finally, the book is arranged in such an interesting way and is very easy to understand (provided you have a basic understanding of a few concepts) even though it is jam packed with information and cross references previous chapters and topics.
An important read for sure!