The Early Feminists

This book redefines the origins of the women's rights campaigns in Britain. Contrary to the existing historiography, which argues that the Victorian Feminist movement began in the 1850s, this book, by bringing to light a wealth of unused sources, demonstrates that a vibrant community existed during the 1830s and 1840s. Previously neglected, this remarkable group of writers and reformers established both the ideologies and personnel network which provided the foundations of the women's rights campaigns of the coming decades.

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KATHRYN GLEADLE teaches history at the University of Warwick and is currently working on a text on nineteenth century women and a feminist anthology.

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List of Pseudonyms and Initials Used in Contemporary Publications Acknowledgements Introduction Freedom and Patriarchy: The Unitarian Background 'The Assemblage of the Just': The Radical Unitarians 'The Stream of Freedom': Democracy and Domestic Mores 'Merely a Question of Bargain and Sale': Law Reform and the Union of the Sexes The Whittington Clubs Conclusion: The Reception, Significance and Influence Bibliography Index