Here's a small selection of books and for you to chase up. We've tried to arrange them somewhat thematically! (please note this is a work in progress)
Reflections on the Women's Liberation Movement
- Bouchier, David. The Feminist Challenge: The Movement for Women's Liberation in Britain and the United States. New York: Schocken Books, 1984.
- Carby, Hazel. "White women listen: Black feminism and the boundaries of sisterhood", in Centre for Cultural Studies (ed.) The Empire Strikes Back: Race and Racism in 70s Britain. London: Hutchinson, 1982.
- Connolly, Linda and Tina O'Toole. Documenting Irish Feminisms: The Second Wave. Dublin: The Woodfield Press, 2005.
- Coote, Anna and Beatrix Campbell. Sweet Freedom: The Struggle for Women's Liberation. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1982, 1987.
- Graham, Helen, Ann Kaloski, Ali Neilson, Emma Robertson (eds). The Feminist Seventies. York: Raw Nerve Books, 2003.
- Pugh, Martin. Women and the Women's Movement in Britain. 2nd edition. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. (Covers feminist movements from 1850s to 2000).
- Rowbotham, Sheila. Dreams and Dilemmas: Collected Writings. London: Virago, 1983.
- Rowbotham, Sheila. The Past is Before Us: Feminism in action since the 1960s. London: Penguin Books, 1989.
- Sebestyen, Amanda (ed.). '68, '78, '88: From Women's Liberation to Feminism. Bridport: Prism Press, 1988.
- Setch, Eve. "The Face of Metropolitan Feminism: The London Women's Liberation Workshop, 1969-79". Twentieth Century British History. Vol 13, No. 2. 2002, pp.171-190. Read
- Stopper, Anne. Mondays at Gaj's: The Story of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement. The Liffey Press, 2006
- Wandor, Michelene (ed.). Once a Feminist: Stories of a Generation. London: Virago, 1990.
- Lovenduski, J. and V. Randall. Contemporary Feminist Politics: Women and Power in Britain. Oxford:Oxford University Press, 1993.
- Singer, V and others. Personal Histories of Second Wave Feminism: Volume Two, Bristol: The Feminist Archive (South), 2004.
- Honeybourne, V. and Singer, S. (2001), Personal Histories of Second Wave Feminism, Bristol: The Feminist Archive (South).
Anti-Imperialist Feminism/ Black Women's Movements
- Gupta, Rahila (ed.) From Homebreakers to Jailbreakers: Southall Black Sisters. London: Zed Books, 2003.
- Southall Black Sisters. Against the Grain, 1979-1989: A Celebration of Survival & Struggle. London: Southall Black Sisters, 1990. (you can buy these SBS books through their website).
- Amos, Valerie and Pratibha Parmar (and others). "Many voices, one chant: Black feminist perspectives", Feminist Review #17, 1984, pp. 3-19.
- Bryan, B. (and others). The Heart of the Race: Black Women's Lives in Britain. London: Virago Press, 1985.
- Carby, Hazel. "White women listen: Black feminism and the boundaries of sisterhood",
in Centre for Cultural Studies (ed.) The Empire Strikes Back: Race and Racism in 70s
Britain. London: Hutchinson, 1982.
- Grewal, Shabnam et al (eds), Charting the Journey: Writings by Black and Third World Women, Sheba Feminist Publishers, 1988.
- James, Selma, Strangers & Sisters: Women, Race & Immigration, Falling Wall Press, 1985.
- Sudbury, J. 'Other Kinds of Dreams': Black Women's Organisation and the Politics of Transformation. London: Routledge, 1998.
- Wilson, Amrit, Dreams, Questions, Struggles: Asian Women in Britain, Pluto Press, 2006.
Memoirs & Letters
- Jolly, Margaretta. In Love and Struggle: Letters in Contemporary Feminism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008.
- Rowbotham, Sheila. Promise of a Dream: Remembering the Sixties. London: Allen Lane, 2000.
- Segal, Lynne. Making Trouble: Life and Politics. London: Serpent's Tail, 2007.
Contemporary Feminism
- Fairbairns, Zoe. Saying What We Want: Women's Demands in the Feminist Seventies and Now. York: Raw Nerve Books, 2002 (pamphlet).
- Gillis, Stacy, Gillian Howie and Rebecca Munford (eds) Third Wave Feminism: A Critical Exploration. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
- Griffin, Gabriele (ed.), Feminist Activism in the 1990s, Taylor & Francis, 1995.
- Mirza, Heidi Safia (ed.) Black British Feminism: A Reader. London: Routledge, 1997.
- Segal, Lynne. Is the Future Female? Troubled Thoughts on Contemporary Feminism. London: Viargo, 1987.
- Segal, Lynne. Why Feminism? New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.
- Samantrai, R. AlterNatives: Black Feminism in the Postimperial Nation. Stanford California: Stanford University Pres, 2002.
Greenham Common & Anti-Militarism
- Brown, Wilmette. Black Women and the Peace Movement. Bristol: Falling Wall Press, 1983.
- Cockburn, Cynthia. From Where We Stand: War, Women's Activism and Feminist Analysis. London: Zed Books, 2007
- Harford, Barbara and Sarah Hopkins (eds) Greenham Common: Women at the Wire. London: The Women's Press, 1984.
- Jones, Lynne (ed.) Keeping the Peace: Women's Peace Handbook. London: The Women's Press, 1983.
- Liddington, Jill. The Road to Greenham Common: Feminism & Anti-Militarism in Britain since 1820. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1991.
- Roseneil, Sasha. Disarming Patriarchy: Political Action at Greenham. Buckingham: Open University Press, 1995.
- Roseneil, Sasha. Common Women, Uncommon Practices: the queer feminisms of greenham. London: Cassell, 2000
Feminist Health Movement
- Fannen, Lisa (ed.) Pregnancy and Birth: In support of autonomy.
- Fannen, Lisa. Threads.
- Kenner, Charmian. No Time for Women: Exploring Women's Health in the 1930s and Today. London: Pandora Press, 1985.
Feminist Publishing
- Cadman, Eileen, Gail Chester, Agnes Pivot. Rolling Our Own: Women as printers, publishers and distributors. London: Minority Press Group, 1981.
- Chester, Gail, "The anthology as a medium for feminist debate in the UK, Women's Studies International Forum, Vol. 25, issue 2, pp. 193-207. [abstract]
- Rowe, Marsha. Spare Rib Reader. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1982.
- Murray, Simone. Mixed Media: Feminist Presses and Publishing Politics. London: Pluto Press, 2004.
Feminist Culture-Making
- Monem, Nadine (ed.) Riot Grrrl: Revolution Girl Style Now! London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007.
- Steward, Sue and Sheryl Garratt. Signed, Sealed and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in Pop. London: Pluto Press, 1984.
Anarcha-Feminism
- Dark Star (ed.) Quiet Rumours: an anarcha-feminist reader. Edinburgh: AK Press, 2002.
Eco-Defence Feminism
- Evans, Kate. Copse: The Cartoon Book of Tree Protesting. London: Orange Dog Productions, 1998.
Radical Feminism
- Bell, Diane and Renate Klein. Radically Speaking: Feminism Reclaimed. London: Zed Books, 1996.
- Murphy, L. and J. Livingstone. 'Racism and the limits of radical feminism', Race & Class 26, 1985, pp. 61-70.
Socialist Feminism
- Barrett, Michele. Women's Oppression Today: Problems in Marxist Feminism Analysis. London: NLB, 1980, 1988.
- Cliff, Tony. Class Struggles and Women's Liberation. London, 1984. (covers 19th and 20th century women's struggles). Read
- Rowbotham, Sheila, Lynne Segal, and Hilary Wainwright. Beyond the Fragments: Feminism and the Making of Socialism. London: Merlin Press, 1979.