Women and History Books in Order
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Gerda Lerner's Women and History is a two-volume nonfiction series published between 1986 and 1993 that explores the historical development of patriarchal structures and women's efforts to resist them. The first volume, The Creation of Patriarchy, examines how male dominance over women emerged as a constructed system beginning in the Ancient Near East. The second volume, The Creation of Feminist Consciousness, traces women's long-term struggle to develop a feminist awareness and challenge patriarchal thought, including their engagement with religious texts to assert equality.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1986 · Gerda Lerner
The Creation of Patriarchy is a 1986 nonfiction book by Gerda Lerner arguing that male dominance over women is not natural or biological but the…
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Buy on AmazonThe Creation of Feminist Consciousness
1993 · Gerda Lerner
Gerda Lerner, a pioneer in women's studies and former president of the Organization of American Historians, is a leading scholar of women's history.…
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What order should I read the Women and History books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “The creation of patriarchy”. Start with “The creation of patriarchy.”
How many books are in the Women and History series?
We list 2 books by Gerda Lerner , published between 1986–1993.
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