Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Dream -- Idea -- Place -- Object -- Look -- A feeling -- Action -- Song -- Conclusion : Global feminism.

"Feminism is the ongoing story of the fight against gender injustice. For the first time, one book attempts to tell the global story of this profound historical transformation. In Feminisms, historian Lucy Delap explores an extraordinary range of examples from around the globe-from Japan to Russia, Egypt to Germany. While illustrating the rich diversity of feminism, Delap reveals shared themes-around sexual harassment at work and in the street, for example, or challenges to male violence, impunity, and disrespect for women everywhere. A rousing history that helps us better navigate current debates and controversies, this tour de force from an award-winning expert will infuse today's activism with a renewed sense of possibility and common purpose"--