Written by Lucy Aiken in 1810, this was the first text in English to re-write the history of western culture, from the Creation of Genesis through the eighteenth century, from a feminist perspective, explicitly defining the consequences of a patriarchal social system. This edition also includes a wide selection of poetry, historical writing, fiction, memoir, and literary criticism by Aikin, as well as letters, contemporary reviews, and other feminist historiographies.
Written by Lucy Aiken in 1810, this was the first text in English to re-write the history of western culture, from the Creation of Genesis through the eighteenth century, from a feminist perspective, explicitly defining the consequences of a patriarchal social system. This edition also includes a wide selection of poetry, historical writing, fiction, memoir, and literary criticism by Aikin, as well as letters, contemporary reviews, and other feminist historiographies.