Gender and the Historian

This is an engaging examination of the impact of feminism and gender studies on the writing of history in the second half of the twentieth century. Interest in the question of gender difference intensified during the period of 1969-1999. One of the causes of this fascination was the rapid development of women's history, spurred by feminist politics and a growing interest in gender history as a rich and as yet untapped vein for research. Clearly written and accessible,Gender and the Historian traces the theoretical debates about the nature and scope of the history of gender in a way that makes it both comprehensible and appealing. Those interested in historiography or the history of women..

Johanna Alberti is Associate Lecturer with the Open University. She is the author of Beyond Suffrage (1989) and Eleanor Rathbone.