A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle Hirsch

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women.

Open up this cabinet of curiosities and you'll find objects that have been highly esteemed and others that are humble and domestic. Some (like a sixteenth century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. There are artefacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it; examples of female rebellion and of self-revelation; objects that are inspiring, curious or (like radium-laced chocolate) just fundamentally ill-conceived.

In this compendium, Annabelle Hirsch reveals a new history - teeming, unexpected, witty and always illuminating.

Format:Paperback / softback 416 pages
Publisher:Canongate Books
Imprint:Canongate Books
Edition:Main
ISBN:9781837260416
Published:27 Feb 2025
Classifications:Social & cultural history, Feminism & feminist theory, Gift books
Weight:284g
Dimensions:200 x 130 x 25 (mm)
Pub. Country:United Kingdom