1st Edition

A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries

702 Pages
by Central European University Press

This Biographical Dictionary describes the lives, works and aspirations of more than 150 women and men who were active in, or part of, women’s movements and feminisms in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. Thus, it challenges the widely held belief that there was no historical feminism in this part of Europe. These innovative and often moving biographical portraits not only show that... Read more
Acknowledgments, Advisory Board Members (Country Coordinators), Often Used Abbreviations and Symbols Used in the Lists of Sources, Maps, Introduction, Subjects per Country, The Entries, Picture Credits, Index of Persons, Organizations and Geographical Names

Biography

Dr. Krassimira Daskalova is Associate Professor of Modern Cultural History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia. She is President of the International Federation for Research in Women’s History.

Dr. Francisca de Haan is Professor of Gender Studies at the Central European University, Budapest. She is Vice-President of the International Federation for Research in Women’s History.

Anna Loutfi is a doctoral candidate in the comparative history of Central, South Eastern and Eastern Europe at the Central European University, Budapest.