The Desires of Feminism

Further Reading

The works listed here are considered to be seminal to the project, so if you'd like to delve deeper into the topic, these are highly recommended. While not covering all aspects or locations, they expand upon the history of feminism across the world.

This section will likely be added to (and further organized) as more research is done, but if you already have recommendations on sources to include here, please contact us.


  • Cott, N. F. (1989). The Grounding of Modern Feminism. Yale University Press.
  • Crenshaw, K. (1989). Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory, and Antiracist Politics [1989]. In Feminist Legal Theory. Routledge.
  • D'Ignazio, C., & Klein, L. F. (2020). Data Feminism. MIT Press. https://data-feminism.mitpress.mit.edu/
  • Ferree, M. (2012). Varieties of Feminism: German Gender Politics in Global Perspective. In Varieties of Feminism. Stanford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804780520
  • Harnois, C. (2008). Re-presenting Feminisms: Past, Present, and Future. NWSA Journal, 20(1), 120-145.
  • Hirsch, M., & Keller, E. F. (2015). Conflicts in Feminism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203699065
  • Kaplan, G. (1992). Contemporary Western European Feminism. Routledge.
  • LeGates, M. (2001). In Their Time: A History of Feminism in Western Society. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203824399
  • Moses, C. G. (2012). “What's in a Name?” On Writing the History of Feminism. Feminist Studies, 38(3), 757-779.
  • Offen, K. (2000). European Feminisms: A Political History, 1700-1950. Stanford University Press.
  • Ware, V. (1992). Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism, and History (p. 288). Verso Books.
  • Witt, C., Shapiro, L., Van Dyke, C., & Moland, L. L. (2021). The Recognition Project: Feminist History of Philosophy. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2021). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2021/entries/feminism-femhist/