From eve to dawn : a history of women / Marilyn French ; foreword by Margaret Atwood.

v. 1 : Origins
The mothers
The fathers
State formulation in Peru, Egypt, and Sumer
A secular state: China
A religious state: India
A militaristic state: Mexico
Conclusion: An analysis of the state
Judaism
Greece
Rome
Christianity
Islam
v. 2 : The masculine mystique
Introduction
Feudalism in Europe
Feudalism in Japan
Control tightens in Europe
European appropriation of Africa
European appropriation of Latin America
European appropriation of North America
Black experience in North America
The French Revolution
v. 3 : Infernos and paradises, the triumph of capitalism in the 19th century
Introduction
Imperialism in Africa
Industrialization
Utopianism and socialism
Middle-class women in England
Middle-class women in the United States before the Civil War
The Civil War and its aftermath
Woman suffrage in the United States and Great Britain
Labor movements
The war against women
v. 4 : Revolutions and the struggles for justice in the 20th century
Introduction
Socialism in Europe
Revolution in Russia
Revolution in China
Fascist revolution in Germany and Italy
Anti-imperial revolution in Latin America
Anti-imperial revolution in India
Anti-imperial revolution in Algeria
Anti-imperial revolution in Africa
Women and development
The history of feminism
The political is personal, the personal is political
The future of feminism.