Marisa Bate

This is an interesting surmise, use an approach akin to the periodic table to group and sort a subject into related areas, showing kinship and relationships by their organisation. Unfortunately, the selection process seemed to leave something to be desired.
Each woman or group is given a page biography and works of significance. Clearly it is impossible to be comprehensive in that space, but I felt each entry did give a flavour of the person. And there were some really interesting women who I had not heard of or knew little about. So in that sense this works.

Any work selecting those who have made contributions to feminism will leave people out, and I appreciate that this is the nature of the work. However while the first wave was global in scope, there was then a big gap between the 20s and the 60s, which was the second wave. I can't believe that there was nothing of moment happening in that gap. The third wave was heavily US-centric and the 4th wave seemed, to me, to be heavily topical. It's difficult to discuss legacy when the events discussed are in the last 5 to 10 years.
So, it was a good idea, and well executed in parts, but left something to be desired.… (más)