Sheila Rowbotham

Sheila Rowbotham
FRSA
Sheila Rowbotham FRSA
Born	27 February 1943; Leeds, England
Academic background
Alma mater	St Hilda's College, Oxford; University of London;
Influences	Beryl Smalley; Dorothy Thompson; E. P. Thompson;
Academic work
Discipline	History; women's studies;
Sub-discipline	Feminist theory; gender history; labour history; social history;
School or tradition	Socialist feminism; libertarian socialism;
Institutions	University of Manchester
Notable works	Hidden from History (1973); Beyond the Fragments (1979); A Century of Women (1997); Threads Through Time (1999);
Influenced	Ashley Dawson; Gary Kinsman; Lucy Noakes;

Sheila Rowbotham FRSA (born 27 February 1943) is an English socialist feminist theorist and historian. She is the author of many notable books in the field of women's studies, including Hidden from History (1973), Beyond the Fragments (1979), A Century of Women (1997) and Threads Through Time (1999), as well as the 2021 memoir Daring to Hope: My Life in the 1970s. She has lived in Bristol since 2010.

Sheila Rowbotham FRSA
Born	(1943-02-27) 27 February 1943 Leeds, England

Academic background
Alma mater	St Hilda's College, Oxford University of London
Influences	Beryl Smalley Dorothy Thompson E. P. Thompson
Academic work
Discipline	History women's studies
Sub-discipline	Feminist theory gender history labour history social history
School or tradition	Socialist feminism libertarian socialism
Institutions	University of Manchester
Notable works	Hidden from History (1973) Beyond the Fragments (1979) A Century of Women (1997) Threads Through Time (1999)
Influenced	Ashley Dawson Gary Kinsman Lucy Noakes