130 x 200, 90 pages, black and white printing, perfect bound, softcover, 2023

The Awakening of India Women is Kamaladevi’s anti-colonial feminist vision—a dream of India liberated from the violence of British colonial rule.

Told by a vibrant cast of activists at the centre of feminist and anti-imperial struggles, Awakening includes a historical account of the Indian feminist movement written by Irish suffrage activist and anti-colonial agitator Margaret Cousins.

First published on the eve of the Second World War and, until now, buried in the archives, this unique document from the first global feminist movement is testimony to the deep historical roots of revolutionary feminist thought and action.

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (3 April 1903–29 October 1988) was a social reformer, author and central figure in the inter-war Indian feminist movement.  She believed strongly in the relationship between cultural and economic autonomy; Kamaladevi’s greatest legacy was the revival of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in independent India.

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