Table of Contents

Introduction
The Women's Movement in Wilhelmine Germany
The Apprenticeship of Lily Braun 1885-1893
Berlin--Intellectual Development 1893-1895
Social Democracy and Radical Feminism 1896-1901
The Women's Question 1901-1903
Radical Feminist at the Fringe of the Social Democratic Party 1903-1907
In the Shadow of the Titans: Romanticized Family History 1908
Memoirs of a Socialist: Writing Autobiography as Bildungsroman 1909-1911
Feminism, Eroticism, and Art 1911-1914
The Fist World War: Identity, Race, and Ethnicity 1914-1916
Conclusion
Works Consulted
Index

Reviews

This work will be the definitive English-language account of this important figure, and will greatly enrich our understanding of the fascinating and in some ways exemplary tensions in 'first wave' feminism, in Germany. --
*Herminia Joldersma*

A lively portrait of a courageous and politically oriented feminist... --
*G. Brude-Firnau*

The book explains Braun's turn toward feminism and eroticism... and her move toward nationalism. Interesting and easy to read.
*CHOICE*

Lischke has achieved a striking overall assessment and uncovered a number of highly significant shifts of position in Braun's intellectual development.
*JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES*

... presents a comprehensive view of her work for the first time -- tracing on the way her contacts with British socialism.
*FORUM FOR MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES*

an extremely useful introduction to the feminism and socialism of Lily Braun...
*GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW*

The author succeeds in drawing a nuanced picture in which the nationalistic ideas of Braun are not overlooked.... The book is a useful reference work for those interested in feminist history.
*GERMANISTIK*