title: The Women's History of the World
text: # The Women's History of the World
  
  The Women's History of the World (ISBN 0-586-08886-5) is a book about women's history written by British author Rosalind Miles Ph.D., first published in 1988. Later editions, including the paperback versions of the book, were titled Who Cooked The Last Supper: The Women's History of the World. The book examines the roles of women, their representation, and their power through history.
  
  ## Contents
  
  The book has four parts, each one divided into 3 chapters:
  
  PART I: IN THE BEGINNING
  
      1. The First Women
      2. The Great Goddess
      3. The Rise of the Phallus
  
  PART II: THE FALL OF WOMAN
  
      4. God the Father
      5. The Sins of the Mothers
      6. A Little Learning
  
  PART III: DOMINION AND DOMINATION
  
      7. Woman's Work
      8. Revolution, the Great Engine
      9. The Rod of Empire
  
  PART IV: TURNING THE TIDE
  
      10. The Rights of Woman
      11. The Body Politic
      12. Daughters of Time
  