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 and 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.

The book has four parts, each one divided into 3 chapters:

PART I: IN THE BEGINNING

1. The First Women2. The Great Goddess3. The Rise of the Phallus

PART II: THE FALL OF WOMAN

4. God the Father5. The Sins of the Mothers6. A Little Learning

PART III: DOMINION AND DOMINATION

7. Woman's Work8. Revolution, the Great Engine9. The Rod of Empire

PART IV: TURNING THE TIDE

10. The Rights of Woman11. The Body Politic12. Daughters of Time

Apart from the chapters, there's a preface. The book is full of notes and references, which are gathered and explained after the last chapter, as well as the book's vast bibliography.