Rosa Campbell

I am a historian of global feminism and writer based in London. ​

 

My book The Book that Taught the World of Orgasm and then Disappeared will be published by Melville House in April 2026. It’s about The Hite Report a feminist sexology bestseller which sold 50 million copies, the rise and dramatic fall of its wild, visionary author Shere Hite, and her almost total erasure from public memory. 

 

I hold a PhD from the University of Cambridge. In March 2025, I began a three year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at King's College London researching Global South feminism and the United Nations in the late 20th Century. I have held fellowships at Harvard, The University of Edinburgh and the National Library of Australia. 

 

​​Before completing my PhD, I worked as a Special Educational Needs teacher and literacy consultant in London and more recently as an assistant head. I also work with schools to improve literacy practice, reading teaching and to develop creative teaching. I work with museums and cultural institutions to develop their inclusive practice.

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I have been active in movements for justice in London and Sydney. For my work toward gender equality, I was the recipient of an Edna Ryan award. 

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