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Significant sisters Significant sisters Margaret Forster Portrays eight women's rights advocates of the 19th and early 20th centuries: Caroline Norton, Elizabeth Blackwell, Florence Nightingale, Emily Davies, Josephine Butler, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Marga… OL14851532W
Teaching to transgress Teaching to transgress Bell Hooks,Marta Malo In Teaching to Transgress bell hooks—writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual—writes about a new kind of education, *education as the practice of freedom*. Teaching students to "transgress" … OL15053159W
Feminist Review Feminist Review The Feminist Review Collective Feminist Review is the UK's leading feminist journal. It has a unique place in the women's movement internationally. This issue focusing on Nationalism and National Identities features articles by Na… OL16963618W
L'Histoire des femmes au Québec depuis quatre siècles L'Histoire des femmes au Québec depuis quatre siècles Marie L. Lavigne,Micheline Dumont-Johnson,Collectif Clio,Michèle Stanton-Jean Certains diront peut-être : « Encore un livre sur les femmes !» Ils se trompent. C'est un autre livre d'histoire. C'est l'histoire dite autrement. Quatre historiennes ont relevé ce défi. S'appuya… OL17074221W
Daughters of Abraham Daughters of Abraham Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad,John L. Esposito "Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book will be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion, and interfaith studies.… OL17775281W
The politics of women's spirituality The politics of women's spirituality Charlene Spretnak Essays discuss goddess worship, spiritual consciousness, the relationship between politics and religion, and applications of spirituality as a political force. OL18416945W
Beyond Power On Women Men and Morals Beyond Power On Women Men and Morals Marilyn French This examination of the nature and effects of power draws on the wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, history, political science, law, and theology to investigate the sources of patriar… OL1860024W
Victim no more Victim no more Gayle MacDonald "This book challenges the idea that women are simply victims of patriarchal systems. The editors argue that "Women-as-victim" is not an emancipatory cry that encourages all women to join efforts in c… OL18703018W
Feminism and philosophy Feminism and philosophy Frederick Elliston,Mary Vetterling-Braggin "Feminism and Philosophy is a collection of essays by thirty-three contemporary philosophers. Both sides of the moral issues concerning controversial topics are presented. The contributors give vario… OL18829299W
Race, gender, and the activism of Black feminist theory Race, gender, and the activism of Black feminist theory Suryia Nayak "Beginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled, and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual trans-d… OL19662496W
The feminine subject The feminine subject Susan J. Hekman "In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir asked, "What does it mean to be a woman?" Her answer to that question inaugurated a radical transformation of the meaning of "woman" that defined the direction of subseque… OL19990781W
Sex object Sex object Jessica Valenti "Who would I be if I lived in a world that didn't hate women?" Hailed by the Washington Post as "one of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation," Jessica Valenti has been leading … OL20028272W
Making Space for Indigenous Feminism Making Space for Indigenous Feminism Joyce Green "The 2007 first edition of this book proposed that Indigenous feminism was a valid and indeed essential theoretical and activist position, and introduced a roster of important Indigenous feminist con… OL20213452W
Global feminism Global feminism Myra Ferree,Aili Tripp Since the UN's World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975, feminists around the world have campaigned with increasing success for recognition of women's full personhood and empowerment. This bo… OL20546067W
Media and the rhetoric of body perfection Media and the rhetoric of body perfection Deborah Harris-Moore Against the background of the so-called 'obesity epidemic', Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection critically examines the discourses of physical perfection that pervade Western societies, sheddin… OL20548107W
Sister Outsider Sister Outsider Audre Lorde,Robin Eller A collection of fifteen essays written between 1976 and 1984 gives clear voice to Audre Lorde's literary and philosophical personae. These essays explore and illuminate the roots of Lorde's intellect… OL2191789W
First Feminists First Feminists Moira Ferguson ""Moira Ferguson has selected wisely from well-known and little-known figures and from fiction, polemic and poetry to illustrate the long and diverse history of feminist reflection up to and includin… OL2723166W
In Search of Our Mother's Garden In Search of Our Mother's Garden Alice Walker In this, her first collection of nonfiction, the author speaks out as a Black woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces ranging from the personal to the political. Among the contents a… OL273646W
Aurata kā koi deśa nahīṃ Aurata kā koi deśa nahīṃ Tasalimā Nāsarina Articles on feminism and social conditions of women with reference to Bangladesh and India. OL28167131W
Amazing mentors Amazing mentors Karilee Halo Shames As our first daughter approached puberty, I suggested she invite a circle of women from our dance class to share their wisdom with her. The women came, and began to share their secrets. One by one, t… OL28757990W
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