Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Women of words Women of words Janet Bukovinsky Summary: A personal introduction to the fascinating lives and works of some of literature's most important writers. Reveals each as an author and as a woman. OL15801097W
33 things every girl should know 33 things every girl should know Tonya Bolden A mix of short stories, essays, a comic strip, a speech, an interview, poems, and more which offer insights and advice for girls. OL15834285W
The Norton anthology of literature by women The Norton anthology of literature by women Sandra M. Gilbert Contains selections written by over 150 women authors from English-speaking countries. Ranges from the fourteenth century to the present. OL17026636W
Medieval women's visionary literature Medieval women's visionary literature Elizabeth Petroff These pages capture a thousand years of medieval women's visionary writing, from late antiquity to the 15th century. Written by hermits, recluses, wives, mothers, wandering teachers, founders of reli… OL17943594W
A literature of their own A literature of their own Elaine Showalter A LITERATURE OF THEIR OWN quickly set the stage for the creative explosion of feminist literary studies that transformed the field in the 1980s. Launching a major new area for literary investigation,… OL2041593W
Silences Silences Tillie Olsen "In Silences, Tillie Olsen ... confronts ... the crucial relationship between circumstances--class, color, sex, the times and climate into which one is born--and the creation of written literature. T… OL3691205W
The history of Sir Richard Calmady The history of Sir Richard Calmady Lucas Malet This is a fascinating study of a man born with his feet where his knees should be. It chronicles his struggles with his disability. Malet is the pseudonym of the daughter of Charles Kingsley, the … OL5777681W