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Unveiled Unveiled Harriet Logan "In 1997, during the Taliban's repressive rule, award-winning photographer Harriet Logan went to Afghanistan and encountered a group of extraordinary women whose strong characters and dreams for the … OL12020022W
Life stories of women artists, 1550-1800 Life stories of women artists, 1550-1800 Julia Kathleen Dabbs It is an old adage that "anonymous" was a woman. However not all female artists are anonymous. In this anthology of biographies of female artists, Dabbs (art history, University of Minnesota) and her… OL13773675W
Sex and destiny Sex and destiny Germaine Greer The author examines customs and attitudes toward fertility, chastity, promiscuity, abortion, contraception, and infanticide. OL15839798W
Women in late antiquity Women in late antiquity Gillian Clark "This book bridges a gap between two traditional disciplines. Since the 1970s, there has been a remarkable outpouring of work on women in antiquity, but women in late antiquity (3rd-6th centuries AD)… OL15846011W
The JPS guide to Jewish women The JPS guide to Jewish women Cheryl Tallan,Emily Taitz,Sondra Henry "This sourcebook casts a new and clear light on Jewish women as individuals throughout history, setting them firmly within the context of their own cultural and historical periods." "Overview section… OL16294998W
The obsession The obsession Kim Chernin The Obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful, thought provoking discussion of the reasons men have e… OL1846389W
Female monasticism in early modern Europe Female monasticism in early modern Europe Cordula van Wyhe "This volume of twelve interdisciplinary essays addresses the multifaceted nature of female religious identity in early modern Europe. By dismantling the boundaries between the academic disciplines o… OL18812472W
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
Protestantism, politics, and women in Britain, 1660-1714 Protestantism, politics, and women in Britain, 1660-1714 Melinda S. Zook "This book is the study of how women writers, booksellers, spies, rebels, outlaws, poets, widows, wives, mothers, gentlewomen, shopkeepers, and one queen - all of whom were spiritually inspired - mad… OL23119198W
De indringster De indringster Tineke Beishuizen Interviews met vrouwen in een driehoeksrelatie over hun emoties en de verwerking van echtscheiding. Zowel vrouwen die hun partner kwijtraakten aan een andere vrouw als vrouwen die een relatie 'binnen… OL24738440W
Five women of the English Reformation Five women of the English Reformation Paul F. M. Zahl "Books on the history of the Reformation are filled with the heroic struggles and sacrifices of men. But this volume puts the spotlight on five strong and intellectually gifted women who, because of … OL2578734W
Enduring grace Enduring grace Carol Flinders Astonishingly relevant portraits of the lives of seven women mysticsKnown to more than a million readers as the coauthor of the classic vegetarian cookbook Laurel's Kitchen, Carol Lee Flinders looks … OL2670968W
Piekerprinsessen Piekerprinsessen Susan Nolen-Hoeksema Adviezen aan vrouwen. OL27060771W
Fragmentation and Redemption Fragmentation and Redemption Caroline Walker Bynum *Fragmentation and Redemption* is first of all about bodies and the relationship of part to whole in the high Middle Ages, a period in which the overcoming of partition and putrefaction was the very … OL3481003W
Women and the conquest of California, 1542-1840 Women and the conquest of California, 1542-1840 Virginia Marie Bouvier "Studies of the Spanish conquest in the Americas traditionally have explained European-Indian encounters in terms of such factors as geography, timing, and the charisma of individual conquistadores. … OL4837683W
The light of the home The light of the home Mary Ellen Perry,Harvey Green Chapters on courtship, marriage, motherhood, housework, decorating, health, leisure, and religion evoke the livesof Victorian women. OL548151W
Eve, the history of an idea Eve, the history of an idea Phillips, John A. This study examines Eve as a prototype in religion, mythology, art, history, and literature, finding in the vagaries of the evolving story of the first woman the key to Western attitudes toward all w… OL5609637W
Common whores, vertuous women, and loveing wives Common whores, vertuous women, and loveing wives Debra Meyers "By closely examining thousands of wills and other personal documents, as well as early Maryland's material culture, this transatlantic study depicts women's place in society and the ways in which re… OL5954408W
Our Bodies, Ourselves Our Bodies, Ourselves Boston Women's Health Book Collective. Discusses the many roles of women and the choices open to them. Includes detailed treatment of feminine hygiene. OL6812987W
A daughter of Han; the autobiography of a Chinese working woman A daughter of Han; the autobiography of a Chinese working woman Ning, Lao Tʻai-tʻai Ning Lao T'ai-t'ai's family had a good name, but not enough money, and her husband's opium addiction sank her fortunes further. *A Daughter of Han* tells the story of her her life, a personal illustr… OL7266304W
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