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Ladies of the Grand Tour Ladies of the Grand Tour Brian Dolan "According to the 1747 publication The Art of Governing a Wife, women in Georgian England were to "lay up and save, look to the house; talk to few and take of all within." However, some women broke f… OL100267W
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
Women & guerilla movements Women & guerilla movements Karen Kampwirth "The revolutionary movements that emerged frequently in Latin America over the past century promoted goals that included overturning dictatorships, confronting economic inequalities, and creating wha… OL12060775W
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
Notable women in mathematics Notable women in mathematics Charlene Morrow "Substantive biographical essays on 59 women from around the world who have made significant contributions to mathematics from antiquity to the present...The emphasis is on contemporary mathematics."… OL15856236W
The hidden face of Eve The hidden face of Eve Doctor Ronak Husni,Nawal El Saadawi,Nawal El Saadawi,Nawāl al- Saʻdāwī Beschrijving van allerlei aspecten van het vrouw-zijn in Islamitische landen en van de man-vrouw verhouding tegen de achtergrond van het sociale, politieke religieuze leven OL1602171W
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 woman reader The woman reader Belinda Jack,Belinda Elizabeth Jack "This lively story has never been told before: the complete history of women's reading and the ceaseless controversies it has inspired. Belinda Jack's groundbreaking volume travels from the Cro-Magno… OL16521250W
A class by herself A class by herself Nancy Woloch "A Class by Herself explores the historical role and influence of protective legislation for American women workers, both as a step toward modern labor standards and as a barrier to equal rights. Spa… OL17715060W
An army in skirts An army in skirts Frances DeBra Brown "Over 150,000 women served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in World War II. Although the majority of WACs were assigned to duties in the United States, several thousand received overseas assignments.… OL17784870W
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
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
Mijn Woestijn Mijn Woestijn W. Dirie,Waris Dirie Autobiografie van het vermaarde fotomodel, dat zich als speciaal ambassadeur van de Verenigde Naties inzet voor de bestrijding van genitale verminking van vrouwen. OL1872813W
Wüstenblume Wüstenblume Cathleen Miller,Waris Dirie,Miller Waris Dirie leads a double life -- by day, she is an international supermodel and human rights ambassador for the United Nations; by night, she dreams of the simplicity of life in her native Somalia … OL1872814W
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
Development of women and children in rural areas Development of women and children in rural areas C. Hemalatha Prasad Case study of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and Pondicherry, India. OL19479677W
Nine Parts of Desire Nine Parts of Desire Geraldine Brooks With a New Afterword. As a prizewinning foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the Middle East through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic uph… OL2011277W
In the company of women In the company of women Susan K. Golant,Susan Murphy,Pat Heim Heim and Murphy draw from the latest research on brain structure, evolution, and socialization to explain why women's workplace relationships are unique. They describe what makes catfights happen-and… OL20545475W
Muslim women's choices Muslim women's choices Camillia Fawzi El-Solh,Judy Mabro This volume counters the prevailing Western views and stereotypes of Muslim women--usually projected through male interpretations--by presenting a cross-cultural perspective of their experiences and … OL20617024W
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