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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
Colombian women Colombian women Elena Garcés "Drawing from sources such as the author's personal diary as an eleven-year-old in a Catholic girls' school and a plethora of interviews, Elena Garces is able to create an erudite analysis of the pat… OL11885545W
Caribbean Mothers: Identity and experience in the U.K Caribbean Mothers: Identity and experience in the U.K TRACEY REYNOLDS Mothering and being mothered in a racialised society such as the U.K. continues to have an impact on the daily lives of Caribbean mothers —first, second and third generation. From their own experienc… OL12826914W
Raising My Voice Raising My Voice Malalai Joya Raising My Voice does for Afghanistan what Iran Awakening did for IranMalalai Joya is the youngest and most famous female MP in Afghanistan, whose bravery and vision have won her an international fol… OL15172240W
Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad Bee Rowlatt Would you brave gun-toting militias for a cut and blow dry?May's a tough-talking, hard-smoking, lecturer in English. She's also an Iraqi from a Sunni-Shi'ite background living in Baghdad, dodging bul… OL15182896W
Women and print culture in post-independence Buenos Aires Women and print culture in post-independence Buenos Aires Iona Macintyre The woman question was a subject of discussion in post-independence Buenos Aires, reflected in the press and in the book world where writers contemplated the nature, role and status of women, linking… OL15588429W
Multiculturalism, religion and women Multiculturalism, religion and women Marie Macey "This book is the first sociological and feminist critique of multicultural theory and practice. Using empirical research, it answers the question: is multiculturalism bad for women? arguing that it … OL15612218W
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
Princess Sultana's circle Princess Sultana's circle Jean P. Sasson Describes the brutal reality of women living in Saudi Arabia and the continuing attempts of Princess Sultana to fight oppression and establish human rights. OL16026670W
The women of Afghanistan under the Taliban The women of Afghanistan under the Taliban Rosemarie Skaine Addresses the historical, religious and political factors that shape the national identity of Afghan women. Interviews with Afghan women provided by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afgh… OL16069336W
Caldera Caldera Anne Yero "Anne Yero has worked intimately with battered women for over a decade. She has learned a great deal, not only about the women she's encountered, but also about her own past history. Yero shares her … OL16112801W
The women, gender and development reader The women, gender and development reader Nalini Visvanathan "In this fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impact of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimina… OL16176991W
Women on the North American Plains Women on the North American Plains Renee M. Laegreid "The first comprehensive work highlighting the diversity of women's experiences on the North American Plains; twelve essays present women's perspectives from prehistory to the present, across the nor… OL16360845W
Why do women crave more sex in the summer? Why do women crave more sex in the summer? Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney "It's been said that every woman is a mystery waiting to be solved.... And for as long as women have been around, no one has unraveled the enigma that is the feminine of the species--until now. In th… OL16451190W
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
We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie In this essay -- adapted from her TEDx talk of the same name -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah, offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first centu… OL17319838W
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Receiving a letter from a friend asking her how to raise her baby girl to be a feminist, Adichie responded with fifteen suggestions for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman… OL17640883W
Warrior princess Warrior princess Mindy Budgor While waiting for her business school applications to go through, Mindy Budgor decided to volunteer in Africa, helping build schools and hospitals in the Maasai Mara. When living and working with the… OL17882810W
Man's world, woman's place Man's world, woman's place Elizabeth Janeway In this refreshing study of the role of women in our society, Elizabeth Janeway uses information from historians, sociologists, psychoanalysts and anthropologists. She finds that the idea of women as… OL18370962W
Gaddafi's harem Gaddafi's harem Annick Cojean Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi, “the Guide,” on a visit he was making to her sc… OL19967855W
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