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The new woman in print and pictures The new woman in print and pictures Marianne Berger Woods "This annotated bibliography includes all period novels with a New Woman protagonist and all period articles with the New Woman as primary subject, along with several poems, cartoons, advertisements,… OL13768216W
No room of her own No room of her own Desiree Hellegers "This oral history collection brings together extended interviews with fifteen women who share the common experience of homelessness. While all the interviews were conducted in Seattle, Washington be… OL15980142W
Ladies of liberty Ladies of liberty Cokie Roberts Cokie Roberts sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation with this blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicli… OL16066365W
Founding mothers Founding mothers Linda Grant De Pauw Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the revolutionary period. OL1890282W
Good women of a well-blessed land Good women of a well-blessed land Brandon Marie Miller A social history of the American colonial period with a focus on the daily lives of women, including European immigrants, Native Americans, and slaves. OL1896290W
Scholastic encyclopedia of women in the United States Scholastic encyclopedia of women in the United States Sheila Keenan Brief illustrated articles profile significant women in American history, including Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, and Nellie Bly. OL1907190W
Capital dames Capital dames Cokie Roberts Women keep the Union united as men take to the Civil War battlefield. Readers meet the female journalists, nurses, and relief workers who kept the country strong while women embraced their increased … OL19998469W
Reparation and reconciliation Reparation and reconciliation Christi Michelle Smith "This is the first book to reveal the nineteenth-century struggle for racial integration on U.S. college campuses. As the Civil War ended, the need to heal the scars of slavery, expand the middle cla… OL20048211W
American girls in red Russia American girls in red Russia Julia L. Mickenberg If you were an independent, adventurous, liberated American woman in the 1920s or '30s where might you have sought escape from the constraints and compromises of bourgeois living? Paris and the Left … OL20052723W
Alabama Women Alabama Women Lisa Lindquist Dorr,Christopher D. Haveman,Susan Ashmore,Susan Ashmore,Susan E. Reynolds 1 online resource : OL21304039W
When Women Didn't Count When Women Didn't Count Robert Lopresti xvii, 352 pages ; 25 cm OL24192621W
Enchanted lives, enchanted objects Enchanted lives, enchanted objects Dianne Sachko Macleod "This book offers the first feminist analysis of the phenomenon of women art collectors in America. Dianne Sachko Macleod brings a surprising paradox to light, showing that collecting, which provided… OL2936111W
Liberty's daughters Liberty's daughters Mary Beth Norton First published in 1980, Liberty's Daughters is widely considered a landmark book on the history of American women and on the Revolution itself. Norton brilliantly portrays a dramatic transformation … OL2970875W
Pushing the Limits Pushing the Limits Elaine Tyler May Discusses the role of women during World War II and in the postwar years of both expanding and contracting opportunities for them, as many sought their rightful place as full American citizens. OL3517565W
Sister Days Sister Days Janus Adams Stories from the Amazing journey of African American Women "Whether read as history or practical inspiration, the stories of bravery, intelligence, and fortitude revealed . . . give a unique road … OL42313W
Founding Mothers Founding Mothers Cokie Roberts From #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts comes New York Times bestseller Founding Mothers, an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tirel… OL507694W
Southern discomfort Southern discomfort Nancy A. Hewitt xiv, 345 p., [10] p. of plates : 24 cm OL5609038W
To Believe in Women To Believe in Women Lillian Faderman A groundbreaking women's history of America explores the roles of lesbian women in the battle to procure rights and privileges for Americans of both genders, arguing that these early female leaders h… OL578926W
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
An Old Wife's Tale An Old Wife's Tale Midge Decter "This book offers a memorable chronicle of American life since the 1940s that is hard to match in sweep, unconventional thought, and hard-won wisdom on subjects ranging from the relations between the… OL6036066W
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