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American Muslim women American Muslim women Jamillah Ashira Karim "Focusing on women, who sometimes move outside of their ethnic Muslim spaced and interact with other Muslim ethnic groups in search of gender justice, this ethnographic study of African American and … OL11989183W
I go to America I go to America Joy K. Lintelman "Near the end of her life, Mina Anderson wrote a lively, intimate memoir, a piece so interesting and informative that renowned Swedish novelist Vilhelm Moberg used it to shape the central female char… OL12048785W
Disorderly conduct Disorderly conduct Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Essays look at feminist history, female friendships, Davy Crockett, sex roles, the feminine cycle, hysteria, abortion, and androgyny in nineteenth-century America. OL123206W
The Necklace The Necklace Cheryl Jarvis The true story of thirteen women who took a risk on an expensive diamond necklace and, in the process, changed not only themselves but a community.Four years ago, in Ventura, California, Jonell McLai… OL14932288W
Shattered Dreams, Broken Promises Shattered Dreams, Broken Promises Michael Viner Producer and author Michael Viner traveled throughout Eastern Europe to interview women of all ages and circumstances who say they are willing do anything to get to America. He has also interviewed w… OL15181566W
Long time passing Long time passing Susan Galleymore "In this remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in time of war, Susan Galleymore tells of her unusual step of traveling to Iraq to visit her son on a military base." "What she found ther… OL15487097W
Opening windows onto hidden lives Opening windows onto hidden lives Julie N. Zimmerman "Examines the embeddedness of rural and farm women's lives in rural sociological research conducted by the USDA's Division of Farm Population and Rural Life (1919-1953). Explores how early rural soci… OL15616718W
The girls from Ames The girls from Ames Jeffrey Zaslow As children, they formed a special bond, growing up in the small town of Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eight different states, yet they managed to maintain an extraordinary friendship tha… OL15836615W
Women and social change in America Women and social change in America Gerhard Falk "Citing "the pill" as the principal catalyst for the sexual revolution and the subsequent gender revolution which continues today, the book examines the ascent of American women in the 21st century a… OL1867789W
Women of the Republic Women of the Republic Linda K. Kerber This book is renowned as one of the earliest works to address the role of women in the American Revolution. It is seen as an introductory text to the "herstories" published by American women's histor… OL1891037W
How we get free How we get free Javier Sáez del Álamo,Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor The Combahee River Collective, a path-breaking group of radical black feminists, was one of the most important organizations to develop out of the antiracist and women’s liberation movements of the 1… OL19722079W
Nasty women Nasty women Kate Harding,Samhita Mukhopadhyay "In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, there was shock, outrage, and, for some, satisfaction. When 53 percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and 94 percent of black women voted f… OL19722110W
Assault and flattery Assault and flattery Katie Pavlich "In the vein of fellow female pugilists Ann Coulter and Michele Malkin, [Pavlich explores what she sees as] the Democratic stance toward women on every major current issue and in every liberal strong… OL19982915W
All the lives I want All the lives I want Alana Massey "From columnist and critic Alana Massey, a collection of essays examining the intersection of the personal with pop culture through the lives of pivotal female figures--from Sylvia Plath to Britney S… OL20047391W
Alabama Women Alabama Women Lisa Lindquist Dorr,Christopher D. Haveman,Susan Ashmore,Susan Ashmore,Susan E. Reynolds 1 online resource : OL21304039W
Civil War women Civil War women Barbara Brackman 9 projects adapted from period quilts. Excellent reference book for Civil War re-enactors. OL2652925W
We are our mothers' daughters We are our mothers' daughters Cokie Roberts In this tenth-anniversary edition of We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, renowned political commentator Cokie Roberts once again examines the nature of women's roles through the revealing lens of her pers… OL507693W
Under attack, fighting back Under attack, fighting back Mimi Abramovitz In this short, eye-opening book, Mimi Abramovitz describes the heartless assault on impoverished single mothers in the name of "ending welfare dependency." Outlining the history of Aid to Families wi… OL551058W
Southern discomfort Southern discomfort Nancy A. Hewitt xiv, 345 p., [10] p. of plates : 24 cm OL5609038W
Flapper Flapper Joshua Zeitz Blithely flinging aside the Victorian manners that kept her disapproving mother corseted, the New Woman of the 1920s puffed cigarettes, snuck gin, hiked her hemlines, danced the Charleston, and necke… OL5831952W
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