Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mrs. Warren's Profession Mrs. Warren's Profession George Bernard Shaw From the book:Mrs Warren's Profession has been performed at last, after a delay of only eight years; and I have once more shared with Ibsen the triumphant amusement of startling all but the strongest… OL1066086W
Negotiating intimacies Negotiating intimacies Arna Seal Study, based on one hundred women who live in Calcutta's slums. OL1074853W
Climbing the stairs Climbing the stairs Margaret Powell The only escape from being a kitchen maid is to get married, but with just one evening off a week, Margaret has no time to lose. Her initial prospects are hardly the stuff of dreams, but then she mee… OL11333935W
Assommoir Assommoir Émile Zola L'Assommoir is a study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris. Gervaise Macquart, who is featured briefly in the first novel in the series, La Fortune des Rougon, is runni… OL118983W
Here's to you, Jesusa! Here's to you, Jesusa! Elena Poniatowska "Based on Josefina Borquez, a working-class woman whose difficult life spanned some of the seminal events in early-twentieth-century Mexican history, Poniatowska's Jesusa is a tough, coarse-mouthed, … OL15858603W
Bhāratīya nārī Bhāratīya nārī Mañjulatā Chillara Exploitation, crimes against, and social conditions of working class women in Meerut, India; a study. OL16634889W
Lean In Lean In Sheryl Sandberg,Nell Scovell Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women's … OL16802331W
Trash Trash Dorothy Allison First published in 1988, the award-winning Trash showcases Allison at her most fearlessly honest and startlingly vivid. The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in stories tha… OL1810293W
Transcribing class and gender Transcribing class and gender Carole Srole viii, 324 p. : 24 cm OL18679548W
Women of Crisis Women of Crisis Robert Coles Examines the lives of 5 women, including Lorna, an Eskimo woman from a coastal village in Alaska. OL1961282W
My unsentimental education My unsentimental education Debra Monroe "A misfit in Spooner, Wisconsin with its farms, bars, and strip joints, Debra Monroe leaves to earn a degree, then another, another, and builds a career--if only because her plans to be a Midwestern … OL20015398W
Growing up girl Growing up girl Helen Lucey,June Melody,Valerie Walkerdine "Growing up Girl traces the lives of girls from their early childhood to young adulthood to explore how transformations in class identities are impacting on their lives. Set against a backdrop of dei… OL2244328W
Coalmining women Coalmining women Angela V. John A history of women in the coal mines of Great Britain. OL3487034W
The Girls in 3-B The Girls in 3-B Valerie Taylor An honest, explosive novel that turns conventional ideas of 1950s feminity upside down, The Girls in 3-B reveals in page-turning detail the hidden world of mid-century America, showcasing predatory B… OL4376662W
Scandal Scandal Pamela Britton Pamela Britton pens another romantic and wickedly funny Regency tale with her remarkable and witty writing style. OL5685578W
Incendiary Incendiary Chris Cleave A distraught woman writes a letter to Osama bin Laden after her four-year-old son and her husband are killed in a massive suicide bomb attack at a soccer match in London. In an emotionally raw voice … OL5845212W
Moving out Moving out Polly Spence "Moving Out: A Nebraska Woman's Life is the autobiography of Polly Spence (1914-98) and an intimate portrait of small-town life in the mid-twentieth century. The descendant of Irish settlers, Polly s… OL5952193W
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