Gender studies: women and girls Books

An expatriate son's intimate memoir and tribute to his mother The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me traces the trials, tribulations, and unbreakable bond of two Pacific Northwest characters. Kay Schlinkman...

'Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.' John 14:6One of Deb's biggest regrets was the time wasted when she lost contact with her family and ran away from home. Time so precious and...

In 1930, Anastasia was sent from her home in Princeton to Isle aux Morts Newfoundland to care for her ailing grandmother. She resisted at first but was finally shamed into answering the call for the sake of family pride and duty. While in Isle aux Morts,...

"Beautiful Little Furies reimagines a classic Greek tragedy, weaving a tale of secrets that-when exposed-ultimately prove the resiliency and power of the female psyche. A stunning page-turner-this one will stay with you!" -Cam Torrens, author...

My Vanishing African Dreams describes my unusual and exciting life as a woman, both on our cattle ranch where we were traders in beef cattle in Kenya, and my remarkable experiences exploring Kenya’s mostly uninhabited Northern Frontier District.My...

After the passing of Tionna's mother she was left to figure out how to navigate through this world on her own without the advice of her dear beloved mother. After such loss and getting away from her dead-beat husband Tionna took the streets of Baltimore...

John Wesley Hardin is the most famous gunfighter of the American Wild West. The subject of conversations from the Mexican border to the rowdy saloons of Kansas, he was the greatest celebrity of the age. He wrote an autobiography, but he only told what he...

This first volume in 1933, of four, of "Intimate Memories" details incidents that impressed Mabel Dodge Luhan up until she was eighteen. Here she stresses her struggle during childhood and girlhood to become an individual. She says, "So the houses I have...

She made her TV debut in 1939 and was still on the medium eighty years later. Betty White earned her first Emmy nomination in 1951 and her last sixty-three years later. Her longevity in television earned her a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records...

As the daughter of a famous movie star, it was sometimes challenging to grow up in her enormous shadow. Who was I? I felt I had so much to live up to. How could I grow up and be as great a person as she?Be that as it may, I did grow up and became my own...

A volume in Women and Leadership: Research, Theory, and PracticeSeries Editors Faith Ngunjiri, Susan R. Madsen, Karen A. LongmanWomen and Leadership in Higher Education is the first volume in a new series of books(Women and Leadership: Research, Theory,...

A volume in Women and Leadership: Research, Theory, and PracticeSeries Editors Faith Ngunjiri, Susan R. Madsen, Karen A. LongmanWomen and Leadership in Higher Education is the first volume in a new series of books(Women and Leadership: Research, Theory,...

The Life and Work of the fascinating creator of the Kewpie doll.

Here's your invitation to join a literary as well as a personal relationship with the deeply insightful and profoundly expressive perspectives of Regina Diane Jemison. As you encounter these soul-stirring pieces, you may imagine listening to one of God's...

Lost in My Mind is a stunning memoir describing Kelly Bouldin Darmofal's journey from adolescent girl to special education teacher, wife and mother -- despite severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Spanning three decades, Kelly's journey is unique in its...

MARIA GRAHAM'S JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZIL is a scholarly edition of nineteenth century travel writer Graham's travel narrative first published in 1824. One of only a few women travelers to have written about her experiences in South America in the...

Separated at Earth is the inspiring, amazing true story of the world-famous Psychic Twins, Terry and Linda Jamison. Their predictions include the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks on national radio, JFK Jr.'s death, and the 2000 Stock Market...

LOVING LARRY the true story of a man worth loving, a God worth trusting and an equine sport worth celebrating.Loving Larry is a riveting page-turner that reads like a good novel. Penny Wormet has written an honest, heart-wrenching and ultimately...

Author Elaine Colton has jam packed her seventy-five years of life with awesome experiences—from the bold to the hilarious and from the daring to the wow. In What More Is There to Say?, she chronicles more than fifty years of stories, both personal...

While it is generally agreed amongst criminologists that the world of crime is predominantly the domain of men, women played a much larger role than they do today before the twentieth century. Even then, women tended to commit property offences like...

An enormous bird’s nest is found in the attic. Hundreds of photographs and letters are tangled in its straw. The first letter begins: ‘Well dear friend, I note all you said about Mr Bowen and that vile woman.’ When Tony Nicholson and...

At the age of sixty-nine, author Bev Arnold realized a long-secreted childhood dream. She released her debut country music CD, Never too Late. Just months later, she found herself sitting in a doctor's office receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. In A...

Ellawese Darden is a picture of beauty on the inside and out as her inner light shines brightly in this dark world. Affectionately known as Mommy, now at eighty-eight years old, she remains alert and vibrant while engaging in her daily work activities...

Leading critic S.T. Joshi reviews surveys the work of 13 mystery and crime writers, ranging from the Golden Age, Hardboiled school, the Psychological Mystery, and Contemporary Writers.The Golden AgeDorothy L. Sayers: Lords and ServantsJohn Dickson Carr:...

Through the lens of her hair struggles, Lynn Gauthier takes us on her life's journey: hair salons, hairstylists (some she'd rather forget), and unforgettable hair stories. Gauthier's experiences not only shaped her hair but also brought her astounding...

Heart Room and Hyacinths: A Wordsmith's Journal of Joy is author Dori Jeanine Somers's life story-an epic poem set in a world of change and a journey of chosen joys and myriad gifts.In this memoir, Somers shares her life story, interspersed with poetry...

Rebecca Crawford had always viewed herself as strong and in-dependent. She never would have imagined that she'd find her-self trapped in an abusive situation. In The Walk Home from a Broken Road, Crawford shares details from her five-year relationship...

I have heard before that you begin aging the minute you are born. Pretty depressing don’t you think? Aging definitely has its mysteries but it also has a lot of fun surprises-little unexpected twists and turns-that happen when you least expect them...

Marriage is not a moral sexual debauchment consented by the society instead it describes an ethical limit of morality in sexual relations beyond which the sexual relations are considered to be illicit or adultery. Marriage is a great attempt to keep the...

Childless in her early forties, time was running out for Arnelle Kendall to have the baby she desperately wanted. Her work as a public relations executive required that she travel internationally much of the year, leaving little time for romance. In this...

Patricia S. Taylor Edmisten was raised and educated with the traditions of the Catholic faith. But in later years, she began to question this faith on which she had relied for most of her life. In A Longing for Wisdom, she probes her conscience and...

Stories of the Deep South conjure antebellum images of magnolia trees, honeysuckle vines, balmy days, hot love, and strong women. Making a Way portrays a different version of the South. In this memoir, author Emily Davenport tells about her life as a...

After graduating from college, Marsha Low left home to spend eighteen years as an Ananda Marga yogic nun, living in countries throughout the Middle and Far East, Australasia, and Eastern Europe. After undergoing training with the organization, she taught...

What qualifies one to write a book about anything? So much of what we read is polished with the shadows of politics or manipulation. Firstly, I was born female. It has been my life long dream to find someone who knows how to treat a woman with respect at...

This is not a usual kind of book about banking or bankers. The authors were interested in the lives of women who joined in partnership banking. These women began working in what had been a male preserve before ideas of feminism and women's rights had...

The moving and sometimes humourous account of how a Welsh neonatal nurse was so moved by a TV programme that she contacted the BBC, raised money and along with three other supporters, travelled to Chad in Central Africa, where a single doctor was...

"I cannot and will not be silent with you." To Quierra, on Life is a personal, initmate, and compelling account of a grandmother's life, past and present, written to her granddaughter. This book describes how Glenora, fondly known as "Cookie" by her...

In this important new book, Lindsay Blohm and Ashley Riveira provide law students with valuable information about the state of gender equity and family-friendly policies in the country's top law firms. . . . The result is a candid and revealing account...

Using archival material and other existing sources, this book graphically documents the sexual exploitation of female slaves in holding pens on the West Coast of Africa, on slave ships during the Trans-Atlantic crossing, and on plantations in the Danish...

The Heroes' Wife is the story of Dora Smith Griffin Bell, who has been married to two heroes of the Vietnam War. Her first husband, a navy pilot, was shot down over Hanoi on Ho Chi Minh's birthday, 1967 and captured. In this book Dora shares letters Jim...

The life and times of an international star, from childhood to womanhood, the triumphs and the heartbreaks.

Why did you write the book?" everyone wanted to know; "Why would you put yourself through that all over again?" I tell them that it was a promise that I had to fulfill; I was driven by that promise to: 1) inform the general public of a serious social...