Gender studies: women and girls Books

What is the biggest casualty of your busy life? Is it Creativity? Serenity? Intimacy? Do you have a rich soul despite being time-poor? Or have you lost (or never had) that inner contentment? TIME POOR SOUL RICH explores 16 casualties of a busy life that...

In 1874 a woman established an enterprise high on the eastern slopes of Mount Alexander in Central Victoria. Its purpose was to grow thousands of mulberry trees, to feed silkworms, produce silk, and train women in the silk industry...

Following in the footsteps of the filmmakers whose work it features—including Miranda July, Janie Geiser, Tracey Moffatt, Sally Potter, Cindy Sherman, Samira Makhmalbaf, Sadie Benning, Agnès Varda, Kim Longinotto, and Michelle...

The rise of the novel and of the ideal nuclear family was no mere coincidence, argues Susan C. Greenfield in this fascinating look at the construction of modern maternity. Many historians maintain that the eighteenth century witnessed the idealization of...

On February 4, 1941, Nanda Herbermann, a German Catholic writer and editor, was arrested by the Gestapo in Münster, Germany. Accused of collaboration with the Catholic movement, Herbermann was deported to Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for...

From the Wizard of Oz to Lolita, from the Heathers to the Spice Girls, images of girlhood have been projected on the silver screen in myriad ways. Whether a girl is taught that "there is no place like home" or is seeking adventure on her own...

Born in Amsterdam in 1935, Suzanne Mehler Whiteley saw the ravages of war through a child's eyes. Her memoir, written in the voice of a young girl, describes the years before the invasion of Holland, her experiences during the German occupation, her...

Examines the effect of prescribed multilingualism as expressed by women writers in colonial contexts What does it mean to be an heir, as a woman writer, to colonial and postcolonial cultures in which European language has become so thoroughly ingrained?...

Motherhood inherently involves labor. The seemingly perennial notion that paid work outside the home and motherhood are incompatible, however, grows out of specific cultural conditions established in Britain and her colonies during the long eighteenth...

The haunting and carefully crafted autobiography by the major novelist Ellen Glasgow, Pulitzer-Prizewinning author of The Sheltered Life, Barren Ground, and Vein of Iron.

When we think about the European past, we tend to imagine villages, towns, and cities populated by conventional families--married couples and their children. Although most people did marry and pass many of their adult years in the company of a spouse,...

Late nineteenth-century San Francisco was an ethnically diverse but male-dominated society bustling from a rowdy gold rush, earthquakes, and explosive economic growth. Within this booming marketplace, some women stepped beyond their roles as wives,...

"A sound and engaging book that creates a balanced overview of Oates's career while tackling the question of her role in the wider community." -- Modern Fiction StudiesJoyce Carol Oates is America's most extraordinary and prolific woman...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

From cultural advantages to the harsh realities of life in the mountains and deserts, follow Belle, a World War II bride, in a series of true-life adventures in this memoir of high stakes mining claims and spirit crushing loss.

Women Forged in Fire is a collection of personal essays by single women who have successfully weathered major crises?

This story portrays the life of Sally Sharp at various stages of her life. It depicts the plight of Sally as she struggles through the time of the actual abuse and then realizes she must never permit her spouse to abuse her again. Sally takes charge of...

This book is about those thousands of women whose quest for a good life is hampered - and enhanced by their love of women. It is about me. It may also be about you or someone you love.

"The Mended Rose" is the inspiring true story showing how one young woman overcame six years of child abuse and rape. It encourages men, women, and teens to overcome their past for the sake of their future.

Middle-class white kids are shooting one another!Why?If you "really" want to know, Honky Tonk Strumpet Woman is a must read.Honky Tonk Strumpet Woman is a sanguine memoir. It is rooted in what happened to the pre and post Vietnam...

Jennifer Wright was born at St Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA, and there she was diagnosed with a Hemangioma. As she grew, the Hemangioma spread down the left side of her face leaving her with a massive birth defect. After six constructive plastic...

As the plump sausages were beginning to brown, there was a knock on the door. Chicago Mob Boss Sam Giancana showed no fear as he turned back the double locks on the heavy steel door of his fortress like home that protected him from the outside world. Sam...

"Your book should help bridge the gap between the academic definitions and research on Matriarchy and real world initiatives."BEATA MURRELL, MATRIARCHAL SCHOLAR"When a cork is no longer held down it rises up. This is what has happened with Women."WILLIAM...

This book is about an immigrant woman and her youngest son. Christina, from Calabria, Italy, came to America in an arranged marriage, experiencing the immigrant life in a strange land, and coping with the shame and degradation of mental illness. Through...

The author believes that a life event, no matter how significant, only exists if recorded. Marching Through Time begins with a poignant letter to her Crow Indian great-grandmother, Kills the One Who Herds the Horses. Her own grandchildren are...

Born May 30, 1931, in a little town called Bagdad, Florida, in Santa Rosa County, Elsie Underwood Smith came from humble beginnings. Her father was a carpenter and her mother was a seamstress. In From Pigtails and Pinafores, author Elizabeth Hawkins...

A Dream Denied, a Promise Kept will appeal to women of all ages because it gives pointers on how to travel alone. How to be accepted as an equal of men around the world. It tells of the wonderful love stories that are unforgettable and exciting as the...

"Be your own boss.""Live like most people won't, so you can live like most people can't.""Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life."You've probably seen these quotes in books about starting a business. What they won't tell you is the...