Gender studies: women and girls Books

Women, though historically oppressed, have always played a crucial role in global communities. As more women are taking leadership positions in social, political, and business roles, it is essential to examine the way in which these women impact cultural...

The COVID-19 pandemic both accelerated social and household inequalities and made them more visible as the spatial and social divide between work and home life was broken down. Historically, during times of crisis or huge systematic change, women have...

Unparalyzed is a deeply personal memoir about grit. It is about refusal to give up. To allow adversity and difficult circumstances to win. But victory is one of its lessons too. It is the book that the late Toni Morrison inspired me to write. The book I...

When your child is born with a congenital or chronic illness, your life changes forever; it's easy to become overwhelmed. When you're the first or only one in the family with a child with their condition, you begin to feel a loneliness and separation you...

Outrageous, hysterical, and at times terrifying, Chef Rossi's second memoir takes readers back to her teenage years, where she comes out, comes of age, and throws off the oppressive misogyny of the Chasidic Jewish tradition.

A fight for equal opportunity took place in the 70's at the intersection of the country’s largest corporation (AT&T), women’s rights activists (NOW), and Government’s major efforts to enforce equal opportunity. The outcome...

A searing examination of the immigrant experience, The Fortune Teller's Prophecy is Lally Pia's tale of resilience in the face of a bungled Green Card-a four-continent quest to fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor.

The brief "Report of Investigation" contained inside the thin, manila envelope that landed in Patti Eddington's mailbox after almost six decades locked in a courthouse vault looked unassuming-but the adoption document unleashed a heartbreaking, emotional...

Sue Camaione is a rebellious young woman in pursuit of physical pleasure and sexual equality during the second wave of feminism-the 1970s-80s, a time when gender double standards rule. Throughout her adventures she doggedly resists the virgin-whore...

ଅମୃତା ପ୍ରୀତମ୍ ଖାଲି ଭାରତ କାହିଁକି, ପୃଥିବୀର ଅନ୍ୟ ଅନେକ ଦେଶର ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଜଗତରେ ଏକ ଜଣାଶୁଣା ନାମ । ତାଙ୍କର ବହୁ ଗଳ୍ପ, କବିତା, ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୂଦିତ ହୋଇ ପାଠକ ପାଠିକା ମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ବିଶେଷ ଆଦର ଓ ସମ୍ମାନ ଲାଭ କରିଛି । ଜ୍ଞାନପୀଠ ଠାରୁ ଭାରତୀୟ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡ଼େମୀ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବହୁ...

Over the course of life, our confidence can take a beating. We know the goals and dreams we have for our lives, but sometimes we lack the confidence to get there. In Confidence Now!: The Go-Getter Woman's Guide to Achieving Anything in Life,...

Have you ever asked yourself, why me? I asked myself that same question millions of times. I stopped asking that question because we will never get the answers. I decided to survive rape, physical abuse, verbal abuse, abandonment, rejection,...

Yearning for the Sea picks up the story of Homer's Odyssey at the point of Ulysses' return to his wife Penelope, twenty years after the destruction of Troy. He has faced a long struggle to overcome the obstacles interposed by the gods...

Twelve-Step Recovery! Beyond the journey, there is a change going on. You have been chosen to come forth to be processed. I make no excuses for the process I traveled to get to today. Realizing that I was chosen for purpose and no matter where this...

Carried is a true crime story of a divorced mother’s fight to save herself and her three children from a knife-wielding fifteen-year-old intruder in her home, and her battle in the courtroom to keep their attacker from terrorizing her family again...

Quest for the Mead of Poetry is a translation and interpretation of seven Icelandic tales. In search for the meaning of a dream in which she was given a silver necklace by a poet, the author happened upon the key to hidden layers of her ancestral...

Acting on InstinctThis is Serena's tribute to a comedic Actress, a woman with a sad childhood who parlayed her sorrow into making the world laugh. A beautiful woman, The Actress was much misunderstood and couldn't escape her Sex Symbol label...

Acting on InstinctThis is Serena's tribute to a comedic Actress, a woman with a sad childhood who parlayed her sorrow into making the world laugh. A beautiful woman, The Actress was much misunderstood and couldn't escape her Sex Symbol label...

In the day and age of information overload with the world of data, facts, and stats at your fingertips, what is the right answer, the correct combination of attitudes and actions that will enable you to live the life you have always wanted, without...

<p><b>Love lingers far after the end.....</b></p> <p>After the death of a beloved 102 year old aunt, Corinne Martin discovered that “the love room” - the unique connection made up of the joys and struggles of two...

Sometimes you have to risk baring it all.Christine Amoroso did everything right to achieve the perfect life. Falling for a sandy-haired surfer and landing pregnant at seventeen, she knew the "right" thing to do. She could have it all, even if in the...

Let's face it, in this life, each and every one of us, you included, will suffer hardships. However, hardships do not define you. It's how you deal with them when you are going through them, how you recover, and how you can move past them and help others...

"A Woman's Fear" is a book that explores the truth regarding female abuse. It includes, Emotional, physical, sexual, and verbal abuse. There is also a discussion on child abuse and sex trafficking. Every story in this book is true. A Woman's Fear is a...

Women, in general, have been through a lot. They were once thought of as weak and limited to household chores. But, history has told of countless stories of female struggles and successes. In this book, you will read about the lives and times, as well as...

This is a book that women can relate to. This story, as told by the author, is about herself as a professional woman, wife, and mother struggling in male-dominant environment where she is constantly reminded that a true leader plays by the good ol' boy...

Veronica-Latin 'Vero Icon', meaning 'True Image' When Lee Ann Thompson found an old letter she wrote to her grandpa at eight years old asking him to think of her as a son, it intrigued her. Why would a girl who grew up in a family that loved her...

Contributions by Emily Anderson, Elif S. Armbruster, Jenna Brack, Christine Cooper-Rompato, Christiane E. Farnan, Melanie J. Fishbane, Vera R. Foley, Sonya Sawyer Fritz, Miranda A. Green-Barteet, Anna Thompson Hajdik, Keri Holt, Shosuke Kinugawa,...

Winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in FictionThanks for This Riot explores the limits of kindness, the weight of being needed, and the fear of being misunderstood. A group counselor is taunted by a truth-divining piano bench, a voice...

Ashley Baggett uncovers the voices of abused women who utilized the legal system in New Orleans to address their grievances from the antebellum era to the end of the nineteenth century. Poring over 26,000 records, Baggett analyzes 421 criminal cases...

After Nola Bianca and Luca D'Andrea fall in love in an Italian mountain village, Nola abandons her plans to enter a convent and Luca works toward his dream of going to America. After they marry during Luca's furlough from his World War I army duties,...

Sharrae and Diamond quickly become the best of friends after meeting at an interview, but then they lose contact with each other for ten years.Fate ultimately reunites the two friends, but it's not the happy reunion Sharrae would have expected: She finds...

When Billi married her husband, a 4th generation Canadian farmer, she quickly discovered there were very little photographs of their rich, 100-year farming heritage. As a writer + photographer, she felt called to do something about it. Since relocating...

NewsLady is the memoir of a trailblazing African American woman journalist whose life is about "firsts." Carole Simpson was the first woman to broadcast radio news in Chicago, the first African American woman to anchor a local newscast in the same city,...

This riveting narrative is about sadomasochism within the bonds of matrimony. The purpose of this book is to spark the awakening of other "insecure princesses" who find themselves trapped in sexually abusive relationships. This book is also about...

Memoirs Of The Queens Of Henry VIII And Of His Mother, Elizabeth Of York is a historical book written by Agnes Strickland in 1853. The book is a detailed account of the lives of the six queens who were married to King Henry VIII of England, as well as...

Memories Of Half A Century: A Record Of Friendships is a book written by R. C. Lehmann and published in 1908. The book is a personal memoir of the author's life and the people he has known over a period of fifty years. Lehmann was a British journalist,...

Lady Hymn Writers is a book written by Emma Raymond Pitman and published in 1892. The book is a collection of biographical sketches of some of the most prominent female hymn writers of the time. It features the stories of women who overcame challenges...

Letters of Elizabeth Cabot V2 (1905) is a collection of personal letters written by Elizabeth Dwight Cabot, an American author and social reformer, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book is the second volume in a series and contains a...

""Peter's Mother"" is a novel written by Betty De La Pasture and published in 1906. The story follows the life of a young boy named Peter and his mother, who is struggling to make ends meet after the death of her husband. As Peter grows up, he becomes...

""Illustrious Irishwomen V2"" is a historical book written by E. Owens Blackburne that chronicles the lives of some of the most notable Irish women from the earliest ages to the present century. This volume is the second in a series and provides memoirs...

Memoirs of Royal Ladies Volume 1, written by Emily Sarah Holt and published in 1861, is a historical account of the lives of various royal women. The book covers the stories of queens and princesses from different countries and time periods, including...

The English Governess in Egypt V1: Harem Life in Egypt and Constantinople (1865) is a book written by Emmeline Lott. The book is a first-hand account of the author's experience as a governess in Egypt and Constantinople during the mid-19th century. The...