Gender studies: women and girls Books

She was called "The Florence Nightingale of America." From the fighting at Gettysburg to the capture of Richmond, this young Quaker nurse worked tirelessly to relieve the suffering of soldiers. She was one of the great heroines of the Union.Cornelia...

In the summer of 1860 the author of these recollections, Mary Ann Stucki, then six years old, walked beside her parents' handcart from Florence (Omaha), Nebraska, to Salt Lake City, Utah. The family, converts to Mormonism, had left their comfortable home...

Unlearning to Fly is the memoir of a bookworm growing up in Alaska-among people whose resilience, restlessness, and energy find their highest expression in winter ascents of Mount McKinley or first descents of wild rivers. These are the flying stories of...

Houses of Study is an eloquent memoir of a Jewish woman's life and her efforts to reconcile the traditions of her faith with her belief in women's equality and the pull of modern American living. Ilana M. Blumberg traces her path from a childhood...

 Part memoir and part urban social history, Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt is an African American woman’s personal account of her life during a racially turbulent period in a northern American city. Raised in a black neighborhood in...

Why does she play basketball? Since the enactment of Title IX in 1972, that question has come to be asked of more girls and women-and answered in more ways-than ever before. Christine A. Baker, herself an avid player and an assistant coach, pursues an...

Provocative reappraisal of the portrayal of women in Julio Cortázar's short stories.

Women at the Wall is the first ethnographic study of how the arrest, trial, imprisonment, and release of male criminals affects their families, particularly their wives. It relies on first-person accounts by prisoners' wives, providing details about the...

The authors highlight how structural circumstances in countries with various degrees of industrialization are associated with specific policies. The analyses of women's experiences reveal the variety of ways in which private patriarchy in families...

The Americans experienced great social change in the decade following World War I. They were restless, often discontented, searching for the good life--the one promised to the generation who, cheered on by patriotic slogans and propaganda, enlisted to...

As early as 1760 and as late as 1920, Romantic drama dominated Peninsular Spanish theater. This love affair with Romanticism influenced the formation of Spain's modern national identity, which depended heavily on defining women's place in 19th century...

Feminist critics have long considered language a primary vehicle for the transmission of sexist values in a society. This much-needed sociolinguistic critique examines the representation of women in traditional Japanese language and society...

In "Seduced by Success," Ann Kiemel Anderson, former teacher, youth director, college dean, and author, shares her struggle with addiction and her journey to truth and freedom in a culture that pushes us to perfection.

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...

A daughter?s extraordinary life chronicled through a father?s loving eyes. Sweet Angel is a heartwarming story about a young woman, with incredible beauty and talent, who overcame adversity only to die at 18 in a sudden head-on collision, but leaves a...

This book provides information about women's contributions throughout history from over 175 countries around the world. Its goal is to furnish information about the achievements that women have made over the years so that they can take pride in the...

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Esta es la verdadera historia, nunca antes contada, de las mujeres afroamericanas de la NASA expertas en matemáticas, que desempeñaron un papel crucial en el programa espacial de Estados Unidos, y cuyas contribuciones han permanecido anónimas... hasta...

From the ancient Appalachians to the high Sierra, mountains have always symbolized wilderness for Americans. Susan Schrepfer unfolds the history of our fascination with high peaks and rugged terrain to tell how mountains have played a dramatic role in...

The low status accorded to part-time workers in Japan has resulted in huge inequalities in the workplace. This book examines the problem in-depth using case-study investigations in Japanese workplaces, and reveals the extent of the inequality. It shows...

Have you ever stood in your closet with tears in your eyes because you felt like you had nothing to wear? Have you ever looked in the mirror and felt disconnected and unsettled because you no longer feel sure of yourself? Have you ever felt disappointed...

In a female-ruled society, she's trapped in an ancient struggle between the sexes. Will she be the spark to restore unity?6,000 years ago. The mighty High Priestess Lilith is torn between her sacred duty and following the truth in her heart. Haunted by...

Against Certain Capture fuses biography and poetry, drawing readers into the lives of two women: Liang Yue-Xian and Eva Sounness - both Miriam Wei Wei Lo's grandmothers.The first series of poems takes us to South-East Asia and China during the time...

In A Childfree Happily Ever After, entrepreneur, fur-parent and childfree advocate Tanya Williams dives deep into the reasons why women choose to have or not to have children, including the social, cultural and biological factors that influence...

Swimming my way through the depths of DepressionMy legal name is Laura Jayne Inglis and my artist's name is Madame Phoenix. I am 33 years old and have been working on my book, "Swimming my way through the depths of Depression" for the last three years...

"Psychological slavery is a kind of enslavement through which a great number of people give up their soul to a third party" (Author unknown).The heroine of this book is one of them. In her quest for spiritual growth, Lisbeth allowed a man to take control...

Note from the Author: "This book has been titled Memoirs of a Monarch because the butterfly has special significance for my family. After my husband, Bob lost his sister he would refer to her memory as the Monarch butterfly. The Monarch would perch upon...

Dorothy Shea Chapman was the last person in the world to take herself seriously. When she first came to our Autobiography Workshop, held in the Community/Senior Citizen Center in Dana Point, CA, she entered the room with a bouncing flair and a spirited...

Imagine what your romantic life would be like if you remembered your past lives and loves. Leela Jones has that gift.Leela Jones, an in-demand professional psychic and self-professed slowly recovering hedonist, felt split in two between her desire for...

From the pen of one of Amherst, Massachusetts's most important women comes an intriguing glimpse into the nineteenth century. Twice, Orra White Hitchcock traveled with her husband, Edward, a famous geologist and president of Amherst College. She kept...

On Creating Kandice: A Poetic Journey To Spirituality & Self-Discovery, chronicles in lyrical form, the story of my life from approximately ages sixteen to twenty-two years of age. The individual poems were organized to read as a story - the story of...

Theresa Patnode opens the door to a simpler, more balanced time in America,reflecting upon her life growing up on a farm, vividly reliving her detailed memories as a ten-year-old girl living in the New York State Adirondack Mountains in the 1930s...

Asian American Women: Issues, Concerns, and Responsive Human and Civil Rights Advocacy reveals the struggles of Asian American women at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder where hunger, illness, sweatshop labor, exposure to hazardous chemicals and...

Author Veronique Renard omitted something critical in her popular2003 memoir Pantau in India. As if leaving behind Dutch corporatelife, converting to Buddhism, and living among Tibetan refugees inthe Himalayas was not amazing enough, Veronique...

Coming out of Fundamentalist Christianity is an autobiographical account of onewoman's journey from growing up in a rigid, troubled fundamentalist Christianhome where she discovered at an early age her attraction to women, and how shesurvived and fled...

My husband's aspirations in the Army are as high as the moon some days and deep into the sea the next. He loves it, I know it, but he doesn't like having to be away from us. It's hard to explain to people that your husband wants to go to war, but he does...

The Truth Exposed takes you along a tender journey of pain rooted in childhood abuse, religious conflict, and sexuality. This journey begins with the impact of a domineering, controlling, and abusive mother, a life alone at eighteen-battling sexuality...

Elsie Moses Huck Detweiler is an educator and evangelist with a love for people, God's Word, and the Lord. She is a visionary with the remarkable ability to surround herself with people who make her dreams come true.Her touching autobiography, A Life of...

Before the current re-birth of Shanghai and before the stagnation brought on by China's Cultural Revolution, there was a vibrant European community in Shanghai. An important element of this cultural oasis in China during the first half of the 1900's was...

This volume represents more than twenty-five years of writing about female icons and biography. Rollyson provides the bits and pieces that resulted not only in his biography of Marilyn Monroe but also in much of the work he has subsequently done on...

Since we must all face grief someday, this book can be of great help. It is an additional comfort for anyone seeking material on consolation and strength from the pain of loss due to death or divorce. I highly recommend it.--E. S. Etuk, Ph.D., author...

Explore Africa and Asia's exotic and humble locales with Meg Peterson as she sets out to circle the globe carrying nothing more than a backpack. Unfettered by deadlines and armed with an open ticket and a camera, she takes off, making plans as she goes...

You hear the term "melting pot" applied to the American Experience over and over again, but it seldom hits home until you put a face on those that are "melting". Esta Freeland Cox is one of those faces. Her grandmother was an emigrant from Wales and her...

This story is dedicated to the physically and mentally abused, as well as those who have raised physically or mentally challenged children, particularly those who raised them as a single parent—and for good reason, for it is a poignant account of...

Through a collection of diaries, alumni memories, and personal stories, In a Man's World views life at a boarding school, Phillips Exeter Academy, through the eyes of the wives and daughters who lived on campus. Until now, little has been written about...