Gender studies: women and girls Books

""How Girls Can Help Their Country"" is a book written by Juliette Gordon Low in 1916. The book is a guide for young girls on how they can contribute to their country during World War I. It provides practical advice on how girls can support the war...

"If you were my husband, I'd poison your tea," Lady Astor famously said to Churchill. "Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."Lady Nancy Astor was the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament. In her book she provides insight on how it was...

From 2009 to 2016, my husband worked for a humanitarian aid organization based in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 2011 I joined him there, and fell in love with this dusty, violent, confusing, beautiful country. My brain floods with memories from that time, but I...

In a state know for the sport of wrestling, girls have taken their place on the mat in the high schools. From the Van Buren girl wrestlers in 1971 to the ICOWA Iowa Girls State Tournaments in 2019 and 2020, Wrestling Herstory traces the path girls have...

This volume examines early modern representations of women's reproductive knowledge through new readings of plays, monstrous birth pamphlets, medical treatises, court records, histories, and more, which are often interpreted as depicting female...

Women's Rights in the USA is a rigorous examination of the intersection of gender roles and public policy and the implications for feminist activists. The book places full information on state and federal statutes and court decisions in the context of...

Examining the intersection of occult spirituality, text, and gender, this book provides a compelling analysis of the occult revival in literature from the 1880s through the course of the twentieth century. Bestselling novels such as The Da Vinci Code...

In 1931, the New York Times hailed Belle Case La Follette as "probably the least known yet most influential of all the American women who have had to do with public affairs." A dedicated advocate for women's suffrage, peace, and other causes, she served...

Producing Women examines the ways femininity is produced through new media. Michele White considers how women are constructed, produce themselves as subjects, form vital production cultures on sites like Etsy, and deploy technological processes to...

The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Philosophy of Science is a comprehensive resource for feminist thinking about and in the sciences. Its 33 chapters were written exclusively for this Handbook by a group of leading international philosophers as well as...

On Criminal Abortion in America is a book written by Horatio Robinson Storer in 1860. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the issue of criminal abortion in America during the mid-19th century. Storer, who was a physician and a medical writer,...

""The Wife For A Missionary"" is a novel written by Anne Tuttle Jones Bullard and first published in 1834. The story follows the journey of a young woman named Mary, who is deeply committed to her faith and feels called to become a missionary. However,...

Bread and Circuses is a novel by Helen Parry Eden, first published in 1914. The book is set in the early 20th century and revolves around the lives of two sisters, Mary and Emily, who come from a wealthy family. Mary is a socialite who enjoys the...

Blind Nettie: Or Seeking Her Fortune is a novel written by Louise Marston and published in 1883. The story revolves around a young girl named Nettie, who becomes blind after an accident. Despite her disability, Nettie is determined to make a life for...

Birds From Moidart: And Elsewhere is a book written by Jane Blackburn and published in 1895. The book is a collection of essays about birds that the author observed in Moidart, Scotland, and other places she visited. Blackburn describes the physical...

Betsey Jane Ward, Better-Half To Artemus: Hur Book Of Goaks (1866) is a book written by William Comstock. The book is a collection of humorous sketches and anecdotes about the fictional character Artemus Ward and his wife Betsey Jane Ward. The book is...

A Venture In Identity is a novel written by Lucile Caplinger Houghton and published in 1911. The story revolves around the life of a young woman named Dorothy, who finds herself in a complicated situation when she discovers that her birth certificate has...

""A Summer Journey to Brazil"" is a travelogue written by Alice R. Humphrey in 1900. The book details her journey through Brazil during the summer season. Humphrey describes the country's landscapes, flora, and fauna, as well as the people and their...

""A Round Dozen"" is a collection of twelve short stories written by Susan Coolidge and originally published in 1883. The stories are aimed at children and are set in various locations around the world, including England, Italy, and America.Each story...

And The Truth Shall Make You Free: A Speech On The Principles Of Social Freedom (1872) is a book written by Victoria Claflin Woodhull. In this book, Woodhull delivers a powerful speech on the principles of social freedom. She argues that true freedom can...

""A Question of Identity"" is a novel written by Louise Dodge and published in 1886. The story revolves around the main character, a young woman named Edith, who is struggling to find her true identity. Edith has been raised by a wealthy family, but she...

A Notable Woman: And Other Sketches is a book published in 1893, written by Millicent Erskine Wemyss. The book is a collection of biographical sketches of notable women from different walks of life, including writers, artists, activists, and socialites...

A Mother's Memoir is a poignant and intimate portrait of the life of Edith Elizabeth Pym, written by her son Horatio Noble Pym. The book is a collection of fragmentary sketches that chronicle Edith's life from her birth in 1878 to her untimely death...

""A Lady of the Last Century, Elizabeth Montagu: Illustrated in Her Unpublished Letters"" is a book written by John Doran in 1873. The book is a biography of Elizabeth Montagu, a prominent figure in 18th century English society. The book is based on...

A Humble Enterprise is a novel written by Ada Cambridge and first published in 1896. The story is set in the small Australian town of Wannon, where the protagonist, Rachel Grey, has recently arrived with her husband, a doctor. Rachel is a talented artist...

A Lady's Gift: Or Woman As She Ought To Be is a book written by Jane Kinderly Stanford in 1835. The book is a guide for women on how to behave and act in society, according to the author's beliefs. Stanford presents her ideas on what it means to be a...

""A Few Thoughts For A Few Friends"" is a book written by Alice Arnold Crawford in 1875. It is a collection of essays and musings on various topics such as love, friendship, religion, and nature. The book is written in a conversational style, as if the...

""A Full Exposure of Ann Moore, The Pretended Fasting Woman of Tutbury"" is a book written by Ann Moore herself, published in 1813. The book is a detailed account of Moore's life and the events that led to her being known as the ""Fasting Woman of...

""A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands"" is a memoir written by Mrs. Hugh Fraser, the wife of a British diplomat. The book is divided into two volumes, with the first volume published in 1911. In this volume, Mrs. Fraser recounts her experiences living in...

A Defence of the Ladies: And Others Against the Bishop of Maryland, and His Aids is a book written by James Cook Richmond in 1845. The book is a response to a controversial sermon given by the Bishop of Maryland, William R. Whittingham, in which he...

A Cuban Amazon is a historical novel written by Virginia Lyndall Dunbar and published in 1897. The story is set in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and follows the life of a young Cuban woman named Isabel, who is known as the ""Cuban Amazon"" for her...

A Campaigner At Home is a novel written by Charlotte Bronte's lesser-known sister, Shirley Bronte. The book was published in 1865 and is set in Yorkshire, England, during the time of the Napoleonic Wars.The story follows the life of a young woman named...

A Coat of Many Colors is a novel written by Sarah E. A. Frost and published in 1862. The book tells the story of a young girl named Mary, who is born into poverty and struggles to survive in a harsh world. Despite her difficult circumstances, Mary is a...

This is the first time that the complete autobiography which Alexandra Kollontai wrote in 1926 has been published."For it is not her specific feminine virtue that gives her a place of honor in human society, but the worth of the useful mission...

""M�����moire sur l'Usage de Deux Sp�����cifiques, pour les Femmes Grosses"" est un livre �����crit par Jean Christophe Bechtel en 1781. Ce livre traite de l'utilisation de deux rem�����des sp�����cifiques pour les femmes enceintes. L'auteur d�����crit...

Lorita, An Alaskan Maiden is a novel written by Susie Champney Clark and published in 1891. The story is set in Alaska and follows the life of Lorita, a young Native American woman. Lorita is raised by her mother and grandfather in a traditional Native...

Love for China: Exemplified in Memorials of Mary Gunson (1865) is a book written by George Piercy, which tells the story of Mary Gunson, a Christian missionary who lived and worked in China during the 19th century. The book is a collection of memorials...

La Vie De Marie De Savoye, Reine De Portugal Et De L�������Infante Isabelle, Sa Fille (1697) est un livre �����crit par Pierre Joseph d'Orl�����ans. Il s'agit d'une biographie de Marie de Savoie, qui a �����t����� reine du Portugal au XVIIe si�����cle,...

Le livre ""La Sup�����riorit����� aux �����checs: Mise ������ la port�����e de tout le monde, et particuli�����rement des dames qui aiment cet amusement"" est �����crit par Philippus Julius Van Nyevelt et a �����t����� publi����� en 1792. Ce livre est...

Voyage of the Nyanza is a travelogue written by James Cumming Dewar in 1892. The book chronicles the three-year journey of Dewar and his crew on board the schooner yacht, Nyanza, as they sailed through the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The author...