Women category: 49097 books
Nasty Women
Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Twenty-Three Leading Feminist Writers on Protest and Solidarity
When 53 percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and 94 percent of black women voted for Hillary Clinton, how can women unite in Trump’s America? Nasty Women includes inspiring essays from a diverse group of talented women...
HISTORY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE Trilogy – Part 1 (Illustrated)
The Origin of the Movement - Lives and Battles of Pioneer Suffragists (Including Letters, Articles, Conference Reports, Speeches, Court Transcripts & Decisions)
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
This edition covers the history of the suffragist movement from its beginnings to 1885. It was written and edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage. Anthony had for years saved letters, newspapers clippings, and similar materials of historical value to the women's...
«All Men and Women Are Created Equal»
Elizabeth Cady Stantons and Susan B. Anthonys Proverbial Rhetoric Promoting Womens Rights
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Even a cursory glance at the letters, speeches, and essays of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902) and Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906) reveals that these two nineteenth-century feminists relied on Biblical and folk proverbs to make their relentless case for the equality of men and women before the...
Sexism in America
Alive, Well, and Ruining Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Debunking the many myths about how far women have come and the pervasive belief that American society is postfeminist, this account traces women's status and the assault on their rights from the 1950s-when Newsweek declared, "for the American girl, books and babies don't mix"-to the present,...
by Zing Tsjeng
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
'To say this series is "empowering" doesn't do it justice. Buy a copy for your daughters, sisters, mums, aunts and nieces - just make sure you buy a copy for your sons, brothers, dads, uncles and nephews, too.' - indy100 'Here's to no more forgotten women.' Evening Standard
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When and Where I Enter
The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
When and Where I Enter is an eloquent testimonial to the profound influence of African-American women on race and women's movements throughout American history. Drawing on speeches, diaries, letters, and other original documents, Paula Giddings powerfully portrays how black women have transcended...
Crow After Roe
How "Separate But Equal" Has Become the New Standard In Womens Health And How We Can Change That
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2013
2013 will mark the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, one of the most divisive rulings ever to shape American politics. In recent years, attempts to overturn Roe v. Wade have reached a fevered pitch. Since 2010 hundreds of bills banning or creating roadblocks to abortion access, contraception, and...
Big Green Purse
Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2008
Read Diane McEachern's posts on the Penguin Blog.
Protecting our environment is one of the biggest issues facing our planet today. But how do we solve a problem that can seem overwhelming-even hopeless? As Diane MacEachern argues in Big Green Purse, the best way to fight the industries that...
No More Knee Pain
A Woman's Guide to Natural Prevention and Relief
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2005
A specialist in osteopathic medicine shows you how to be entirely pain-free in 12 weeks.
Knee pain affects millions of Americans—and women make up the bulk of sufferers. While it is the anatomy, physiology, hormones, and habits of women that likely determine when and how knees fail, many...
Women Behind Bars
The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2007
More and more women-mothers, grandmothers, wives, daughters, and sisters-are doing hard prison time all across the United States. Many of them are facing the prospect of years, decades, even lifetimes behind bars. Oddly, there’s been little public discussion about the dramatic increase of women...
The Path of the Priestess
A Guidebook for Awakening the Divine Feminine
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2003
A guide for personal exploration of the path to the divine feminine and the spiritual power of women.
• Reveals the essential role of women in creating and maintaining the psychic/energetic/emotional landscape of society.
• Explores feminine roles and the archetypal model of the...
I Know How You Feel
The Joy and Heartbreak of Friendship in Women's Lives
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
An expert's rich exploration of the intense, complicated landscape of women's friendships.
“Do I have enough friends?” “Why did my friendship end?” and “What makes a good friendship work?"
These are questions that F. Diane Barth, a psychotherapist widely recognized for...
Sacred Voices
Essential Women's Wisdom Through the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Moving chronologically through millennia of women's history from the earliest times to the present, this unique collection contains writings from over 173 of the world's women sages and saints.
Containing poetry, prayers, chants, meditations, and contemplative prose from all great religious...
Zen Women
Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
This landmark presentation at last makes heard the centuries of Zen's female voices. Through exploring the teachings and history of Zen's female ancestors, from the time of the Buddha to ancient and modern female masters in China, Korea, and Japan, Grace Schireson offers us a view of a more balanced...