Abc-clio - Women in american history: a social, political, and cultural encyclopedia and document collection [4 volumes]

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Femmes dévoilées

Depuis les années 1990 le voile cristallise les débats politiques sur l'identité nationale et livre des femmes musulmanes une image partielle.

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America

Twenty-Three Leading Feminist Writers on Protest and SolidarityWhen 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?

Women's Antiwar Diplomacy during the Vietnam War Era

The 10 Women You'll Be Before You're 35

Everyone - from your mother to your boyfriend - is always telling you who you are and who you should be. But who are you, really, and who do you really want to be?

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex And Feminism

We've been duped. We were raised to think we could have it all.

Développement rural et rapports de genre

La lecture géographique de la dynamique des rapports de genre dans le contexte des hauts plateaux de l'Ouest du Cameroun permet l'observation des changements qui s'opèrent depuis la fin des années 1980 liés aux difficultés de l'économie caféière.

Femmes, printemps arabes et revendications citoyennes

Dans l'effervescence des mobilisations sociales et politiques qui ont gagné le Maghreb et le Moyen-Orient lors des printemps arabes, de nouvelles formes de revendications féministes ont conquis la scène politique.

Women in the Shadows: Gender, Puppets, and the Power of Tradition in Bali

Wayang kulit, or shadow puppetry, connects a mythic past to the present through public ritual performance and is one of most important performance traditions in Bali.

A Story of Resilience

In this book, I weave together personal stories of my struggles growing up in an African culture at a time when education for girls was given little consideration, and there were stories of the traumas of surviving a political coup and a violent relocating, with stories of other women who experienced their own pains of relocating. The book offers knowledge and insight to mental health and other professionals who work closely with these women who are involved in the struggle of integrating into new Canadian communities while carrying the baggage of pre- and postmigration trauma.

Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845

Unruly Women: The Politics of Social and Sexual Control in the Old South

In this richly detailed and imaginatively researched study, Victoria Bynum investigates "unruly" women in central North Carolina before and during the Civil War.

Tainted Witness: Why We Doubt What Women Say About Their Lives

In 1991, Anita Hill's testimony during Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearing brought the problem of sexual harassment to a public audience.

Before Victoria: Extraordinary Women of the British Romantic Era

It might not have the been the revolution that Mary Wollstonecraft called for in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), but the Romantic era did witness a dramatic change in women's lives.

The Second Line of Defense: American Women and World War I

In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American "new woman," Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact on the war.

Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons

Inside This Place, Not of It reveals some of the most egregious human rights violations within women's prisons in the United States.

Mulheres extraordinárias

Escrito com apuração jornalística e sensibilidade feminina, este livro é o encontro de perfis, reportagens e histórias de mulheres marcadas por dramas sociais, raciais e morais.

The Woman Suffrage Statue: A History of Adelaide Johnson's Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony at the United States Capitol

Relegated to the Crypt of the Capitol building for 76 years, the Portrait Monument has stood in the Rotunda since 1997.

Alice Paul, the National Woman's Party and the Vote: The First Civil Rights Struggle of the 20th Century

When women picketed the White House demanding the vote on January 10, 1917, they broke new ground in political activism.

Black Women, Agency, and the New Black Feminism

The powerful Beyoncé, formidable Rihanna, and the incalculable Nikki Minaj.

Television's Female Spies and Crimefighters: 600 Characters and Shows, 1950s to the Present

Emma Peel wearing her "kinky boots." Amanda King and her poppy seed cake.

The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex

A trillion-dollar industry, the US non-profit sector is one of the world's largest economies. From art museums and university hospitals to think tanks and church charities, over 1.

Subjectivités, pouvoir, image

Ce livre rassemble des contributions issues du séminaire de recherche Acegami (Analyse culturelle et études de genre: art, mythes, images) du Centre d'Histoire et Théorie des Arts de l'EHESS.

Why We March: Signs of Protest and Hope-Voices from the Women's March

National BestsellerOn January 21, 2017, millions of people gathered worldwide for the Women's March, one of the largest demonstrations in political history.

Playing for Equality: Oral Histories of Women Leaders in the Early Years of Title IX

The right to participate in sports and competitive athletics is more than an issue of fair play-it's a matter of human rights.

Riconoscersi. Beati quelli che racconteranno di donne felici

Quanti sacrifici umani si offrono al Moloch del pregiudizio, lamentava Mary Wollstonecraft a proposito del ruolo della donna nella società del suo tempo. Oggi molto è cambiato, e certamente in meglio, ma quel Moloch non è stato del tutto sconfitto.

Working Sex: Sex Workers Write About a Changing Industry

Being a sex worker isn't something to write home about for most women (and men) in the $12 billion-a-year sex industry.

Cunt

An ancient title of respect for women, the word cunt" long ago veered off this noble path. Inga Muscio traces the road from honor to expletive, giving women the motivation and tools to claim cunt" as a positive and powerful force in their lives.

The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, and Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient

Few Westerners escape the images, expectations and misperceptions that lead us to see Asia as exotic, sensual, decadent, dangerous, and mysterious.

Women and Violence: Seal Studies

When women decide what to wear, where to go, how to get there, what time of day to be outdoors, and what affects their sense of security and safety, are they aware that they're afraid of being sexually assaulted?

Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina

In Hijas Americanas, author Rosie Molinary sheds new light on what it means to grow up Latina.

Women in the Line of Fire: What You Should Know About Women in the Military

In 2004, Erin Solaro went to Iraq to study American servicewomen - what they were doing, how well they were doing it, how they were faring in combat. In 2005, she went to Afghanistan on the same mission.

Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters

Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System

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.

Feminism and Pop Culture: Seal Studies

Whether or not we like to admit it, pop culture is a lens through which we alternately view and shape the world around us.

Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions

Beyond Belief addresses what happens when women of extreme religions decide to walk away.

Feminine Lost: Why Most Women are Male

Feminine Lost explores the premise that all human beings are constructed of two energies, one masculine and one feminine.

I Do But I Don't: Why the Way We Marry Matters

Why is the stereotypical image of the bride before her wedding day that of a stressed, moody, indecisive, and frustrated woman cracking under pressure and snapping at everyone in sight?

Myths Of Gender: Biological Theories About Women And Men, Revised Edition

By carefully examining the biological, genetic, evolutionary, and psychological evidence, a noted biologist finds a shocking lack of substance behind ideas about biologically based sex differences.

Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights At Wal-Mart

On television, Wal-Mart employees are smiling women delighted with their jobs. But reality is another story.