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No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood
No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood
by Henriette (edt) Mantel
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In No Kidding, comedy writer Henriette Mantel tackles the topic of actually not having kids. This fascinating collection features a star-studded group of contributors—including Margaret Cho, Wendy Liebman, Laurie Graff, and other accomplished... (read more)

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Our Pictures, Our Words: A Visual Journey Through the Women's Movement
Our Pictures, Our Words: A Visual Journey Through the Women's Movement
by Laxmi Murthy
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Vibrant, dynamic, spirited, and forceful. The contemporary women’s movement in India, which began in the late 1970s, fought valiantly against dark times marked by violence and misogyny. But it also celebrated—liberation, solidarity among... (read more)

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Rebels at the Bar: The Fascinating, Forgotten Stories of America S First Women Lawyers
Rebels at the Bar: The Fascinating, Forgotten Stories of America S First Women Lawyers
by Jill Norgren
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"I read these stories of the first generation of women lawyers with awe and gratitude. We are all in their debt—and in Jill Norgren's, too, for recovering this forgotten history." —Linda Greenhouse, Knight Distinguished Journalist in... (read more)

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Traumatic States: Gendered Violence, Suffering, and Care in Chile
Traumatic States: Gendered Violence, Suffering, and Care in Chile
by Nia Parson
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Finding life after... (read more)

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In the Body of the World Signed Edition
In the Body of the World Signed Edition
by Eve Ensler
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From the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues and one of Newsweek's 150 Women Who Changed the World, a visionary memoir of separation and connection — to the body, the self, and the world. Playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler has... (read more)

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Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders
Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders
by Jennifer Finney Boylan
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New York Times bestseller and acclaimed author Jennifer Finney Boylan returns with a remarkable memoir about gender and parenting, including incredible interviews discussing gender, how families are shaped, and the difficulties and wonders of being human.... (read more)

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She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
by Jennifer Finney Boylan
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The provocative bestseller She’s Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing... (read more)

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Fierce Angels: Living with a Legacy from the Sacred Dark Feminine to the Strong Black Woman
Fierce Angels: Living with a Legacy from the Sacred Dark Feminine to the Strong Black Woman
by Sheri Parks, Ph.d.
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The “Strong Black Woman” has been a part of mainstream culture for centuries, as a myth, a goddess, a positive role model, a stereotype, and as a burden. In Fierce Angels, Sheri Parks explores the concept of the Strong Black Woman, its... (read more)

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Crow After Roe: How "Separate But Equal" Has Become the New Standard in Women's Health and How We Can Change That
Crow After Roe: How "Separate But Equal" Has Become the New Standard in Women's Health and How We Can Change That
by Jessica Mason Pieklo
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2013 marks the fortieth anniversary of the Supreme Courts abortion decision in 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... (read more)

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Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall: How I Learned to Love My Body by Not Looking at It for a Year
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall: How I Learned to Love My Body by Not Looking at It for a Year
by Kjerstin Gruys
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A scholar, fashionista, and bride-to-be spends a year without mirrors to get a better view of herself, her life, and whats really important. When Kjerstin Gruys became engaged to the love of her life, she was thrilled—until it came time to shop for... (read more)

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However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
by Aimee Molloy
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The story of how one of the "most powerful women in women's rights" (Forbes)is paving the way to a world with human dignity for all. However Long the Night is the extraordinary story of one woman's determination to create a movement toward change, and a... (read more)

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Rape Is Rape: How Denial, Distortion, and Victim Blaming Are Fueling a Hidden Acquaintance Rape Crisis
Rape Is Rape: How Denial, Distortion, and Victim Blaming Are Fueling a Hidden Acquaintance Rape Crisis
by Jody Raphael
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“More than half of women and girls lie about rape . . .” “Feminists exaggerate rape prevalence to demonize men and raise money for their cause . . .” “Girls cry ‘rape when its nothing more than regret over bad sex . . .... (read more)

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Girl Trouble: Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women
Girl Trouble: Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women
by Carol Dyhouse
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Horror, scandal and moral panic! The popular fascination with the moral decline of young women has permeated society for over a hundred years. Be it flappers, beat girls, dolly birds or ladettes, public outrage at girls' perceived permissiveness has been... (read more)

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The Strange History of the American Quadroon: Free Women of Color in the Revolutionary Atlantic World
The Strange History of the American Quadroon: Free Women of Color in the Revolutionary Atlantic World
by Emily Clark
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Exotic, seductive, and doomed: the antebellum mixed-race free woman of color has long operated as a metaphor for New Orleans. Commonly known as a "quadroon," she and the city she represents rest irretrievably condemned in the popular historical... (read more)

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Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World: Beyond Mothers and Safety Nets
Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World: Beyond Mothers and Safety Nets
by Rebecca Holmes
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This book introduces a much-needed gender lens to debates around social protection. Millions of dollars are invested annually in social protection policies and programs addressing poverty and vulnerability in the developing world. Despite this, little... (read more)

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Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World: Beyond Mothers and Safety Nets
Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World: Beyond Mothers and Safety Nets
by Rebecca Holmes
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This book introduces a much-needed gender lens to debates around social protection. Millions of dollars are invested annually in social protection policies and programs addressing poverty and vulnerability in the developing world. Despite this, little... (read more)

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Girl Trouble: Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women
Girl Trouble: Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women
by Carol Dyhouse
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Horror, scandal and moral panic! The popular fascination with the moral decline of young women has permeated society for over a hundred years. Be it flappers, beat girls, dolly birds or ladettes, public outrage at girls' perceived permissiveness has been... (read more)

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Women Changing India
Women Changing India
by Urvashi (edt) Butalia
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India is changing. And at the heart of this change are its women. The change is widespread and varied, individual and collective, reflecting the full spectrum of women’s lives, whether in politics or in economics, in business, or within their daily... (read more)

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Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan
Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan
by Alisa (edt) Freedman
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This spirited and engaging multidisciplinary volume pins its focus on the lived experiences and cultural depictions of women's mobility and labor in Japan. The theme of "modern girls" continues to offer a captivating window into the changes that women's... (read more)

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Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World
Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World
by Shereen El Feki
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If you really want to know a people, start by looking inside their bedrooms.   As political change sweeps the streets and squares, the parliaments and presidential palaces of the Arab world, Shereen El Feki has been looking at an upheaval a little... (read more)

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