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Ingenious Women: From Tincture of Saffron to Flying Machines Ingenious Women: From Tincture of Saffron to Flying Machines
by Deborah Jaffe

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This delightfully illustrated book examines inventions and discoveries made by women, beginning with the first patent application made in 1637 and ending with the outbreak of war in 1914. Lively accounts of the stories of the inventions are placed into... (read more)

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Diana, a Cultural History Diana, a Cultural History
by Jude Davies

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This book intervenes in debates over the significance of Diana, Princess of Wales, by offering a critical account of her status as a media icon from 1981 to the present. It outlines the historical development of representations of Diana, analyzing the... (read more)

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When Work Doesn't Work Anymore: Women, Work, and Identity When Work Doesn't Work Anymore: Women, Work, and Identity
by Elizabeth Perle Mckenna

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Demonstrating that working women risk true happiness until they relinquish the ideal of "having it all", this book offers constructive ways for women to redefine their identities on their own terms.... (read more)

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Women Making a Difference Women Making a Difference
by Marigold Best

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Women Making a Difference celebrates the achievements of women from different social, economic and ethnic groupings who are working to overcome poverty and exclusion. Included are many motivating stories of women working as individuals, in small groups... (read more)

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In Lust We Trust: Adventures in Adult Cinema In Lust We Trust: Adventures in Adult Cinema
by Gerrie Lim

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Join former Penthouse Variations Cinema Blue columnist and current AVN Online International Correspondent Gerrie Lim as he documents the perverse universe of the porn star and exposes the curious and complex world of sex and celebrity. Read interviews... (read more)

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Gender and Domestic Life: Changing Practices in Families and Households Gender and Domestic Life: Changing Practices in Families and Households
by Tony Chapman

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This text explores men's and women's changing experiences of home. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary, comparative and historical material, it reassesses a range of mainstream sociological, historical and feminist interpretations of marriage, the... (read more)

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Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like? Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like?
by Jane Gottesman

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The extraordinary collection of photographs and rich personal stories that make up Game Face documents the tremendous impact that sports has on the daily lives of millions of girls and women. On playing fields and street corners, in backyards and gyms... (read more)

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Cross Cultural Perspectives on Women #0008: Carved Flesh/Cast Selves: Gendered Symbols and Social Practices Cross Cultural Perspectives on Women #0008: Carved Flesh/Cast Selves: Gendered Symbols and Social Practices
by Tone Bleie

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This volume, the first comprehensive overview of Scandinavian cross-cultural research on gender issues in the English language, addresses fundamental analytical issues currently debated within international feminist anthropology and beyond. Offering... (read more)

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Our Sisters' Promised Land: Women, Politics, and Israeli-Palestinian Coexistence (Women & Culture) Our Sisters' Promised Land: Women, Politics, and Israeli-Palestinian Coexistence (Women & Culture)
by Ayala Emmett

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A groundbreaking study of the role of women as political actors--and peacemakers--in the Middle East... (read more)

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How Jane Won: 55 Successful Women Share How They Grew from Ordinary Girls to Extraordinarywomen How Jane Won: 55 Successful Women Share How They Grew from Ordinary Girls to Extraordinarywomen
by Sylvia Rimm

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In the remarkable "How Jane Won, " luminaries such as Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, space shuttle commander Eileen Collins, and Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller share their memories of surviving girlhood and absorbing the big life lessons.... (read more)

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Black Men on Race, Gender, and Sexuality: A Critical Reader (Critical America) Black Men on Race, Gender, and Sexuality: A Critical Reader (Critical America)
by Devon Carbado

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In late 1995, the Million Man March drew hundreds of thousands of black men to Washington, DC, and seemed even to skeptics a powerful sign not only of black male solidarity, but also of black racial solidarity. Yet while generating a sense of community... (read more)

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Gender, Race and Class: A Theoretical and Practical Overview (21st-Century Sociology) Gender, Race and Class: A Theoretical and Practical Overview (21st-Century Sociology)
by Lynn S Chancer

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Gender, Race, and Class is a critical overview of these three well-known dimensions of the social world. The study of these as a combined topic has evolved over the years, and this concise, accessible volume shows why the subject continues to resonate... (read more)

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Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940 (Women Scientists in America) Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940 (Women Scientists in America)
by Margaret W Rossiter

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In volume one of this landmark study, focusing on developments up to 1940, Margaret Rossiter describes the activities and personalities of the numerous women scientists -- astronomers, chemists, biologists, and psychologists -- who overcame extraordinary... (read more)

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Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry: Why So Few? Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry: Why So Few?
by National Research Council

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This book, based on a conference, examines both quantitative and qualitative evidence regarding the low employment of women scientists and engineers in the industrial work force of the United States, as well as corporate responses to this... (read more)

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Forever Sisters: Famous Writers Celebrate the Power of Sisterhood with Short Stories, Essays, and Memoirs Forever Sisters: Famous Writers Celebrate the Power of Sisterhood with Short Stories, Essays, and Memoirs
by Claudia O'keefe

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There is a special part of every woman that only a sister can understand. For sisters related by blood -- and best friends who are "sisters of the soul" -- no relationship is more powerful or more enriching. In Forever Sisters, today's most gifted... (read more)

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Encompassing Gender: Integrating International Studies and Women's Studies Encompassing Gender: Integrating International Studies and Women's Studies
by Mary M Lay

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Presented with the task of preparing students for life in a rapidly shrinking world, even scholars teaching in cross-disciplinary areas like women's studies may find themselves overwhelmed by the need to cross disciplinary and geographic borders-often in... (read more)

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Men Head East, Women Turn Right: How to Meet in the Middle When Facing Change Men Head East, Women Turn Right: How to Meet in the Middle When Facing Change
by Sabra E Brock

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Filled with worksheets, quizzes, and assessment tools, "Men Head East, Women Turn Right is certain to revolutionize all current thinking about how each gender manages change.... (read more)

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Making Sense of Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies Making Sense of Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies
by Michelle Plott

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Making Sense of Women's Lives presents a wide range of writings about women's lives in the United States. Michele Plott and Lauri Umansky have drawn on their experiences as both students and professors to assemble the collection. Seeking to provide as... (read more)

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Doing Time: Feminist Theory and Postmodern Culture (Cultural Front) Doing Time: Feminist Theory and Postmodern Culture (Cultural Front)
by Rita Felski

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Contemporary theory is full of references to the modern and the postmodern. How useful are these terms? What exactly do they mean? And how is our sense of these terms changing under the pressure of feminist analysis?<P>In Doing Time, Rita Felski... (read more)

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Dick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Had One? Dick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Had One?
by Fiona Giles

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Not since Kafka's Gregor Samsa awoke to discover that he'd turned into a cockroach has literature addressed such a traumatic transformation. In order to compile Dick for a Day, scholar and feminist Fiona Giles approached hundreds of well-known writers... (read more)

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