WRAC Library - Herstory

American Family Insurance (1995). Famous American Women: An Educational Activity Book.

Abstract: "Today women are in almost every field, achieving great things and serving as role models for youngsters in school. You will meet some of these inspiring women in this book."

Armitage, S., & Jameson, E. (1987). The Women's West.

Abstract: "This collection of twenty-one articles creates a multidimensional portrait of western women."

Ashby, R., & Gore Ohrn, D. (1995). Herstory: Women Who Changed the World.

Abstract: The stories of women of the world, including Queen Elizabeth, Billie Jean King, Fannie Farmer, Betty Friedan, "and more than a hundred reformers, revolutionaries, saints and hell-raisers, scientists, sovereigns, and sisters."

Banner, L. W. (1974). Women in Modern America: A Brief History.

Abstract: "This book examines the history of women in American from 1890 to the present."

Bridenthal, R., Grossmann, A., & Kaplan, M. (1984). When Biology Became Destiny: Women in Weimar and Nazi Germany.

Abstract: "This collection of essays analyzes the experience of women in Weimar and Nazi Germany."

Bunch, C. (1983). Passionate Politics: Feminist Theory in Action.

Abstract: "This book of essays traces the contemporary history of women's struggles in the work of one of the most thoughtful founders and organizers of the Women's Movement."

Duniway, A. S. (1971). Path Breaking.

Abstract: "An autobiographical history of the equal suffrage movement in pacific coast states."

Ehrenreich, B., & English, D. (1973). Complaints and Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness.

Abstract: "In writing this, we have tried to see beyond our own experiences (and anger) and to understand medical sexism as a social force shaping the options and social roles of all women."

George, C. V. R. (1975). "Remember the Ladies": New Perspectives on Women in American History.

Abstract: Essays in honor of Nelson Manfred Blake.

Green, R. (1992). Women in American Indian Society.

Abstract: "...presents accurate portrayals of the history and culture of North American Indian peoples..."

Hahn, E. (1974). Once Upon A Pedestal.

Abstract: Publishers Weekly says the book is "an essential history of the remarkable women who led the feminist struggle in American from Colonial times to the Present."

Holtby, W. (1978). Women and a Changing Civilization.

Abstract: "Written during the Great Depression, this book describes women's struggles throughout history against social, legal and economic barriers."

Jensen, O. (1971). The Revolt of American Women.

Abstract: "A pictorial history - with more than 450 photographs and other illustrations."

Kraditor, A. S. (1968). Up From the Pedestal.

Abstract: "Most of the selections in this book were written by feminists who discussed the proper "sphere" of women in society, the reasons for male superiority, and the tactics women should use to enter professions, get the vote, and achieve equality in other ways."

Leon, V. (1997). Uppity Women of Medieval Times.

Abstract: "200 daring damsels who dazzled the Dark Ages and rocked the Renaissance!"

Marlow, H. D., & Davis, H. M. (1976). The American Search for Woman.

Abstract: "Professors Marlow and Davis argue that all four views - innatism, environmental feminism, superior feminism, and differential equality, still clash in the on-going search for the true nature of woman."

Martin, W. (1972). The American Sisterhood.

Abstract: "Writings of the feminist movement from Colonial time to the Present."

Mellor, A. K. (1988). Mary Shelley: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters.

Abstract: The Virginia Quarterly Review says "Mellor has produced the best comprehensive study of Mary Shelley's life and career..."

Miedzian, M., & Malinovich, A. (1997). Generations: A Century of Women Speak about Their Lives.

Abstract: Betsy Israel said "If asked to pick the book describing life for the twentieth-century woman,I'd without question choose Generations."

North Dakota Humanities Council (1982). Women in Action: North Dakota Photographs.

Abstract: Photographs of North Dakota women in the 20th century.

Nyala, H. (1997). Point Last Seen: A Woman Tracker's Story.

Abstract: "The meaning of survival - from a stalked woman who becomes a tracker."

Papachristou, J. (1976). Women Together.

Abstract: "A history in documents of the Women's Movement in the United States."

Rosenthal, M. M., & Brend, R. M. (1992). Ninety Years with the Women's Research Club University of Michigan: A Retrospective.

Abstract: "This volume is designed to be a tribute to our founders and predecessors in the Women's Research Club of the University of Michigan... Its continuance to this date and its history, as documented herein, is a tribute to the women who have contributed to its success over the years."

The San Francisco Womens' History Group (1975). What Have Women Done?

Abstract: "A photo essay on working women in the United States."

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