
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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