Author: Shana Corey
Publisher: Scholastic Reference
ISBN: 9780439078191
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Amelia Bloomer, who does not behave the way 19th-century society says a proper lady should, introduces pantaloons to American women. Full-color illustrations.
Author: Mary J. Lickteig
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781560657477
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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A biography of the temperance leader and women's rights advocate who spent her life trying to improve social conditions for women.
Author: Bridget Quinn
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452152837
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 191
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Historically, major women artists have been excluded from the mainstream art canon. Aligned with the resurgence of feminism in pop culture, Broad Strokes offers an entertaining corrective to that omission. Art historian Bridget Quinn delves into the lives and careers of 15 female artists from around the globe in text that's smart, feisty, educational, and an enjoyable read. Replete with beautiful reproductions of the artists' works and contemporary portraits of each artist by renowned illustrator Lisa Congdon, this is art history from the Renaissance to Abstract Expressionism for the modern art lover, reader, and feminist.
Author: Dexter C. Bloomer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women's rights
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Author: Erin Hagar
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580896464
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Based on true events from World War I, this fictional story follows “farmerette” Helen Stevens as she trains to farm the land, convinces a farm owner to hire her and her colleagues, negotiates a fair wage, and does her bit for the war effort. Beginning as a movement to put women to work on farms in place of men serving overseas during WWI, the Woman's Land Army grew to be an integral part of the food supply chain during the war. This unique look at a forgotten history celebrates the true grit of American men and women.
Author: Robin Stevenson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459817141
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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★“Required reading for teens of every gender.”—Booklist, starred review Abortion is one of the most common of all medical procedures. But it is still stigmatized, and all too often people do not feel they can talk about their experiences. Making abortion illegal or hard to access doesn't make it any less common; it just makes it dangerous. Around the world, tens of thousands of women die from unsafe abortions every year. People who support abortion rights have been fighting hard to create a world in which the right to access safe and legal abortion services is guaranteed. The opposition to this has been intense and sometimes violent, and victories have been hard won. The long fight for abortion rights is being picked up by a new generation of courageous, creative and passionate activists. This book is about the history, and the future, of that fight.
Author: Amber J. Keyser
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
ISBN: 1541540204
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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In late 2017 the #MeToo movement went viral, opening up an explosive conversation about rape culture around the globe. In the US, someone is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. More than 320,000 Americans over the age of twelve are sexually assaulted each year. One in thirty-three American men will be sexually assaulted or raped in his lifetime. Yet only 3 percent of rapists ever serve time in jail. Keyser explores the patriarchal constructs that support rape culture. The keys to dismantling them: redefine healthy manhood and sexuality, believe victims, improve social and legal systems and workplace environments, evaluate media with a critical eye, and stand up to speak out. -- adapted from Amazon.com info
Author: Rachel Swaby
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0553446800
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history’s brightest female scientists. “Rachel Swaby’s no-nonsense and needed Headstrong dynamically profiles historically overlooked female visionaries in science, technology, engineering, and math.”—Elle In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: “She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work to raise three children.” It wasn’t until the second paragraph that readers discovered why the Times had devoted several hundred words to her life: Brill was a brilliant rocket scientist who invented a propulsion system to keep communications satellites in orbit, and had recently been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Among the questions the obituary—and consequent outcry—prompted were, Who are the role models for today’s female scientists, and where can we find the stories that cast them in their true light? Headstrong delivers a powerful, global, and engaging response. Covering Nobel Prize winners and major innovators, as well as lesser-known but hugely significant scientists who influence our every day, Rachel Swaby’s vibrant profiles span centuries of courageous thinkers and illustrate how each one’s ideas developed, from their first moment of scientific engagement through the research and discovery for which they’re best known. This fascinating tour reveals 52 women at their best—while encouraging and inspiring a new generation of girls to put on their lab coats.
Author: Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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The only published collection of the speeches of an important nineteenth-century feminist reformer, this work sheds light on women's issues and struggles in the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Author: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
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