Author: Karen Zeinert
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780761319139
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Examines the role women played during World War I in various capacities, taking over male roles and inevitably aiding the women's suffrage movement.
Those Extraordinary Women of World War I
Author: Karen Zeinert
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780761319139
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Examines the role women played during World War I in various capacities, taking over male roles and inevitably aiding the women's suffrage movement.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780761319139
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Examines the role women played during World War I in various capacities, taking over male roles and inevitably aiding the women's suffrage movement.
The Words of Extraordinary Women
Author: Carolyn Warner
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145960251X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Celebrating the most important female voices in history, the newest addition to the acclaimed Newmarket Words Of series is an inspiring collection of the words and writings of notable women in the arts, education, sciences, and politics. Selected by Carolyn Warner, a leader in the fields of education and politics and a frequent public speaker, this uplifting and thought-provoking compendium features quotes from notable women ranging from Charlotte Bronte and Helen Keller, to Rachel Carson, Oprah Winfrey, and Hillary Clinton.Organized thematically, the selections explore a wide variety of subjects including: family, faith, character, education, leadership, and success. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, The Words of Extraordinary Women is a timeless and inspiring classic, available in both paperback and hardcover gift editions.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145960251X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Celebrating the most important female voices in history, the newest addition to the acclaimed Newmarket Words Of series is an inspiring collection of the words and writings of notable women in the arts, education, sciences, and politics. Selected by Carolyn Warner, a leader in the fields of education and politics and a frequent public speaker, this uplifting and thought-provoking compendium features quotes from notable women ranging from Charlotte Bronte and Helen Keller, to Rachel Carson, Oprah Winfrey, and Hillary Clinton.Organized thematically, the selections explore a wide variety of subjects including: family, faith, character, education, leadership, and success. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, The Words of Extraordinary Women is a timeless and inspiring classic, available in both paperback and hardcover gift editions.
Extraordinary Women
Author: Ilene Leventhal
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781584794769
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
"Extraordinary Women" is a book about precisely that-extraordinary women, though not in the roles we usually see them. Each of the 58 prominent women in this insightful book was asked what they dreamed of becoming when they were children; they were then photographed in that role. Thus, former secretary of state Madeline Albright can be seen as a chess champion, actress Linda Carter as an Olympic athlete, gymnast Dominic Dawes as a justice of the Supreme Court, feminist Betty Friedan as a mystery writer. But it's not just about the pictures. It's also about the interviews, in which each woman discusses what she'd hoped to achieve as a child and what she has achieved as an adult. Featuring an eclectic array of talented women from journalist Ann Curry to star soprano Denyce Graves to activist Dorothy Height, "Extraordinary Women" is an original and inspirational testament to women who helped change our world in ways they themselves could never have dreamed possible. Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Hand to Hand Eviction Prevention Program and the Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781584794769
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
"Extraordinary Women" is a book about precisely that-extraordinary women, though not in the roles we usually see them. Each of the 58 prominent women in this insightful book was asked what they dreamed of becoming when they were children; they were then photographed in that role. Thus, former secretary of state Madeline Albright can be seen as a chess champion, actress Linda Carter as an Olympic athlete, gymnast Dominic Dawes as a justice of the Supreme Court, feminist Betty Friedan as a mystery writer. But it's not just about the pictures. It's also about the interviews, in which each woman discusses what she'd hoped to achieve as a child and what she has achieved as an adult. Featuring an eclectic array of talented women from journalist Ann Curry to star soprano Denyce Graves to activist Dorothy Height, "Extraordinary Women" is an original and inspirational testament to women who helped change our world in ways they themselves could never have dreamed possible. Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Hand to Hand Eviction Prevention Program and the Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, D.C.
The Earth in Her Hands
Author: Jennifer Jewell
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604699027
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
“An empowering and expertly curated look at the horticultural world.” —Gardens Illustrated In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell introduces 75 inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up. Profiled women include flower farmer Erin Benzakein; codirector of Soul Fire Farm Leah Penniman; plantswoman Flora Grubb; edible and cultural landscape designer Leslie Bennett; Caribbean-American writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid; soil scientist Elaine Ingham; landscape designer Ariella Chezar; floral designer Amy Merrick, and many more. Rich with personal stories and insights, Jewell’s portraits reveal a devotion that transcends age, locale, and background, reminding us of the profound role of green growing things in our world—and our lives.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604699027
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
“An empowering and expertly curated look at the horticultural world.” —Gardens Illustrated In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell introduces 75 inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up. Profiled women include flower farmer Erin Benzakein; codirector of Soul Fire Farm Leah Penniman; plantswoman Flora Grubb; edible and cultural landscape designer Leslie Bennett; Caribbean-American writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid; soil scientist Elaine Ingham; landscape designer Ariella Chezar; floral designer Amy Merrick, and many more. Rich with personal stories and insights, Jewell’s portraits reveal a devotion that transcends age, locale, and background, reminding us of the profound role of green growing things in our world—and our lives.
Secrets of the Sprakkar
Author: Eliza Reid
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982174048
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Canadian first lady of Iceland pens a book about why this tiny nation is leading the charge in gender equality, in the vein of The Moment of Lift. Iceland is the best place on earth to be a woman—but why? For the past twelve years, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Iceland number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women. What is it about Iceland that enables its society to make such meaningful progress in this ongoing battle, from electing the world’s first female president to passing legislation specifically designed to help even the playing field at work and at home? The answer is found in the country’s sprakkar, an ancient Icelandic word meaning extraordinary or outstanding women. Eliza Reid—Canadian born and raised, and now first lady of Iceland—examines her adopted homeland’s attitude toward women: the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, the influence of current and historical role models, and, crucially, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Throughout, she interviews dozens of sprakkar to tell their inspirational stories, and expertly weaves in her own experiences as an immigrant from small-town Canada. The result is an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman and how the rules of society play more of a role in who we view as equal than we may understand. What makes many women’s experiences there so positive? And what can we learn about fairness to benefit our society? Like influential and progressive first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Michelle Obama, Reid uses her platform to bring the best of her nation to the world. Secrets of the Sprakkar is a powerful and atmospheric portrait of a tiny country that could lead the way forward for us all.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982174048
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Canadian first lady of Iceland pens a book about why this tiny nation is leading the charge in gender equality, in the vein of The Moment of Lift. Iceland is the best place on earth to be a woman—but why? For the past twelve years, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Iceland number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women. What is it about Iceland that enables its society to make such meaningful progress in this ongoing battle, from electing the world’s first female president to passing legislation specifically designed to help even the playing field at work and at home? The answer is found in the country’s sprakkar, an ancient Icelandic word meaning extraordinary or outstanding women. Eliza Reid—Canadian born and raised, and now first lady of Iceland—examines her adopted homeland’s attitude toward women: the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, the influence of current and historical role models, and, crucially, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Throughout, she interviews dozens of sprakkar to tell their inspirational stories, and expertly weaves in her own experiences as an immigrant from small-town Canada. The result is an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman and how the rules of society play more of a role in who we view as equal than we may understand. What makes many women’s experiences there so positive? And what can we learn about fairness to benefit our society? Like influential and progressive first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Michelle Obama, Reid uses her platform to bring the best of her nation to the world. Secrets of the Sprakkar is a powerful and atmospheric portrait of a tiny country that could lead the way forward for us all.
Ordinary Women Extraordinary Wisdom
Author: Rita Marie Robinson
Publisher: Mantra Books
ISBN: 9781846940682
Category : Spiritual life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom is a collection of intimate, heartfelt conversations with women spiritual teachers who live and look like ordinary people. They have kids, husbands, jobs, and bills to pay. What makes them extraordinary is that each woman has awakened to her true nature. And while that sounds like enlightenment, it doesn't look like the old stereotype of transcendence, detachment, and bliss. Quite the contrary. This is the feminine half of the spiritual journey--bringing it down to earth and embracing all of what it means to be human.
Publisher: Mantra Books
ISBN: 9781846940682
Category : Spiritual life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom is a collection of intimate, heartfelt conversations with women spiritual teachers who live and look like ordinary people. They have kids, husbands, jobs, and bills to pay. What makes them extraordinary is that each woman has awakened to her true nature. And while that sounds like enlightenment, it doesn't look like the old stereotype of transcendence, detachment, and bliss. Quite the contrary. This is the feminine half of the spiritual journey--bringing it down to earth and embracing all of what it means to be human.
Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World
Author: Sep Riahi
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781726627214
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Multi-award-winning picture book, adorned with the powerful illustrations by renowned Egyptian artist Heba Amin, offers a unique exploration into the lives of 13 influential Muslim women who have left a lasting impact on history. This is not a mere collection of biographies, but a tapestry of narratives that celebrate the resilience, courage, and determination of these women. Each woman's story is a testament to her unique strength and contribution: Khadija bint Khuwaylid (Arabia), the first wife of the Prophet (pbuh), a beacon of strength and faith. Aisha bint Abi Bakr (Arabia), the insightful wife of the Prophet (pbuh), whose wisdom continues to enlighten. Al-Khansa (Arabia), an Arabian poetess whose verses echo with profundity and sentiment. Rabi a al-Adawiyya (Iraq), a venerated woman saint, embodying spiritual devotion. Arwa bint Ahmed al-Sulayhiyya (Yemen), the sovereign Queen of Yemen, a symbol of regal leadership. Sultan Razia (India), the Warrior Queen of Delhi, personifying courage and valor. Nana Asmau (Nigeria), a scholar and poetess, a beacon of intellect and creativity. Tjut Njak Dien (Indonesia), a guerrilla leader, exemplifying resistance and resilience. Halide Edib Adivar (Turkey), a Turkish novelist and activist, a voice for change and reform. Umm Kulthum (Egypt), an iconic musical artist and singer, the melody of a nation. Sabiha Gökçen (Turkey), a pioneering military pilot, soaring high against the odds. Chaibia Tallal (Morocco), a gifted painter, painting the world in her unique hues. Shirin Ebadi (Iran), a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, a champion for human rights. Each chapter of this book, is an invitation to journey through time and across cultures, to discover the remarkable lives of these women and their enduring influence on the world. This is more than a book; it's a celebration of the contributions of Muslim women throughout history. WINNER: * Middle East Book Award (Middle East Outreach Council) * Moonbeam Children's Books Peacemaker Award * USA Book News "Best Book" * Skipping Stones Honor Award
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781726627214
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Multi-award-winning picture book, adorned with the powerful illustrations by renowned Egyptian artist Heba Amin, offers a unique exploration into the lives of 13 influential Muslim women who have left a lasting impact on history. This is not a mere collection of biographies, but a tapestry of narratives that celebrate the resilience, courage, and determination of these women. Each woman's story is a testament to her unique strength and contribution: Khadija bint Khuwaylid (Arabia), the first wife of the Prophet (pbuh), a beacon of strength and faith. Aisha bint Abi Bakr (Arabia), the insightful wife of the Prophet (pbuh), whose wisdom continues to enlighten. Al-Khansa (Arabia), an Arabian poetess whose verses echo with profundity and sentiment. Rabi a al-Adawiyya (Iraq), a venerated woman saint, embodying spiritual devotion. Arwa bint Ahmed al-Sulayhiyya (Yemen), the sovereign Queen of Yemen, a symbol of regal leadership. Sultan Razia (India), the Warrior Queen of Delhi, personifying courage and valor. Nana Asmau (Nigeria), a scholar and poetess, a beacon of intellect and creativity. Tjut Njak Dien (Indonesia), a guerrilla leader, exemplifying resistance and resilience. Halide Edib Adivar (Turkey), a Turkish novelist and activist, a voice for change and reform. Umm Kulthum (Egypt), an iconic musical artist and singer, the melody of a nation. Sabiha Gökçen (Turkey), a pioneering military pilot, soaring high against the odds. Chaibia Tallal (Morocco), a gifted painter, painting the world in her unique hues. Shirin Ebadi (Iran), a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, a champion for human rights. Each chapter of this book, is an invitation to journey through time and across cultures, to discover the remarkable lives of these women and their enduring influence on the world. This is more than a book; it's a celebration of the contributions of Muslim women throughout history. WINNER: * Middle East Book Award (Middle East Outreach Council) * Moonbeam Children's Books Peacemaker Award * USA Book News "Best Book" * Skipping Stones Honor Award
Twelve Extraordinary Women
Author: John F. MacArthur
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418578320
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Twelve Extraordinary Women offers a poignant and personal look into the lives of some of the Bible's most faithful women, teaching modern believers that true faith can leave a lasting legacy. These women were ordinary, common, and in some cases even ostracized and rejected by society, yet each was made extraordinary by her life-changing encounter with God. In Twelve Extraordinary Women, bestselling author and Bible teacher John MacArthur shows us that the God to whom they were so faithful is the same God who continues to mold and guide us today. As you meet these women in Scripture and get to know more about their lives and characters, they will challenge you, motivate you, encourage you, and inspire you with love for the God whom they trusted, served, and loved, teaching us that: Our personal struggles and temptations are the very same kinds of trials that all believers of all ages have confronted Even in the midst of our trouble, God remains eternally faithful Through God, anyone can become extraordinary From Eve to the Samaritan Woman, these twelve women each serve as reminders of both our frailty and our potential. Together, they all point us to Christ and His grace.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418578320
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Twelve Extraordinary Women offers a poignant and personal look into the lives of some of the Bible's most faithful women, teaching modern believers that true faith can leave a lasting legacy. These women were ordinary, common, and in some cases even ostracized and rejected by society, yet each was made extraordinary by her life-changing encounter with God. In Twelve Extraordinary Women, bestselling author and Bible teacher John MacArthur shows us that the God to whom they were so faithful is the same God who continues to mold and guide us today. As you meet these women in Scripture and get to know more about their lives and characters, they will challenge you, motivate you, encourage you, and inspire you with love for the God whom they trusted, served, and loved, teaching us that: Our personal struggles and temptations are the very same kinds of trials that all believers of all ages have confronted Even in the midst of our trouble, God remains eternally faithful Through God, anyone can become extraordinary From Eve to the Samaritan Woman, these twelve women each serve as reminders of both our frailty and our potential. Together, they all point us to Christ and His grace.
New Eves
Author: Janrae Frank
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
An extraordinary anthology of science fiction stories written by women about women. These stories have not appeared as part of a novel, nor have they appeared in print in any anthology within the last 15 years. Stories range from the 1920s to the present. Includes virtually every female science fiction writer.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
An extraordinary anthology of science fiction stories written by women about women. These stories have not appeared as part of a novel, nor have they appeared in print in any anthology within the last 15 years. Stories range from the 1920s to the present. Includes virtually every female science fiction writer.
Ladies of the Canyons
Author: Lesley Poling-Kempes
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816524947
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Ladies of the Canyons is the true story of remarkable women who left the security and comforts of genteel Victorian society and journeyed to the American Southwest in search of a wider view of themselves and their world. Educated, restless, and inquisitive, Natalie Curtis, Carol Stanley, Alice Klauber, and Mary Cabot Wheelwright were plucky, intrepid women whose lives were transformed in the first decades of the twentieth century by the people and the landscape of the American Southwest. Part of an influential circle of women that included Louisa Wade Wetherill, Alice Corbin Henderson, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Mary Austin, and Willa Cather, these ladies imagined and created a new home territory, a new society, and a new identity for themselves and for the women who would follow them. Their adventures were shared with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt and Robert Henri, Edgar Hewett and Charles Lummis, Chief Tawakwaptiwa of the Hopi, and Hostiin Klah of the Navajo. Their journeys took them to Monument Valley and Rainbow Bridge, into Canyon de Chelly, and across the high mesas of the Hopi, down through the Grand Canyon, and over the red desert of the Four Corners, to the pueblos along the Rio Grande and the villages in the mountains between Santa Fe and Taos. Although their stories converge in the outback of the American Southwest, the saga of Ladies of the Canyons is also the tale of Boston’s Brahmins, the Greenwich Village avant-garde, the birth of American modern art, and Santa Fe’s art and literary colony. Ladies of the Canyons is the story of New Women stepping boldly into the New World of inconspicuous success, ambitious failure, and the personal challenges experienced by women and men during the emergence of the Modern Age.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816524947
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Ladies of the Canyons is the true story of remarkable women who left the security and comforts of genteel Victorian society and journeyed to the American Southwest in search of a wider view of themselves and their world. Educated, restless, and inquisitive, Natalie Curtis, Carol Stanley, Alice Klauber, and Mary Cabot Wheelwright were plucky, intrepid women whose lives were transformed in the first decades of the twentieth century by the people and the landscape of the American Southwest. Part of an influential circle of women that included Louisa Wade Wetherill, Alice Corbin Henderson, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Mary Austin, and Willa Cather, these ladies imagined and created a new home territory, a new society, and a new identity for themselves and for the women who would follow them. Their adventures were shared with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt and Robert Henri, Edgar Hewett and Charles Lummis, Chief Tawakwaptiwa of the Hopi, and Hostiin Klah of the Navajo. Their journeys took them to Monument Valley and Rainbow Bridge, into Canyon de Chelly, and across the high mesas of the Hopi, down through the Grand Canyon, and over the red desert of the Four Corners, to the pueblos along the Rio Grande and the villages in the mountains between Santa Fe and Taos. Although their stories converge in the outback of the American Southwest, the saga of Ladies of the Canyons is also the tale of Boston’s Brahmins, the Greenwich Village avant-garde, the birth of American modern art, and Santa Fe’s art and literary colony. Ladies of the Canyons is the story of New Women stepping boldly into the New World of inconspicuous success, ambitious failure, and the personal challenges experienced by women and men during the emergence of the Modern Age.