Author: Anne Seagraves
Publisher: Treasure Chest Books
ISBN: 9780961908836
Category : West (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains biographies of the following Western women: Jessie Benton Fremont--Abigail Scott Duniway--Sarah Winnemucca--Fanny Stenhouse--Ann Eliza Young--Belle Starr--Nellie Cashmen--Jeanne Elizabeth Wier--Helen Jane Wiser Stewart and Grace Carpenter Hudson.
High-spirited Women of the West
Author: Anne Seagraves
Publisher: Treasure Chest Books
ISBN: 9780961908836
Category : West (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains biographies of the following Western women: Jessie Benton Fremont--Abigail Scott Duniway--Sarah Winnemucca--Fanny Stenhouse--Ann Eliza Young--Belle Starr--Nellie Cashmen--Jeanne Elizabeth Wier--Helen Jane Wiser Stewart and Grace Carpenter Hudson.
Publisher: Treasure Chest Books
ISBN: 9780961908836
Category : West (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains biographies of the following Western women: Jessie Benton Fremont--Abigail Scott Duniway--Sarah Winnemucca--Fanny Stenhouse--Ann Eliza Young--Belle Starr--Nellie Cashmen--Jeanne Elizabeth Wier--Helen Jane Wiser Stewart and Grace Carpenter Hudson.
Spirited Women
Author: Joanne C. Watkins
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231102155
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A study examining the nature of gender relations among Nyeshangte, an ethnic Tibetan Buddhist group from north central Nepal. Watkins takes a historical perspective, demonstrating how gender relations are constituted by social arrangements, ideologies, division of labor, and by new forms of economic production. Additionally, she considers gender roles in relation to international trade and Buddhism. Her research was done in Tibet and is based in primary source interviews, supplemented with scholarly readings. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231102155
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A study examining the nature of gender relations among Nyeshangte, an ethnic Tibetan Buddhist group from north central Nepal. Watkins takes a historical perspective, demonstrating how gender relations are constituted by social arrangements, ideologies, division of labor, and by new forms of economic production. Additionally, she considers gender roles in relation to international trade and Buddhism. Her research was done in Tibet and is based in primary source interviews, supplemented with scholarly readings. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Tree Spirited Woman
Author: Colleen Baldrica
Publisher: Bookhouse Fulfillment
ISBN: 9781592981441
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Embark on a personal journey of spiritual awakening and life enrichment as you discover Tree Spirited Woman's unique perspective on lessons for life. Written as a narrative, Tree Spirited Woman takes you through one woman's intimate transformation from the death of her maternal grandmother to the establishment of a new and guiding friendship with a wise and mystical woman. With Tree Spirited Woman as her guide, she learns to ?let go and trust? in love, personal relationships, and, ultimately, death. Tree Spirited Woman will provide each reader with an abundant opportunity to grow alongside the book's main character. Simple philosophies for living flow through each of the chapters. This is a book that can be read and reread, with deeper understanding and personal awakening culled from each visit to its pages.
Publisher: Bookhouse Fulfillment
ISBN: 9781592981441
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Embark on a personal journey of spiritual awakening and life enrichment as you discover Tree Spirited Woman's unique perspective on lessons for life. Written as a narrative, Tree Spirited Woman takes you through one woman's intimate transformation from the death of her maternal grandmother to the establishment of a new and guiding friendship with a wise and mystical woman. With Tree Spirited Woman as her guide, she learns to ?let go and trust? in love, personal relationships, and, ultimately, death. Tree Spirited Woman will provide each reader with an abundant opportunity to grow alongside the book's main character. Simple philosophies for living flow through each of the chapters. This is a book that can be read and reread, with deeper understanding and personal awakening culled from each visit to its pages.
A Woman's Spirit
Author: Karen Casey
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
ISBN: 0894868691
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
These new meditations from the author of the best-selling Each Day a New Beginning speak to women facing the challenges of growing spiritually and living with compassion and honesty. Each Day was written for women just beginning the Twelve Steps. With A Woman's Spirit, readers who want to enhance their lives further are offered spiritual direction and wisdom. These meditations resound with maturity and compassion, bringing a reassuring sense of purpose to each day. A Woman's Spirit reveals the spiritual challenges, joys, struggles, and expectations that women confront and resolve in their daily lives.
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
ISBN: 0894868691
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
These new meditations from the author of the best-selling Each Day a New Beginning speak to women facing the challenges of growing spiritually and living with compassion and honesty. Each Day was written for women just beginning the Twelve Steps. With A Woman's Spirit, readers who want to enhance their lives further are offered spiritual direction and wisdom. These meditations resound with maturity and compassion, bringing a reassuring sense of purpose to each day. A Woman's Spirit reveals the spiritual challenges, joys, struggles, and expectations that women confront and resolve in their daily lives.
Women of Spirit
Author: Katherine Martin
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1577318234
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
These stories reveal the way the world has always been made better — by individuals who courageously follow their heart’s inner wisdom. At a moment in history when the tide of events seems determined by faceless governments and corporations, we need these examples of individual action more than ever.
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1577318234
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
These stories reveal the way the world has always been made better — by individuals who courageously follow their heart’s inner wisdom. At a moment in history when the tide of events seems determined by faceless governments and corporations, we need these examples of individual action more than ever.
Sacred Woman
Author: Queen Afua
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 0307559513
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The twentieth anniversary edition of a transformative blueprint for ancestral healing—featuring new material and gateways, from the renowned herbalist, natural health expert, and healer of women’s bodies and souls “This book was one of the first that helped me start practices as a young woman that focused on my body and spirit as one.”—Jada Pinkett Smith Through extraordinary meditations, affirmations, holistic healing plant-based medicine, KMT temple teachings, and The Rites of Passage guidance, Queen Afua teaches us how to love and rejoice in our bodies by spiritualizing the words we speak, the foods we eat, the relationships we attract, the spaces we live and work in, and the transcendent woman spirit we manifest. With love, wisdom, and passion, Queen Afua guides us to accept our mission and our mantle as Sacred Women—to heal ourselves, the generations of women in our families, our communities, and our world.
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 0307559513
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The twentieth anniversary edition of a transformative blueprint for ancestral healing—featuring new material and gateways, from the renowned herbalist, natural health expert, and healer of women’s bodies and souls “This book was one of the first that helped me start practices as a young woman that focused on my body and spirit as one.”—Jada Pinkett Smith Through extraordinary meditations, affirmations, holistic healing plant-based medicine, KMT temple teachings, and The Rites of Passage guidance, Queen Afua teaches us how to love and rejoice in our bodies by spiritualizing the words we speak, the foods we eat, the relationships we attract, the spaces we live and work in, and the transcendent woman spirit we manifest. With love, wisdom, and passion, Queen Afua guides us to accept our mission and our mantle as Sacred Women—to heal ourselves, the generations of women in our families, our communities, and our world.
Spirited Lives
Author: Carol Coburn
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807847749
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Made doubly marginal by their gender and by their religion, American nuns have rarely been granted serious scholarly attention. Instead, their lives and achievements have been obscured by myths or distorted by stereotypes. Placing nuns into the mainstream
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807847749
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Made doubly marginal by their gender and by their religion, American nuns have rarely been granted serious scholarly attention. Instead, their lives and achievements have been obscured by myths or distorted by stereotypes. Placing nuns into the mainstream
Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits
Author: Laurel Kendall
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824811426
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
“This exceptionally well-written book is good reading, not only for specialists but also for beginning students interested in women, Korean culture, and shamanism.” —Journal of Asian Studies “Kendall maintains a closeness with and respect for her subject that keeps away the chill of academic distance and yet avoids sentimentality.” —Korean Quarterly, Spring 2001
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824811426
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
“This exceptionally well-written book is good reading, not only for specialists but also for beginning students interested in women, Korean culture, and shamanism.” —Journal of Asian Studies “Kendall maintains a closeness with and respect for her subject that keeps away the chill of academic distance and yet avoids sentimentality.” —Korean Quarterly, Spring 2001
The Spirit of Botany
Author: Jill McKeever
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524866725
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A visually entrancing and esoteric guide to connecting with plants through the senses. In The Spirit of Botany, artist and perfumer Jill McKeever reveals her personal rituals and creative methods of using aromatic botanical materials in incense, perfume, tisanes, ritual baths, and much more. In addition to dozens of recipes, McKeever offers her reflections on sustainability, synesthesia, creativity, and her own experience of turning her passion for this work into the indie perfume brand, For Strange Women. Appropriate for hobbyists and career alchemists alike, The Spirit of Botany features inspiring photography and a mysterious aesthetic, immersing readers in the countless biological, emotional, energetic, and spiritual benefits of aromatherapy and herbalism.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524866725
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A visually entrancing and esoteric guide to connecting with plants through the senses. In The Spirit of Botany, artist and perfumer Jill McKeever reveals her personal rituals and creative methods of using aromatic botanical materials in incense, perfume, tisanes, ritual baths, and much more. In addition to dozens of recipes, McKeever offers her reflections on sustainability, synesthesia, creativity, and her own experience of turning her passion for this work into the indie perfume brand, For Strange Women. Appropriate for hobbyists and career alchemists alike, The Spirit of Botany features inspiring photography and a mysterious aesthetic, immersing readers in the countless biological, emotional, energetic, and spiritual benefits of aromatherapy and herbalism.
Each Day a New Beginning
Author: Karen Casey
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
ISBN: 0894861611
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Find inspiration and guidance for dealing with the challenges and new experiences of recovery in the writings Each Day a New Beginning-from a woman who cares about others. This beloved author writes about self-esteem, friendships with other women, hope, attitudes about life and relationships, and more. Her words help bridge the gap between self and Higher Power, between loneliness and sharing the emotions of recovery. Almost three million recovering women turn to these meditations each day.
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
ISBN: 0894861611
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Find inspiration and guidance for dealing with the challenges and new experiences of recovery in the writings Each Day a New Beginning-from a woman who cares about others. This beloved author writes about self-esteem, friendships with other women, hope, attitudes about life and relationships, and more. Her words help bridge the gap between self and Higher Power, between loneliness and sharing the emotions of recovery. Almost three million recovering women turn to these meditations each day.