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A paradigm-shifting book that asks what the world might be like if divine feminine power had never been devalued. And shows us how it is being reclaimed. Gardener. Gossip. Spinster. Healer. Nymph . . . Witch. For centuries, the work of women was viewed with suspicion. Their knowledge – of...

In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan. Raised in traditional samurai households during the turmoil of civil war, three of these unusual ambassadors - Sutematsu Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, and Ume Tsuda - grew up as typical American schoolgirls. Upon their arrival in San Francisco, they became celebrities.

For far too long, the history of how American women won the right to vote has been told as the tale of a few iconic leaders, all white and native-born. But Susan Ware uncovered a much broader and more diverse story waiting to be told. Why They Marched is a tribute to the many women who worked tirelessly in communities across the nation, out of the spotlight, protesting, petitioning, and insisting on their right to full citizenship.

A heroine for our times, Etta Lemon campaigned for 50 years against the worldwide slaughter of birds for extravagantly feathered hats. Her legacy is the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (the RSPB), grown from an all-female pressure group of 1889 with the splendidly simple pledge: Wear No Feathers. Etta’s long battle against ‘murderous millinery’ triumphed with the Plumage Act of 1921 - but her legacy has been eclipsed by the more glamorous campaign for the vote, led by the elegantly plumed Emmeline Pankhurst.

'Amazing – what perfect timing for fashion's new wave' Barbara Hulanicki, Founder of BIBA These 10 classic fashion items are part of the universal language of style: the White T-shirt, Miniskirt, Hoodie, Jeans, Ballet flat, Breton top, Biker jacket, Little black dress, Stiletto, Trench. While...

Emmeline Pankhurst was a fierce campaigner for the rights of women, enduring hardship, prison, and male entitlement in her fight for equality. Here, Pankhurst tells her story in her own words, describing how the girl of fourteen who attended her first suffragette meeting, became a woman the world would remember as an unrelenting and courageous activist for the rights of women.

This is a neglected history. No attempt at a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular, told by Annabelle Hirsch through her selection of 101 objects, and now brought thrillingly alive for you by a chorus of 101 remarkable women in this ground-breaking audio release.

An illuminating portrait of five Black woman artists and the New York nightclub that helped inspire the civil rights movement. Before they became household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place...

What if being “over the hill” isn’t an ending, but a beginning? Infinite Women creator Allison Tyra shares the stories of more than 300 women who made their mark on the world in their 40s or later. They come from around the world, across centuries and from all different fields: arts, sciences, business, military and more. Taken together, they challenge the myth that a person’s value–particularly a woman’s–diminishes as they grow older. Instead, these women prove that many of us only get better with age.

A provocative exploration of the life of Anne Boleyn through a feminist lens, examining her influence on the reformation and relevance for a new generation. In a story that has intrigued people for generations, this Queen of England has been portrayed as a power-hungry manipulator and as a patsy...

Barbie: A Timeless Tale of Fashion and Imagination is a captivating journey through the history and cultural impact of the world’s most iconic doll. From her debut in 1959 to her evolution as a symbol of empowerment and creativity, Barbie has inspired generations of children and collectors alike. This book explores her groundbreaking influence on fashion, design, and popular culture, tracing her transformation through the decades.

Have you ever heard about the "Hello Girls" of World War I? These heroic women worked as telephone switchboard operators for the U.S. military. Despite the dangers of war, they kept American officers in contact with their soldiers during battle, and spoke in French and English. Yet, "Hello Girls" weren't recognized for their wartime service. What historic year did women win the right to vote?

How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway? Guided by Katy Hessel, art historian and founder of @thegreatwomenartists, discover the glittering paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola of the Renaissance, the radical work of Harriet Powers in the nineteenth-century United States, and the artist who really invented the "readymade." Explore the Dutch Golden Age, the astonishing work of postwar artists in Latin America, and the women defining art in the 2020s.

Throughout history, women have played integral roles in family, society, religion, government, war - in short, in all aspects of human civilization. Their contributions have often shaped history and shifted the axis of power for later generations of women. And yet, unearthing their stories from the historical record has often been a challenge. In Powerful Women of the Medieval World, Professor Dorsey Armstrong will introduce you to 10 amazing women who played vital roles in the Middle Ages.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexeivich, read by Julia Emelin and Yelena Shmulenson. Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, The Unwomanly Face of War is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of stories from Soviet women who...

Exploring more than 100 of the most important ideas, organisations, and events to have defined the feminist movement, this is an essential introduction to feminism. Joining DK's best-selling Big Ideas series, The Feminism Book, narrated by Antonia Beamish, is a complete study of feminism. Trace the subject from its origins, through the suffrage campaigns of the late 19th century, to recent developments such as the Everyday Sexism Project and the #MeToo movement.

A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps. At the height of the Holocaust twenty-five young inmates of the infamous...

Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries—beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with the marine...

A Recommended Book from: New York Times * Publisher's Weekly * Kirkus * BookRiot * Booklist * Boston Globe * Goodreads * Town & Country * Refinery29 * CrimeReads * Glamour Dive into a "tour de force of investigative reporting" (Ron Chernow): a "searching, atmospheric and ultimately entrancing"...

Now an eight-part docuseries on Apple TV+ Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them—women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. She couldn’t have been more than seven or...

Helen Lewis argues that feminism’s success is down to complicated, contradictory, imperfect women who fought each other as well as fighting for equal rights. Too many of these pioneers have been whitewashed or forgotten in our modern search for feel-good, inspirational heroines. It’s time to reclaim the history of feminism as a history of difficult women.

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From the trenches of World War I to the battlefields of modern Ukraine, discover the untold stories of courage that changed the face of warfare forever. Throughout history, women have answered the call to defend freedom, often in the shadows of official recognition. "Women at War" brings these extraordinary stories to light, revealing how female warriors, medics, spies, and leaders have shaped military history across more than a century of conflict.

"Masterful." —Kate Brower Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Residence An in-depth examination of women and power in Washington through the lens of the complex relationship between First Ladies and their staffs by Pulitzer finalist Azadeh Moaveni. It could be said that every...

Elizabeth Wayland Barber teje los hilos de la mitología y la literatura, la etnología y la historia documentada en un rico tapiz, iluminando el papel vital que desempeñaban las mujeres en las sociedades preindustriales. De hecho, hasta la Revolución Industrial, las artes textiles eran una enorme fuerza económica que pertenecía principalmente a las mujeres.

“Moving, courageous, enlightening.”—Sunday Times bestselling author Elizabeth Day Written with deep empathy and clear-eyed analysis reminiscent of Angela Garbes and Peggy Orstein, an exciting and thought-provoking debut memoir about fertility, the desire for parenthood, and family in all...

A sweeping, definitive work of history exploring the road to the September 1968 protests of the Miss American Pageant—one led by women’s liberationists and the other organized by the emergent Miss Black America Pageant—and the birth of a new politics of beauty. A revolution was brewing. In...

The captivating, compassionate account of a moral panic that swept across Britain in the decades before the Salem Witch Trials, leaving hundreds of so-called witches dead in its wake, by acclaimed historian and bestselling author Marion Gibson. During the English Civil War of the 1640s, a series...

"Um dia raiará mais propício para nós, em que os escolhidos da nação Brasileira se dignem de achar a educação da mulher um objeto importante para delo ocuparem-se." Nestes trechos selecionados do seu livro Opúsculo humanitário , Nísia Floresta critica a falta de ação do governo com relação à educação feminina, comentando o quanto de especulação havia, seja nas escolas públicas quanto nas particulares – o que soa surpreendentemente atual.

Written in the early 20th century, Henry W. Shoemaker’s historical address and biographical sketches move beyond fame and rank to honor women whose lives were defined by endurance, service, and moral resolve. From the Pennsylvania frontier to the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, these narratives illuminate acts of quiet heroism carried out in cabins, villages, battlefields, and along the edges of recorded history.