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English
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"With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake an odyssey through Africa and Asia to meet the extraordinary women struggling there, among them a Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery and an Ethiopian woman who suffered devastating injuries in childbirth. Drawing on the breadth of their combined reporting experience, Kristof and WuDunn depict our world with anger, sadness, clarity, and, ultimately,...
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Harvard University Press
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English
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This is the little book that started a revolution. It made women's voices heard, in their own right and with their own integrity, for virtually the first time in social scientific theorizing about women. Its impact was immediate and continues to this day, in the academic world and beyond. Translated into sixteen languages, with more than three-quarters of a million copies sold around the world. This book has inspired new research, new educational...
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
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English
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History has, until recently, minimized the role of nuns over the centuries. In this volume, their rich lives, their work, and their importance to the Church are finally acknowledged. Jo Ann Kay McNamara introduces us to women scholars, mystics, artists, political activists, healers, and teachers - individuals whose religious vocation enabled them to pursue goals beyond traditional gender roles.
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Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
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In a remarkable pairing, two renowned social critics offer a groundbreaking anthology that examines the unexplored consequences of globalization on the lives of women worldwide. Women are moving around the globe as never before. But for every female executive racking up frequent flier miles, there are multitudes of women whose journeys go unnoticed. Each year, millions leave Mexico, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and other third world countries to...
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W.W. Norton
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[date of publication not identified]
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English
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"A unique view of Hemingway, the man and the writer, through the women he loved and who loved him. Many books have been written about Ernest Hemingway, but no book has focused on the women he knew and loved and sometimes hated -- his mother, who was the lifelong recipient of his invective; his wives; and others who captivated him. Hemingway married four times, each time to a fascinating person: Hadley Richardson, who shared the Paris years and one...
9) Nice dreads: hair care basics and inspiration for colored girls who've considered locking their hair
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Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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"Critically acclaimed Black hair care expert and "hair memoirist" Lonnice Brittenum Bonner--author of Good Hair (TRP, 1994)--offers a comprehensive and inspiring guide to dreadlocks full of practical advice and personal anecdotes on the ins and outs of "locking."
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