Women category: 49097 books
by B. A. Dabla
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2007
Kashmiri women in the entire post-independence period progressed in some development-related fields, but, at the same time, faced serious degenerative problems in the last two decades. Keeping in view these women-related developments in Kashmir, the empirical studies of this book were carried out...
Vestal Virgins, Sibyls, and Matrons
Women in Roman Religion
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Roman women were the procreators and nurturers of life, both in the domestic world of the family and in the larger sphere of the state. Although deterred from participating in most aspects of public life, women played an essential role in public religious ceremonies, taking part in rituals designed...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
This collection of essays explores the lives and roles of women in antiquity. A recurring theme is the relationship between private and public, and many of the essays find that women's public roles develop as a result of their private lives, specifically their family relationships.
Essays on...
The Sword and the Pen
Women, Politics, and Poetry in Sixteenth-Century Siena
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
In The Sword and the Pen: Women, Politics, and Poetry in Sixteenth-Century Siena, Konrad Eisenbichler analyzes the work of Sienese women poets, in particular, Aurelia Petrucci, Laudomia Forteguerri, and Virginia Salvi, during the first half of the sixteenth century up to the fall of Siena in 1555....
Waiting for Cancer to Come
Women’s Experiences with Genetic Testing and Medical Decision Making for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
Waiting for Cancer to Come tells the stories of women who are struggling with their high risk for cancer. Based on interviews and surveys of dozens of women, this book pieces together the diverse yet interlocking experiences of women who have tested positive for the BRCA 1/2 gene mutations, which...
by Lydia Murdoch
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Explores the complexities of the lived experiences of Victorian women in the home, the workplace, and the empire as well as the ideals of womanhood and femininity that developed during the 19th century.
• Gives extensive attention to the experiences of working-class women as well as elite...
Making Sense of Women's Lives
An Introduction to Women's Studies
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2000
Making Sense of Women's Lives presents a wide range of writings about women's lives in the United States. Michele Plott and Lauri Umansky have drawn on their experiences as both students and professors to assemble the collection. Seeking to provide as full a sampling from a diverse and intellectually...
Nineteenth-Century American Women Write Religion
Lived Theologies and Literature
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Nineteenth-century American women’s culture was immersed in religious experience and female authors of the era employed representations of faith to various cultural ends. Focusing primarily on non-canonical texts, this collection explores the diversity of religious discourse in nineteenth-century...
by Barbara Joan Zeitz
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Within the pages of traditional history books that stand proudly on library shelves lies the accomplishments of many men who have helped to change the world with their talents. Unfortunately what is missing from the pages of those same books is the multitude of women from numerous cultures who have...
Entitled to Power
Farm Women and Technology, 1913-1963
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
The advent of modern agribusiness irrevocably changed the patterns of life and labor on the American family farm. In Entitled to Power, Katherine Jellison examines midwestern farm women's unexpected response to new labor-saving devices.
Federal farm policy at mid-century treated farm women...
Irish Women Dramatists
1908-2001
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Irish women dramatists have long faced an uphill challenge in getting the recognition and audience of their male counterparts. There are more female playwrights now than ever before, but they are often ignored by mainstream theatres. Kearney and Headrick strive to shift the spotlight with Irish Women...
New Modern Chinese Women and Gender Politics
The Centennial of the End of the Qing Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
The past century witnessed dramatic changes in the lives of modern Chinese women and gender politics. Whilst some revolutionary actions to rectify the feudalist patriarchy, such as foot-binding and polygyny were first seen in the late Qing period; the termination of the Qing Dynasty and establishment...
Sojourning for Freedom
Black Women, American Communism, and the Making of Black Left Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
Sojourning for Freedom portrays pioneering black women activists from the early twentieth century through the 1970s, focusing on their participation in the U.S. Communist Party (CPUSA) between 1919 and 1956. Erik S. McDuffie considers how women from diverse locales and backgrounds became radicalized,...
by Jane LeClair, Denise Pheils
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
Women in Cybersecurity provides a basic overview of the employment status of women in the cybersecurity field. While women comprise over 50% of the workforce in the U.S, less than 25% of cyber staff are female. This book offers a close look at the current status of women in the cybersecurity arena, highlights...