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"Women's History For Beginners offers a lively, revealing, and provocative overview of this important (and controversial) academic field. Who are the great women of history, and why don't we know more about them? You don't need to be a scholar to notice that men's history dominates everything we learn in school; yet a quick tour of the past reveals dynamic female role models at every turn. This is more than an introduction to women's roles and contributions...
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Annabelle Celebrates Women's History and St. Patrick's Day
During the month of March, there is a lot of talk about leprechauns, and Mrs. Mitchell does a short unit on Irish culture and traditions. In Drama Club, the girls are getting ready to audition for three short plays about famous women as they celebrate Women's History Month. A lot of research is taking place as well as anxious and nervous feelings about the outcome of the auditions.
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IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Most people take it for granted: riding a bike. In the late 1800s, the bicycle first came to the United States from Europe. This new "steel horse" was wildly popular. But for women, who either worked in factories or stayed at home, the bicycle liberated them like nothing ever has. One two-wheeled invention changed fashion, opened doors, and led to a movement in women's rights still felt today.
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Through Feminist Eyes gathers in one volume the most incisive and insightful essays written to date by the distinguished Canadian historian Joan Sangster. To the original essays, Sangster has added reflective introductory discussions that situate her earlier work in the context of developing theory and debate. Sangster has also supplied an introduction to the collection in which she reflects on the themes and theoretical orientations that have shaped...
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Jewish Women's History from Antiquity to the Present is broad in geographical scope exploring Jewish women's lives in what is now Eastern and Western Europe, Britain, Israel, Turkey, North Africa, and North America. Editors Federica Francesconi and Rebecca Lynn Winer focus the volume on reconstructing the experiences of ordinary women and situating those of the extraordinary and famous within the gender systems of their times and places.
The twenty-one...
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Celebrate, share, and take to heart the unsung accomplishments of these unflappable strong women
There are so many more incredible women throughout history than you've been taught. You might know some of the most famous and rebellious, but this is your chance to get to know 15 equally powerful strong women who quietly broke barriers and made a lasting impact.
From 10th-century novelist Murasaki Shikibu to 19th-century self-made millionaire Madam...
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Based on extensive original research, this book examines the changing condition of women in the self-governing British Channel Island of Guernsey over the course of the century between the 1850s and 1950s. It is the first scholarly treatment of this subject in a Guernsey context, and it is aimed at academic audiences in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and Australasia, as well as at a general Channel Island audience. The book covers a diverse...
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This volume marks the twentieth anniversary of the first publication of this groundbreaking book. It reflects the pioneering research of its contributors to the development of modern Welsh women's history. The eight chapters range widely across time (1830-1939) and place, from exploring working class women's community sanctions and the perils facing collier's wife to the very different lifestyles of ironmasters' wives. They also tackle the idealised...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The first Black women to step foot on American soil were not enslaved. They were free, and they traveled with Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
#2 Black women arrived during a period of European conquest, colonization, and chaos. They were among the first nonindigenous explorers of the region. Their history can be uncovered through Spanish archival records and a host...
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World War II completely disrupted life in the United States and throughout the world, and it was an empowering turning point in U.S. women's history.
Some women joined the armed forces as nurses and pilots. Some went to work outside the home in factories producing munitions, and building ships and airplanes. Some even became spies! But despite all these accomplishments, women were rarely given the recognition they deserved or the same benefits...
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Many women of different backgrounds lived together in the American West.
Former enslaved women left the racism of the Southern states to find a new life. White settlers traveled alone or with their families seeking their fortune as farmers, teachers, or gold miners. They met Mexican and Native American women who already lived in the territory. They were later joined by Japanese and Chinese immigrant women. All these women faced hardship and an...
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Beacon Press
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[2020]
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xii, 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"A Black Women's History of the United States is a critical survey of black women's complicated legacy in America, as it takes into account their exploitation and victimization as well as their undeniable and substantial contributions to the country since its inception"--
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