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Long before Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, there was Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Every week, as Mary flung her beret into the air while the theme song proclaimed, “You’re gonna …

Florence Hartley’s Ladies‘ Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness was first published in the nineteenth century and is a timeless reference to the art of gracious living today. This comprehensive …

Narrative Medicine in Action: Lessons from the Maternal Mortality Project addresses the United States’s ongoing maternal health crisis by extracting findings from eighteen underrepresented women’s in …

Beginning with the broad theme of the Hindu widow and narrowing it down to Gujarati widows, Vatsala Mehta has made a time-sweep through three millennia of Indian social history starting with the Veda …

A critical look at the difficulties women face in the field of Jewish studies, drawing on quantitative data, personal stories, and the gendered history of the field The field of Jewish studies has ex …

Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, Norplant, RU486–these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. Through the lens of procreative liberty–m …

This book tells the story of a little girl’s journey from silence to empowerment. Feeling seen and (un) heard for most of her life, Patricia courageously shares how she was able to navigate a life of …

In a world where personal safety is paramount, this comprehensive guide stands as a beacon of empowerment and resilience. ‚Ways to Avoid and Overcome Getting Raped‘ is an essential resource designed …

Winner of the 2024 Eudora Welty Prize Beginning with their forced introduction to American soil, Black women have relied on maverick-like characteristics to survive. And yet, these liberating qualiti …

Embrace Your Uniqueness and Rewrite Beauty and Fashion “Anita’s deep dive into beauty, its history and the pressure to look ‘perfect’ is essential reading.” ― Caroline Hirons , writer and “queen of s …