Generale, Dizionari

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 …

Between 1940 and 1945, thousands of African Americans migrated from the South to the East Bay Area of northern California in search of the social and economic mobility that was associated with the …

After the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, hundreds of thousands of southern women went to the polls for the first time. In The Weight of Their Votes Lorraine Gates Schuyler …

The body is exposed daily to environmental chemicals and pollution. Diets contain additives, food coloring and flavoring to enhance the taste. Drinking water is filled with chemicals, as a result the …

From the Women’s Marches to the Me Too movement, it is clear that feminist activism is still alive and well in the twenty-first century. But how does a new generation of activists understand the work …

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In the West, a specific ideal for female genitalia has emerged: one of absence, a ‘clean slit, ‘ attained through the removal of pubic hair and, increasingly, through female genital cosmetic surgery …

Contesting Feminisms explores how Asian Muslim women make decisions on appropriating Islam and Islamic lifestyles through their own participation in the faith. The contributors highlight the fact …

Maternal Activism tells the stories of women who refused to ignore injustice even though many people urged them to stop their activism by claiming it would harm their children. Molly Rush, Michele …

This book examines Muslim women’s creative strategies of deploying religious concepts such as ummah, or community, to solve problems of domestic and communal violence, polygamous abuse, sterility, …