Women in History

The Inspiring Story Of Two Pioneering Suffragette Doctors Who Ran The Only Military Hospital Staffed Entirely By Women During World War I -- And Who Transfo...

Though sometimes a source of controversy regarding certain issues, the Catholic Church has in many ways lead the struggle for social justice and rights fo...

"Rosalind Miles has rescued from obscurity women of astonishing ability, courage and determination. . . . An exuberant book, written in a jazzy, colorful s...

In This Follow-up To Love Is A Mix Tape, A Writer For Rolling Stone, After His Wife's Death, Finds Solace In Music, Which Leads Him To The Strangest Places ...

An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual -- though, as she maintained, a virgin -- Elizabeth ...

"I don't quit. I keep going."–Hillary Rodham Clinton She is, quite simply, the most famous, most complex, most loved/hated/admired/reviled woman -- perhaps...

The stirring true story of a girl who survived the brutality of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia retraces her steps from the forced "evacuation" of Phnom Penh in...

During her lifetime, Myra Bradwell (1831-1894) - America's "first" woman lawyer as well as publisher and editor-in-chief of a prestigious legal newspaper - ...

Ting-xing Ye. First Published In 1997.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Community & CultureWomen Asian & Asian American Memoirs HistoricalAsi...

From the beloved, internationally bestselling author of Wild Swans, and co-author of the bestselling Mao: The Unknown Story, the dramatic, epic biography of...

Why, Amy E. Foster asks, did it take two decades after the Soviet Union launched its first female cosmonaut for the United States to send its first female ...

A Book About The Remarkable Life Of Elsie Macgill Who Achieved Many Firsts In Science And Engineering At A Time When Women Were Considered To Be Inferior In...

National Bestseller Throughout Her Groundbreaking Career In Business And Politics, Hurricane Hazel Mccallion Saw It All. In 1978, She Defeated A Popular Inc...

467 page hardcover edition published in CanadaCategories: History Americas CanadaGeneral WorldWomen in History Law Rules & ProceduresCivil Pro...

Marlene Epp, who has written extensively on Mennonite history, presents here the story of thousands of Soviet Mennonite women who, having lost their husban...

in This Original And Meticulous Work Of Historical Ethnography, Janice Boddy Deftly Offers An Acute Analysis Of Imperial Ambition And The Gendering Of Pol...

How a few women fought to board planes, then fly them, and finally to break through earth’s atmosphere into space. The story of how women in Canada, from...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Also on the USA Today, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Globe and Mail, Publishers Weekly, and Indie bestseller lists.On...

A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us.Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father be...

This collection brings together a wide array of writings on Canadian immigrant history, including many highly regarded, influential essays. Though most of ...

Madame Justice Bertha Wilson, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, is an enormously influential and controversial figure in Canadian le...

Women's Liberation : A Toss Of Silk -- Hot Buttons, Charged Topics -- Dual Oppression : Harassment And Rape -- Wounds Against Society : Violence Against Wom...

Carnal Crimes: Sexual Assault Law In Canada, 1900-1975 Is An Engaging And Powerful Book About Sexual Assault Crimes In Canadian History By One Of Canada's F...

Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. #1 New York Times Bestseller The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gate...