Women's Studies

A woman can always count on are her friends—right? But what if those friendships are hurtful, harmful, even toxic? Susan Shapiro Barash explores the ten ty...

Cowards don’t make history; and the women of Mujeres Libres (Free Women) were no cowards. Courageous enough to create revolutionary change in their daily...

You Can Reduce Stress and Enjoy Your LifeHomemaker, career woman, wife, supermom--sometimes the roles you have to fill all at once can get to be too much.I...

In Live Love Now, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Macy Stafford tackles the biggest challenges facing kids today and equips adults to engage them...

“Brilliant, hysterical, truthful, and real, these essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders.”—Reese WitherspoonA diverse group of cele...

In all the writing and reporting KJ Dell'Antonia has done on families over the years, one topic keeps coming up again and again: parents crave a greater sen...

Instagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. Vine. Youtube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The Dominant Force In The Lives Of Girls Coming Of Age In America Today Is Social Media. Wh...

"Most people know intuitively that when you fall in love the world is full of magic. What they don't know is that when you discover the universe is full of...

"The unbelievable true story of the young woman who faced down one of the most valuable startups in Silicon Valley history--and what came after In 2017, twe...

"When it's not attached to your head, your very own hair takes on a disconcerting quality. Suddenly, it is strange. And yet hair finds its way into all mann...

The star news anchor recalls her career-risking decision to speak out against sexual harassment in the workplace, shares the stories of women who have faced...

celia Was An Ordinary Slave—until She Struck Back At Her Abusive Master And Became The Defendant In A Landmark Trial That Threatened To Undermine The Very...

To Be an Anchor in the Storm is the first hands-on guide for people who want to assist a friend or loved one in her struggle to escape domestic violence. Br...

This book offers solid, practical advice on how to cope with the many personal challenges mothers of children with disabilities face at home, at work, and w...

This book contains the 101 best stories from Chicken Soup's library on the mother-daughter bond. Mothers and daughters will laugh, cry, and find inspiratio...

An Outspoken, Christian Reproductive Justice Advocate And Abortion Provider--one Of The Few Doctors To Provide Such Services To Women In Mississippi And Ala...

Art and culture critic Barnet recounts the exploits of the free- spirited bohemian women of New York City during the period 1913-1930. Coverage includes (f...

Just As Jane Christmas Decides To Enter A Convent In Mid-life To Find Out Whether She Is Nun Material, Her Long-term Partner Colin Springs A Marriage Propos...

Part dialogue, part narrative, part playscript, this unique book contains the award-winning play Jessica, as well as the extraordinary story of its making. ...

Polygamy, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, punishing women for being raped, differential access for men and women to health care and education, ...

A wickedly funny look at the challenges of new parenthood. With cocktail recipes. Being a new mom is “AHHHH! WHAT HAVE I DONE?” hard. Why are all these...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Mothers and Daughters celebrates that special bond mothers and daughters share with each other. Moms and daughters ...

Award-winning Journalist Michele Weldon Provides A Potent Antidote To The Harried Single Mom Stereotype In This Beguiling Memoir Of Raising Three Sons Alone...

Marking a ground-breaking moment in the debate surrounding bodies and "body politics," Elizabeth Grosz's Space, Time and Perversion contends that only by r...

As more and more women rise up into their leadership and take ownership of their truth and their voice, they feel a strong pull toward being in circle with ...

This unique reader presents primary source documents that offer insights into women's lives throughout the course of European history. Each chapter augmen...

This book exposes the lies of the Abortion King and how he set out to decieve the public, politicians, and judges. You will learn of the Catholic Strategy ...

Gendering Bodies Explains How The Social World Shapes Our Physical Bodies And How Our Bodies Shape The Social World. In This Remarkable Investigation Into C...

The adventure begins when Meg’s mother, Addie, vacationing in Florida, takes a spill. At the hospital, Addie bolts upright on her gurney and yells “I d...

An extraordinarily beautiful keepsake book, To My Daughter, With Love is a singular journal about the special relationship that exists between mothers and d...

A clear-eyed look at the history of American ideas about motherhood, how those ideas have impacted all women (whether they have kids or not), and how to fi...

From leading parenting expert Alyson Schafer, Breaking the Good Mom Myth breaks down personal and cultural myths about motherhood while empowering mothers ...

"With millions of copies sold worldwide, Your Pregnancy Week by Week is the established go-to resource for expectant parents time and time again. The book's...

A Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Named a best book of 2016 by: Chicago Tribune, Refinery 29, Forbes, Bust, CEO Reads. It was a fight club—but without the...

Rich with the voices and stories of participants, these touching, firsthand accounts examine how women of diverse racial, ethnic, class and religious backg...

Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks features sparkling interviews with one of America's most valued poets. Throughout this book, which spans three decades,...

A Look Inside The World Of Sorority Life Offers An Eye-opening View Of The Drugs, Psychological Abuse, Promiscuity, Racism, Violence, And Other Problems Tha...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A haunting, unforgettable mother-daughter story for a new generation—the debut of a blazing new lyrical voice Domenica Ruta ...

Traces the role of American women in history, from the Iroquois matron and Puritan "goodwife" to the dual-role career woman and mother of the eightiesCatego...

The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly, ...

The Feminist Writer And Author Of The Amanda Cross Mystery Series Looks Back On A Youthful Pledge To Commit Suicide At Seventy, Explaining Why, Given That H...

In 1880, the California woman safeguarded the Republic by maintaining a morally sound home. Scarcely forty years later, women in the Pacific state won full...

Klondike Women is a compelling collection of historical photographs and first-hand account of the adventures, challenges, and disappointments of women on t...

On an icy morning in Paris in January 1943, 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention camps and sent on a train to Auschwitz--th...

Throughout Her History, The Ballerina Has Been Perceived As The Embodiment Of Beauty And Perfection--the Feminine Ideal. But The Reality Is Another Story. F...

A Mother’s Job Is Never Done, But In Chicken Soup For The Soul: Thanks To My Mom, She Gets The Praise She Deserves! Children Of All Ages Share Their Words...

How Did Women In 16th Century Western Europe Cope With The Consequences Of Being Considered Inherently Sinful--as Well As Being Legally And Economically Sub...

In the middle of the twentieth century, leading cultural critics and visionaries--Erik Erikson, Lionel Trilling, Herbert Marcuse, and many others--turned to...