Topical/Women's History
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The Lesbian Avenger Handbook: A Handy Guide to Homemade Revolution
$6.99 Add to cartLaunched in New York City, in 1992, the Lesbian Avengers rejected the picket line and ordinary demo for media-savvy, nonviolent direct action.
They were superheroes arriving “to make the world safe
- Author: Cogswell, Kelly J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1736155806
- Language: English
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The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights
$21.00 Add to cartAn LA Times Best Book of the Year, Christopher Award Winner, and Chautauqua Prize Finalist!
“Engrossing… examines the major events of the mid 19th century through the lives of three key figures in- Author: Wickenden, Dorothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1476760748
- Language: English
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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
$18.99 Add to cart“Stasiland demonstrates that great, original reporting is still possible. . . . A heartbreaking, beautifully written book. A classic.” — Claire Tomalin, Guardian “Books of the Year”
Winner of the Samu
- Author: Funder, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 20 2011
- ISBN10: 0062077325
- Language: English
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The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live
$18.99 Read moreThe term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The fi
- Author: Dreilinger, Danielle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1324021861
- Language: English
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The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Remember Happy Moments
$22.99 Add to cartWhat’s the actual secret to happiness? Great memories Meik Wiking–happiness researcher and New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke–shows us how to
- Series: Happiness Institute
- Author: Wiking, Meik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0062943383
- Language: English
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Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London
$20.00 Add to cartFINALIST FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR THE ART OF THE ESSAY
The fl neur is the quintessentially masculine figure of privilege and leisure who stride
A New York Times Notable Book of 2017- Author: Elkin, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0374537437
- Language: English
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Black Roses: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Women
$17.99 Add to cart“The poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living pays tribute to all Black women by focusing on visionaries and leaders who are making history right now, including Ava DuVernay, Ja… [more below]
- Author: Green III, Harold
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 006313554X
- Language: English
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Mutinous Women: How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of the Gulf Coast
$35.00 Add to cartThe secret history of the rebellious Frenchwomen who were exiled to colonial Louisiana and found power in the Mississippi Valley
In 1719, a ship named La Mutine (the mutinous woman), sailed from the Fr
- Author: Dejean, Joan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1541600584
- Language: English
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Rejected Princesses: Tales of History’s Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics
$29.99 Add to cartBlending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass wome
- Author: Porath, Jason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 0062405373
- Language: English
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Breaking Free: The Lie of Equality and the Feminist Fight for Freedom
$30.00 Read moreA bold argument that “equality” is a racist, patriarchal ideal that perpetuates women’s systemic oppression and limits the possibilities of feminism–with a plan to transform the movement
For more th- Author: Bianco, Marcie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1541702425
- Language: English
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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
$28.00 Add to cartThis riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra–women who ruled with real power–and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women… [more below]
- Author: Cooney, Kara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 30 2018
- ISBN10: 1426219776
- Language: English
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Upon Her Shoulders: Southeastern Native Women Share Their Stories of Justice, Spirit, and Community
$16.95 Add to cartA documentary-style collection of stories, poems, essays, and interviews by Southeastern Native American women.
Upon Her Shoulders is a collection of stories, poems, and prose by Southeastern Native Am… [more below]
- Author: Jacobs, Mary Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1949467805
- Language: English
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Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
$18.00 Add to cartAmerican pop music is arguably this country’s greatest cultural contribution to the world, and its singular voice and virtuosity were created by a shining thread of Black women geniuses stretching bac… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Danyel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0593132734
- Language: English
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Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet
$28.00 Add to cart“A visual treat as well as a literary one…for gardeners and garden lovers, connoisseurs of botanical illustration, and those who seek a deeper understanding of the life and work of Emily Dickinson.”
- Author: McDowell, Marta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1604698225
- Language: English
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The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
$30.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean, from the #1 New York Times bestselling au… [more below]
- Author: Letts, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0525619321
- Language: English
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The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities Into Soulful Practices
$16.99 Add to cartCasper ter Kuile, a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popular Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast, explores how we can nourish our souls by transforming common, everyday practices-
- Author: Ter Kuile, Casper
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 0062881825
- Language: English
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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere
$25.99 Add to cart“A classic outdoor manual [that] addresses every conceivable disaster scenario. Don’t leave home without it”–Outside magazine
The ultimate guide to surviving anywhere, now updated with more than 100 p
- Author: Wiseman, John ‘Lofty’
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: November 11 2014
- ISBN10: 0062378074
- Language: English
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Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation
$19.99 Add to cartLegendary journalist Cokie Roberts’ New York Times bestseller, Founding Mothers, is an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf
- Author: Roberts, Cokie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 15 2005
- ISBN10: 006009026X
- Language: English
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New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story
$19.00 Add to cartA riveting and previously untold history of the American West, as seen by the pioneering women who advocated for their rights amidst challenges of migration and settlement, and transformed the country… [more below]
- Author: Gallagher, Winifred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0735223270
- Language: English
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
$19.99 Add to cart‘Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously’ JILLY COOPER
Picked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the Observer
A Radio 4 Book of the Week, April 2021
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- Author: Byrne, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0008322244
- Language: English
