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Although the economic status of American women has been somewhat higher than that of women globally, it is increasingly apparent that the United States is facing the emerging social problem of women's economic insecurity in the midst of growing affluence.

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At all levels of government--from the international to the local--public policies are formulated mainly by men, but their impacts are felt, sometimes differently, by women, men, and children.

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At all levels of government--from the international to the local--public policies are formulated mainly by men, but their impacts are felt, sometimes differently, by women, men, and children.

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Describes the lifecycle events and daily life activities experienced by girls and women in ancient Israel. This work examines biblical scholarship and other textual evidence from the ancient Near East and Egypt to create a detailed description of the lives of women living in the central highland villages of Iron Age I (ca 1200-1000 BCE) Israel.

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Through narrative accounts, this book explores how women experience the health disruptions and illnesses that impact and often span their lives. The contributors examine how women's broader and ongoing life stories impact and are impacted by health disruptions and illnesses.

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Changes in these magazines mirror the changing interests of women, the increased purchasing power of women, and the willingness of advertisers and publishers to reach a female audience.

This reference book is a guide to women's consumer magazines published in the United States.

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Many of these were short-lived newsletters, while others continue to be published today.

Through entries on more than 70 individual periodicals published in the 19th and 20th centuries, this reference traces the history of women's involvement in many of the social, political, and economic issues in the United States.

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This study examines women poets and their poetry in late imperial China. The author explores the poetic forms and devices women poets employed, places their work into the context of the wider literary history of the period, and analyzes how they asserted their own agency to negotiate their literary, social, and political concerns.

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Documents the history of women's press organizations, and provides a picture of many of the women journalists involved in press organizations.

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Beginning with colonial times and moving to the present, Otten examines women's struggle for social, economic, political, and civic equality, using key Supreme Court decisions as the basis for chronicling the changing position of women in American society.

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Beginning with colonial times and moving to the present, Otten examines women's struggle for social, economic, political, and civic equality, using key Supreme Court decisions as the basis for chronicling the changing position of women in American society.

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Examines the role of women in Egyptian society, looking both at the legal system and how they themselves understand their rights.

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Women's Rights in France describes the changes in politics and policies affecting women that occurred in France between 1965 and 1985.

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The 125 historical documents in this unique volume bring to life the triumphs, disappointments, and enduring contributions of women's struggle for equal rights in America.

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A cross-cultural historical and contemporary exploration of women's rights issues and activism in fifteen case studies of nations from around the world.

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Taking a broad view of the ongoing efforts to attain rights for women, this work provides unique insight into the context of the issues and reveals the range of factors that can influence a particular policy decision.

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A lively, accessible collection of essays exploring the history of the struggle for women's rights in the United States from the colonial period to the present.

The fight for womens rights was one of the first topics explored by womens historians when the field emerged in the 1970s.

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Dealing with the field of women's rights, this work presents a study of women in society by comparing women's position in society within 26 nations throughout the world.

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Knowledge about the roles of women in ancient civilizations has been limited to traditionally held notions, but recent discoveries and research have led to exciting insights into the great variety of ways in which women contributed to ancient cultures.