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Erika Rappaport reconstructs London's Victorian and Edwardian West End as an entertainment and retail centre.

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The twenty-two contributors to this volume find a common bond in their diversity, based on their desire to explore ways that single women can live more fully in a society that places such great emphasis on marriage and narrowly defines family as spouse and children.

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Drawing from her travels in 26 countries, Andrews presents a compelling picture of the universality of women's struggle for empowerment. Among the stories are discussions of the value of women's work, violence against women's bodies, women in the Presbyterian ministry, sexual harassment, and women's peace movements.

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Arguing that South Pacific women occupied a central role in mediating cross-cultural encounters between Europeans and the people of the South Seas, Sturma explores how images of the South Sea maiden shaped Western perceptions of the South Pacific.

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Increasingly, women and minorities are entering fields where white male power is firmly entrenched. This work interrogates the pernicious, subtle but nonetheless widely held view that certain bodies are naturally entitled to certain spaces, while others are not.

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Increasingly, women and minorities are entering fields where white male power is firmly entrenched. This work interrogates the pernicious, subtle but nonetheless widely held view that certain bodies are naturally entitled to certain spaces, while others are not.

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This history of women in early modern Spain opens the field by examining the position of women in religious, political, literary and economic life. Drawing on both historical and literary approaches, the contributors challenge the portrait of Spanish women as passive and marginalised.

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The importance women attach to having friends is seen in the determined search they undertake to replace friends from whom they are periodically separated by residential mobility, job switches, and other major changes in their lives.

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The only comprehensive, one-stop source for statistics on women in the United States has now been updated and expanded. Highlights of the second edition include data from the 1990 Census, a new section on women's reproductive health, new statistics on women in sports and the armed forces, and broadened coverage of historical trends.

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This study points to enduring themes about women who acquire political power and/or become public figures. The assessments describe "domineering dowagers", witches and "scheming concubines" in various cultures in ancient, medieval and modern times.

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Recently updated with an expanded study guide,Strong Women, Soft Heartshas quickly become an important study for women of all ages. Through inspiring real-life testimonies, Paula Rinehart writes as both a kindred spirit and a compassionate counselor to women feeling robbed of their passions and trapped by life's disappointing realities

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More than 100 entries cover the significant events, people, publications, movements, and organizations associated with Anthony, and each entry describes the topic in historical context.

• More than 100 entries cover the significant events, people, publications, movements, and organizations associated with Susan B.

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This volume offers an analysis of the American women's magazine as a distinct form, as well as a presentation of the construction of the popular woman reader.

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This edited collection addresses the institutional context and social issues in which teaching the women's studies introductory course is embedded and provides readers with practical classroom strategies to meet the challenges raised.

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Looks at feminist resistance in the physical and digital space, exploring strategies and aesthetics that express dissent, as well as subversive uses of technology that support gender equality.

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The subject of midlife has been dominated by the woes of agingmenopause, divorce, hormone replacement therapies, aging parents, and fleeing children. First, women relinquish old ways, untying themselves from the past and mourning the losses of youth and its illusions.

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Based on interviews, theory, and practice, this book guides women through the processes of examining present realities, letting go of outdated behaviors, and refocusing on a spirited future during their midlife years.