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How did 19th-century women determine what behaviors and attitudes constituted femininity, and how did one generation pass on to another those social attitudes and adaptations deemed proper and necessary for womankind

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Working from the premise that the Puritan construction of America as a return to Eden endures into American literature of the 20th century, Medoro focuses on the rhetoric of cyclical regeneration, blood, and damnation that accompanies this construction.

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A book that details the life stories of 36 courageous Australian women, who broke down the barriers of prejudice. Featuring heroines such as Mary Penfold, the co-founder of Penfold Wines; Lillie Goodisson, pioneer of family planning and others; this book examines the lives of women who have influenced thousands of people.

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The Cost of Being Female is 30 cents, say the authors of this new book on discrimination against women. The index compares the costs for American women with those of women in Sweden, Norway, France and China, and measures the costs for three time periods: 1990s, 1950s, and the 19th century.

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The Cost of Being Female is 30 cents, say the authors of this new book on discrimination against women. The index compares the costs for American women with those of women in Sweden, Norway, France and China, and measures the costs for three time periods: 1990s, 1950s, and the 19th century.

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A ground-breaking book on how women have been shortchanged by the Howard Government - one of the hottest and most contentious issues the nation faces in the first decade of the 21st century.

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The definitive anthology of feminist writing, this collection presents the true history of feminism within both global and historical frameworks, and provides a vital addition to the field.

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An astonishing look at the tenuous state of women's rights and issues in America, and a call to action for the young women who have the power to change their situation.

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For over twenty years Nancy Hartsock has been a powerful voice in the effort to forge a feminism sophisticated and strong enough to make a difference in the real world of powerful political and economic forces. This volume collects her most important writings.

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This book makes the case for an inclusive form of socialist feminism that puts multiply disadvantaged women at its heart. It moves feminism beyond contemporary disputes, including those between some feminists and some trans women. Its combination of accessibility, new thinking and academic rigour will make it attractive to a wide market.

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This book makes the case for an inclusive form of socialist feminism that puts multiply disadvantaged women at its heart. It moves feminism beyond contemporary disputes, including those between some feminists and some trans women. Its combination of accessibility, new thinking and academic rigour will make it attractive to a wide market.

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A collection of true stories that present a fascinating insight into a culture that remains mysterious to many non-Lebanese Muslims. Warm, provocative, funny and poignant, these tales of family and community life, contradictions and customs, are a vivid insight into an exotic and vibrant culture.

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"This is a book that is full of things I have never seen before, and full of new things to say about things I thought I knew well. It is a book about houses and about culture and about how each affects the other, and it must stand as one of the major works on the history of modern housing." - Paul Goldberger, The New York Times Book Review

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Interviews women - feminists and non-feminists, young and old, famous and not famous, child-free and with child - and use their responses as a starting point from which to refocus the key debates of feminism.

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A book on feminism, by and for men, that women will want for their fathers, sons, and male partners