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A socio-historical and ethnographic account of pioneering Anglophone eastern Caribbean women who signed up to be migrant domestics in the Caribbean oil lands.

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By taking an unorthodox approach towards three phenomena that have changed considerably during the past thirty years, this book reveals through conceptual analysis that the three are both private and public, humiliating and empowering, and backward and progressive, and can ultimately be traced by similar social and psychological patterns.

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Explores what the life of the home schoolroom was actually like. Drawing on original diaries and a variety of sources, the author describes why the period 1840-80 was the classic age of the governess. She examines their numbers, recruitment, teaching methods, social position and prospects.

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The acclaimed biographer of T.S. Eliot, Charlotte Bronte, Virginia Woolf and Henry James turns now to one of the greatest women of history. 'A biography that's as passionate and humane as its subject' Kelly Grovier, Observer

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This book provides an exceptionally rich examination of contemporary legal and political feminist theory.

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Analyzes the ways in which women were viewed by men through a variety of literary and other discourses, from the "Divine Comedy" to the 20th century. This book traces the evolution of the cultural and social identity of women as perceived by women themselves.

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This ethnographic study looks closely at women from the upper and middle classes in Kolkata, India, who work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that help empower women from all classes of society.

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This ethnographic study looks closely at women from the upper and middle classes in Kolkata, India, who work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that help empower women from all classes of society.

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A combination of essays and poetry, this book reveals the voices of Muslim women as they express their ambivalence, pain, and fury toward Islam and also toward the United States

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American women have had a sterling tradition of courage, sacrifice, and dedication in support roles in the armed services in times of war, and as spies, guerrilla leaders, and frontline correspondents.

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This unique volume provides a bibliography and analysis of American women's literary interpretations of war and peace during the twentieth century. Chapters cover World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, nuclear war, and fictional interpretations of war and peace that span more than one war or are nonspecific to a certain war.

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The author of Showing Mary draws on the inspirational wisdom of the Old Testament's Song of Solomon to share ten important lessons for women on how to discover the role of passion and how to develop meaning and direction in their lives.

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Glaser presents profiles and interviews with women across the country who have found success on their own terms and offers these empowered people as updated role models.

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Despite considerable worldwide attention to maternal and child health, for many societies there is little information about the traditional beliefs, practices, and experiences associated with women's reproductive lives.

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The contributors explore the arguments for and against the traditional view that the ethic of care is associated with girls and women and the ethic of justice with boys and men.

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Well-known scholars examine the relationship between blood and purity laws, especially as those laws have been passed down in biblical literature and the Roman Catholic tradition. The various approaches to the issue of female blood and purity and impurity are discussed.

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Virginia Valian uses concepts and data from psychology, sociology, economics, and biology to explain the disparity in the professional advancement of men and women.