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Daniela descubre un antiguo libro de su abuela con la historia de diez valientes mujeres pirata. Desde los mares de China hasta las costas de Nueva York, desde la antigua Grecia hasta tiempos modernos, estas mujeres pirata surcaron los océanos en busca de riquezas. Aunque muchas veces trataron de impedirles navegar, ellas se negaron a aceptar su destino o lucharon por mejorarlo. Awilda, Mary Read, Lai Choi San, Grace O'Malley, Ching Shih… Sus vidas...
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Women were once considered second-class citizens. It took years of struggle and a lot of great women to break that stereotype. This book features the 10 Great Women in History based on the impact of their contributions to society. Read about their story and learn about the conditions they had to deal with. Learn from their courage and strength. Open a copy of this book today!
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Explore the struggle for an inclusive role for women in American society. Chart the history of the women's suffrage movement, witness Helen Keller's miraculous story, follow Amelia Earhart's heartbreaking career in the air. and get a glimpse into Julia Child's life as a television pioneer and cultural icon.
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The second edition of Women of Motown by author Susan Whitall contains new chapters and information, updating this critically-acclaimed oral history of the ladies who made Motown a sound heard round the world. Originally published to glowing reviews in 1998, the first edition has long been out of print and sought after by collectors. Devault-Graves Digital Editions now brings the public a new updated edition that tells the Motown story from its beginnings...
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"This is a story about Christian women. It is a story of martyrs, mystics, missionaries, leaders, preachers, theologians, saints, and prophets."
For most of its two-thousand-year history, Christianity has told its stories from the perspective of men, mostly powerful men, and almost always men in control of the "official" narrative. These masculine narratives tell only part of the story because they obscure the rich and essential contributions, large...
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The History Press
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[2012]
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From goddesses and witches to modern-day doctors-an entertaining history of women healers featuring an A-Z of remedies The woman healer is as old as history-for millennia she has been doctor, nurse, and midwife, and even in the age of modern medicine her wisdom is handed down in the form of old wives' tales. Using extensive research into archives and original texts, and numerous conversations with women in city and countryside, Mary Chamberlain presents...
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Abrams / Vearsa Limited
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[2020]
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"A beautifully illustrated history celebrating the achievements of American women from 1920 to present day The year 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in America, and what better way to commemorate the 19th Amendment than with a gorgeously illustrated handbook that explores a century's worth of feminism? Each chapter illustrates 10 landmark moments in each decade from 1920 to 2020. Featuring iconic events and the trailblazing...
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Chicago Review Press
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[2017]
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Meet 21 determined women who have dedicated their lives to healing others. In the 19th century, Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton--the "Lady with the Lamp" and the "Angel of the Battlefield" -- earned their nicknames by daring to enter battlefields to aid wounded soldiers, forever changing the standards of medicine. Modern-day medical heroines such as Bonnie Simpson Mason, who harnessed the challenges of her chronic illness and founded an organization...
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In the first-ever Seven Seas history of the world's female buccaneers, Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas tells the story of women, both real and legendary, who through the ages sailed alongside--and sometimes in command of--their male counterparts. These women came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom. History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until...
10) Tudor Housewife
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The History Press
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[2011]
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The political and military history of the sixteenth century is well known, and much written about, but what of the thousands of women who have, for the most part, eluded the historian's pen? 'The Tudor Housewife' aims to answer this question, providing a unique and accessible introduction to the everyday life and responsibilities of women from all levels of society in the age of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. With chapters on marriage, childbirth, the...
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“You’ll meet suffragettes who did jujitsu, women warriors who wore lipstick into battle and queens who put women in their rightful places—positions of power.” —Ms.
Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features fifty-two remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone
...Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features fifty-two remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone
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Pen & Sword History, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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2017.
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"131 women were hanged in England and Wales between 1797 and 1837, executed for crimes including murder, baby-killing, theft, arson, sheep-stealing and passing forged bank notes. Most of them were extremely poor and living in desperate situations. Some were mentally ill. A few were innocent. And almost all are now forgotten, their voices unheard for generations. Mary Morgan - a teenager hanged as an example to others. Eliza Fenning - accused of adding...
13) Boran Women
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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Traditionally confined to the roles of life-givers, nurturers and homemakers, Boran women of Kenya are slowly realizing the importance of education and the difference it can make in their lives. They attach great importance to the traditional role of women in a herding society and perform dawn to dusk tasks with little deviation from customary ways. Remarkable though is the obvious independence they demonstrate in performing tasks which normally would...
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The Kent State University Press
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[2015]
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The first comprehensive study of women's dress reform During the latter half of the nineteenth and the first decade of the twentieth centuries, books, periodicals, and newspapers were rich in discussions related to women's roles, health, beauty, and dress. Many believed that restrictive and unwieldy women's fashions compromised health, distorted women's true physical beauty, and curtailed the potential role of women in society. Reforming Women's Fashion,...
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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Tapa cloth or ngatu as it is called in Tonga, is cloth made from the bark of the mulberry tree. The inner bark is beaten into fine sheets and painted using traditional designs. After centuries of use, ngatu has literally become the fabric of Tongan society.
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Union Square & Co
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2023.
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"Authors Kaitlin Culmo and Emily McDermott (with stunning art by Kezia Gabriella) give new life to women whose achievements have been stolen, overlooked, or just plain ignored throughout recorded history. You may have learned that Cervantes "invented fiction" with Don Quixote in the 17th century. In reality, Lady Murasaki predated him by hundreds of years with her Tale of Genji in 11th-century Japan. These stories, which span science, art, and innovation...
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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The words of the women and the rhythm of their lives in the seclusion of family compounds suggests both the satisfying and the limiting aspects of a woman's role in a rural Afghan community. Filmed in the Balkh Province, an area inhabited by Tajik and other Central Asian peoples. The town of Aq Kupruk is approximately 320 miles northwest of Kabul.The theme of the film focuses on women. The film and accompaning instructor notes examine the economic,...
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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
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[2017]
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"The culmination of a lifetime's scholarly work, this pioneering study by Sister Prudence Allen traces the concept of woman in relation to man in Western thought from ancient times to the present. In her third and final volume Allen covers the years 1500 -- 2015, continuing her chronological approach to individual authors and also offering systematic arguments to defend certain philosophical positions over against others. Building on her work from...
19) Making Space
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Checkerboard Film Foundation
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2023.
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For the first time in history, women are creating some of the most exciting architectural designs in the world. How have they navigated their way to the top? What is the nature of their creative process? Are there gender differences in architectural design? Making Space is a 1-hour documentary film about five dynamic and accomplished female architects–all rising stars in what has been an all-male galaxy–: Annabelle Selldorf (New York), Marianne...
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Read the Stories of Eight Remarkable Women and Their Vital Contributions to Church History Throughout history, women have been crucial to the growth and flourishing of the church. Historian Michael A. G. Haykin highlights the lives of eight of these women who changed the course of history, showing how they lived out their unique callings despite challenges and opposition-inspiring modern men and women to imitate their godly examples today. Jane Grey:...
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