Sarah, Rachel
Summary: Sarah reached out to women around the world who are tirelessly working to repair our climate. They are scientists, policymakers, journalists, lawyers, activists, professors, researchers, and organizers. Their lives are absorbed in seeking solutions. Here they walk readers through the steps to change. They show us what we can-- and must-- do for our future. Their advice? Do the work. Join an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 SARSummary: This is the story of Mexican women who have fought, and continue to fight, for equality and women's rights. They are women looking for children kidnapped during political pogroms, journalists, writers, and political activists. Machismo and the resulting sexism, as well as Catholicism and its perpetuation of the myth of the Virgin Mary as the standard for feminine behavior, are discussed as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Casey, Susan (Susan Mary)
Summary: "Susan Casey gives 20 remarkable girls and women the spotlight they deserve in this lively collection of biographical profiles. These women took action in many ways: as spies, soldiers, nurses, water carriers, fundraisers, writers, couriers, and more. Women Heroes of the American Revolution brings a fresh new perspective to their stories resulting from interviews with historians and with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 CASAtwood, Kathryn J.
Summary: Collects the stories of fifteen women who risked their lives to become heroes in the Pacific theater of World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 ATWSummary: The program examines the Dominican Republic that tourists rarely see-a nation of sex markets, prostitution, poverty, and lack of educational opportunities. The current economic crisis and its effect on middle-class life are discussed, along with efforts currently under way to alleviate the social and economic problems. We hear from women on all levels of society, from prostitutes to the Vice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Shen, Ann
Summary: Shen profiles women of color who pushed the boundaries, rewrote the rules, and led the way for the women in the communities to follow in their footsteps. From the big screen to the halls of NASA; from the courts of the US OPen to the Supreme Court, these short (one- to three-page) articles will inspire you to embrace your authentic self and live your life in full color. -- adapted from back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SHECarlisle, Kate
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of Ripped from the Pages ... San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright's latest project is for the birds, but it may have her running for her life. Brooklyn's friend Ian runs the Covington Library, which is hosting an exhibit featuring John James Audubon's massive masterpiece, Birds of America, currently on loan from an Arab sheik....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Carlisle 2016Sherman, Jill
Summary: "Discover 25 women who were trailblazers in science, technology, architecture, engineering, and more. Learn about some of the women who defied expectations and introduced the world to new ideas and creations big and small"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 SHESummary: A collection of twenty-six crime stories, written by top women authors during the past century, includes pieces by Dorothy L. Sayers, Sara Paretsky, Shirley Jackson, Ngaio Marsh, Ruth Rendell, J.A. Jance, and other notables.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOMAlcott, Louisa May
Summary: Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALCHollihan, Kerrie Logan.
Summary: "The tremendous struggles women have faced as war correspondents and photojournalists A profile of 16 courageous women, Reporting Under Fire tells the story of journalists who risked their lives to bring back scoops from the front lines. Each woman--including Sigrid Schultz, who broadcast news via radio from Berlin on the eve of the Second World War; Margaret Bourke-White, who rode with General...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 HOLMcMeekin, Gail.
Summary: Revealing how women can break free of societal and psychological barriers, the author uses the examples of Shakti Gawain, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Cathleen Rountree, Chris Madden and other "creatives" to show how to overcome blocks to creativity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 MCMSummary: Richard Brinsley Sheridan's witty comedy of manners The Rivals is one of only a small handful of 18th-century plays that continues to be produced-and studied-to this day. This classic BBC film adaptation from 1986 launches Captain Absolute, Lydia Languish, Mrs. Malaprop, Sir Lucius O'Trigger, and the rest of the audacious cast into action once again as they pursue their conflicting agendas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Micro credit—small loans administered with no collateral requirement—might represent the most powerful weapon in the fight against global poverty. But is micro credit a sustainable solution? This program follows up on the 1995 documentary The Women’s Bank of Bangladesh which examined Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, a pioneering micro credit provider focused mainly on struggling women. Small Change,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: A post-operative transsexual, Michelle Dumaresq has provoked outrage by entering the sport of women's mountain bike racing. This program studies complex issues of gender identity surrounding the controversy and manifested in Dumaresq's personal and professional relationships. Commentary from her parents reveals unconditional support for her choices, while interviews with friends and rival...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Sonneborn, Liz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 SONSummary: Taking inspiration from the spiritual concept of Shakti, the Great Mother or supreme female deity of the Hindu religion, this program celebrates the power of women to drive social and economic change in India. Female-centric activism propels an organization that combats the practice of child marriage, and another which has created a banking system for the poor. The video also examines a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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(LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ED.)
Summary: This citizen's guide to ensuring a safe supply of drinking water for all provides the information and analysis that individuals need to understand the issues and to participate in local decision making. The sources of drinking water, the types of human activities that results in contamination, and the contaminants that are of most concern are discussed. The workings of a typical treatment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: MIC 977 SAFGolden, Christie.
Summary: The late Jacen Solo's shocking transformation into murderous Sith Lord Darth Caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the Force for good: Two Jedi Knights have succumbed to an inexplicable psychosis, criminal charges have driven Luke Skywalker into self-imposed exile, and Chief of State Natasi Daala is exploiting anti-Jedi sentiment to undermine the Order's influence within the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD SF GOLCleland, Jane K.
Summary: "Christmas lights twinkle throughout the cozy coastal town of Rocky Point, New Hampshire, and Prescott's Antiques auction venue has been transformed into a winter wonderland for Josie Prescott's annual holiday party. Josie is especially excited this year-Ian Bennington, a recently discovered distant relative, will be joining the fun. Both Ian and Josie are, it seems, descended from Arabella...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLESummary: As the late CBS News correspondent Harry Reasoner sardonically warns, this program is unabashedly a "broadcast prepared by men and makes no claim to being fair." In this cinematic essay produced in 1967, Reasoner takes the liberty to speak on behalf of men, offering a reassessment of the way they regard women and women regard themselves. Given developments of the Feminist movement at the time,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Ramsay, Frederick
Summary: One night in Chobe National Park, Ole Anderson, an expert on hyena behavior who's leading a group of trustees from the foundation that funds his research, spots a human skull after witnessing a group of hyenas chasing off a lone lion. Ole brings the grim discovery to park ranger Sanderson, now superintendent of her district, who has been dealing with a "rash of deaths, bodies, and/or their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RAMSummary: This program examines the pros and cons of Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution through the eyes of women exiles in Miami and Castro supporters in Cuba. We hear from several women, including an avid anti-Castro exile and a Cuban television reporter, who tell stories of repression under the Castro regime. Health workers and educators discuss the benefits of Castro's policies, and the role of women in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Quick, Amanda.
Summary: Targeted by a disabled former spy for the Crown who wrongly believes she is blackmailing his sister, Beatrice Lockwood offers her assistance in tracking down the real culprit and eventually falls for the spy only to find herself hunted by a mad scientist who would resurrect a dead lover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013