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African American feminists Attitudes African American women Attitudes African American women Political activity African American women Sexual behavior Feminism Male domination (Social structure) Pleasure Social aspects Sex workers United States Social conditions Women Sexual behavior Women Social conditionsNuttall, Jennifer Anne
Summary: "An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language - and what we can learn from the vivid vocabulary that English once had for women's bodies, experiences, and sexuality. So many of the words that we use to chronicle women's lives feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are scrupulously accurate but antiseptic. Slang and obscenities have shock value, yet they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 422 NUTPalmieri, Jennifer
Summary: "When Jennifer Palmieri realized that everything in her life had been shaped by men, she wanted to make a change. From work behavior and use of language to wardrobe choices, she decided to follow her own convictions and reject paternalistic expectations.In an era of wage gaps, the Kavanaugh hearings, the #MeToo movement, and a domineering administration, Jennifer found a way to move beyond the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 PALChollet, Mona
Summary: "Mona Chollet celebrates the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the face of misogyny and persecution. Centuries after the infamous witch hunts that swept through Europe and America, witches continue to hold a unique fascination for many: as fairy tale villains, practitioners of pagan religion, as well as feminist icons. Witches are both the ultimate victim and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 CHOKaplan, Janice
Summary: We tell girls that they can be anything, so why do 90 percent of Americans believe that geniuses are almost always men? New York Times bestselling journalist Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged the system--and celebrates the women geniuses past and present who have triumphed anyway.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 KAPHiggins, Nadia Abushanab.
Summary: Presents a history of feminism, discussing the three waves of the movement and the issues that feminism addresses, including such topics as reproductive rights, domestic violence, income inequality, and body image.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.4 HIGGates, Melinda
Summary: A timely call to action for women's empowerment by the influential co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation identifies the link between women's equality and societal health, sharing uplifting insights by international advocates in the fight against gender bias. --Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.42 GAICopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult GatesChang, Leslie T.
Summary: "What happens to the women who choose to work in a country struggling to reconcile a traditional culture with the demands of globalization? In this sharply drawn, immersive portrait of Egyptian society, veteran reporter Leslie T. Chang follows three women as they establish businesses and careers in a country that throws up obstacles at every step, from economic upheaval to conservative marriage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 331.4 CHABrown, Adrienne M.
Summary: "How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls "pleasure activism," a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2019