In these eight piercing explorations on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom-award-winning professor and acclaimed author of Lower Ed-embraces her venerated role as a purveyor of wit, wisdom, and Black Twitter snark about all that is right and much that is wrong with this thing we call society. Ideas and identity fuse effortlessly in this vibrant collection that on bookshelves is just as at home alongside Rebecca Solnit and bell...

Ann Veronica is a New Woman novel by H.G. Wells. Ann Veronica describes the rebellion of Ann Veronica Stanley, "a young lady of nearly two-and-twenty," against her middle-class father's stern patriarchal rule. The novel dramatizes the contemporary problem of the New Woman. It is set in Victorian era London and environs, except for an Alpine excursion. Ann Veronica offers vignettes of the Women's suffrage movement in Great Britain and features a chapter...

Although Sir Isaac Harman didn't think much of the suffragette movement, his female employees certainly did, and he thought it prescient that he too should do his bit for women's rights. His wife totally agreed, so he locked her up. However, this gesture was to have far-reaching reverberations as Sir Isaac's wife becomes the absolute embodiment of women's independence. "The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman" is a novel by H. G. Wells, first written in 1914....

"Work: A Story of Experience" by Louisa May Alcott immerses readers in the compelling narrative of Christie Devon, a young woman navigating the post-Civil War landscape in pursuit of independence and purpose. Set against the backdrop of the societal constraints of the era, this semi-autobiographical novel chronicles Christie's multifaceted journey through various jobs, each offering a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of a woman seeking self-reliance. Alcott's...

A sensation upon its publication in 1970, Sexual Politics documents the subjugation of women in great literature and art. Beginning in 1830 and targeting four revered authors: D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, Norman Mailer, and Jean Genet, Kate Millett builds a damning profile of literature's patriarchal myths and their extension into psychology, philosophy, and politics. Her eloquence and popular examples taught a generation to recognize inequities masquerading...

Lithuanian born anarchist Emma Goldman immigrated to the United States at the age of sixteen. She first became attracted to anarchism following the Haymarket affair of 1886, a massacre in which seven police officers and an unknown number of civilians were killed during a march of striking Chicago workers. Eight anarchists were subsequently tried for murder. In the early part of the 20th century Emma Goldman would become one the most ardent supporters...

"Internet no es para todo el mundo". Sobre esta premisa, la escritora británica Laurie Penny expone su experiencia y conocimiento sobre lo que significa ser mujer y participar activamente en la red. El acoso, la vigilancia y el machismo son los ejes que sostienen el cibersexismo en Internet, un espacio público donde mujeres y chicas jóvenes se enfrentan a la misoginia y la desigualdad. Este capítulo es un adelanto del libro de próxima aparición...

In December of 2012 in Delhi, India a woman was gang raped, tortured, and inflicted with such bodily violence that she died as a result of the injuries. The case caused massive public protests in Delhi and throughout the Indian subcontinent. These large scale public mobilizations lead to attempts to change national laws pertaining to sexual violence. One year after this case, The Supreme Court of India made the contentious decision to uphold Section...

Boneka Lefele is a young woman who believes there is nothing better than self-love. She believes women are equally beautiful and special and need to conquer themselves.In The Value of a Woman is her Uterus, Lefele encourages women to love, value and empower themselves because failing to do so leaves her expecting a man to achieve the impossible – do it for her.She calls on women to embrace their femininity because it was given to them by the Creator...

¿Por qué arriesgaron sus vidas las jóvenes británicas en unidades médicas durante la Guerra Civil española? ¿Por qué en España, cuando podían encontrar causas dignas más cerca? Las respuestas a estas y otras intrigantes preguntas pueden hallarse en este libro. A través de relatos orales y escritos, Angela Jackson analiza la interacción entre las mujeres británicas y la guerra en España, su motivación, su implicación y el efecto que...