women

Explores how images in the media, including magazine advertisements and mail order catalogs, influenced how women saw themselves and helped them to be both fashionable and frugal in the 1930s and 1940s.

Presents examples of women's representations in magazines and other media during the 1950s and 1960s and discusses changes in the ways women perceived themselves over the course of these decades.

The son of a famous radical feminist spends his life struggling with his diverse personal relationships and with his ambition to be a writer.

Presents Daniel Defoe's eighteenth-century novel about a woman born in Newgate prison who becomes an infamous prostitute and thief, tasting adventure and adversity on both sides of the Atlantic; and includes contextual writings and eleven works of criticism.

A woman and her family struggle to keep their dignity as they move from the hills of Kentucky to the chilling indifference of a big midwestern city.

After her San Francisco home is bombed, Calcutta native Tara Chatterjee sets out to find her roots, tracing the story of her great-great-aunt, Tara Lata, who was married to a tree in her Indian village at age five.

Explores the increasing numbers of abuse cases in the United States involving children and teens and discusses important topics relevant to teens including hazing and bullying, substance abuse, sexual harassment and assault, and more.

Describes the women in classical mythology and presents more than sixty stories about them on themes such as the creation; pride, beauty, and jealousy; courage and independence; lovers, wives, and mothers; and supernatural powers.

Provides facts about violence against women, exploring what causes aggressive behavior, and discussing treatment, intervention, and legal remedies.

Julia and Victoria, barely married before their husbands joined the Confederate Army, decide to bring some cheer into their home by making a wedding dress for their seventeen-year-old sister Claire Atwater, even though she has no intended groom, which becomes a beacon of hope and faith for the three young women.