Women then--women now

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A matter of style

women in the fashion industry
1996
Explores the important role women have played in the growth and development of the fashion industry and includes interviews with women working in the varied fashion industry of today.

Getting into the game

women and sports
1997
Chronicles the history of women in sports in North America from Native American ball games to the sports of the twentieth century by highlighting key events such as the introduction of sports in schools and the passage of Title IX. Contains brief biographies of women athletes.

A female focus

great women photographers
1996
Surveys the work of American women photographers over the past 150 years, examining what they photographed and why, as well as how they worked.

Women on the Hill

a history of women in Congress
1996
Describes the historic, ongoing struggle of women to find equal representation in national politics, including short biographies of prominent Congresswomen, an analysis of special roles of women in Congress, and a summary of how that legislative body works.

Battered women

living with the enemy
1994
Discusses abusive relationships with the women who have lived through them and how they have responded to it.
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