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      2016., Simon & Schuster Call No: HI-INT 306.81 TRA   Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.    Availability:2 of 2     At Location(s) Summary Note: "Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a 'dramatic reversal.' [This book presents a] portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman, covering class, race, [and] sexual orientation, and filled with ... anecdotes from ... contemporary and historical figures"--
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      2014., Scribner Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION   Edition: 1st Scribner hardco    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "[A story] about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early in twentieth century. Addie Baum is The Boston Girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were too unprepared for and suspicious of America and its effect on their three daughters. Growing up in the North End, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie's intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can't imagine, a world of short skirts, movies, celebrity culture, and new opportunities for women. Addie wants to finish high school and dreams of going to college. She wants a career and to find true love. Eighty-five-year-old Addie tells the story of her life to her twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, who has asked her 'How did you get to be the woman you are today.'"--Provided by publisher.
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      [2017]., The MIT Press Call No: GN 305.42 Sch    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the history of feminism, briefly discussing ancient Judeo-Christian views on women and female figures and authors from antiquity, up through the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, and into the first organized women's movements of the nineteenth century and onward to today's so-called third-wave feminism.
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      -- Women's rights
      2020., Adolescent, Rosen YA Call No: 305.42 LUS   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Activism in action.Summary Note: "The fight for women's rights has been going on for as long as the United States has been a nation. From the earliest colonial days, when women had virtually no rights, to the present day, where women are corporate executives and presidential candidates, females have struggled for equal rights and equal opportunities in society. It is a battle that has been fought by many strong and dedicated women. The fight will continue as women strive to reach their personal and professional goals, learning from the past, and refusing to accept limitations. Empower your students to take action for themselves and their friends through this . . . book"--Amazon.
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      -- 50 feminists who changed the world.
      [2016], Adolescent, Zest Books Call No: 920 BAR    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Nearly every day there'ss another news story, think piece, or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women'srights. Conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American media. And today' teens are encountering these issues from a different perspective than any generation has before. But what's oftenmissing from the current discussion is an understanding of how we'vegotten to this place. Fight Like a Girl introduces readers to the history of feminist activism in the U.S. in an effort to celebrate those who paved the way and draw attention to those who are working hard to further the feminist cause today.
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      [2018]., Grey House Publishing Call No: 305.3 ISS    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)Remote access: onondaga Series Title: The reference shelfSummary Note: This new series from Grey House offers in-depth, single volumes that follow the debate, or path, to a decision on a controversial topic as it evolved throughout history. Each volume offers a wide range of opinion essays and editorials, speeches, and journal articles and expert analysis. This volume tracks the changing national views on gender roles....
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      -- History versus women
      2018., Adolescent, Feiwel and Friends Call No: HI-INT 920 SAR   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: From Mongolian wrestlers to Chinese pirates, Native American ballerinas to Egyptian scientists, Japanese novelists to British Prime Ministers, History vs Women will reframe the history that you thought you knew. This standout nonfiction title is the perfect read for teens (or adults!) who want the true stories of phenomenal women from around the world and insight into how their lives and accomplishments impacted both their societies and our own.
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      2022., St. Martin's Press Call No: US HISTORY NF SALEM   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:0 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "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 stubborn, elusive rebel. But who were the women who were accused and often killed for witchcraft? What types of women have centuries of terror censored, eliminated, and repressed? Celebrated feminist writer Mona Chollet explores three types of women who were accused of witchcraft and persecuted. . . . Rather than being a brief moment in history, the persecution of witches is an example of society's seemingly eternal misogyny, while women today are direct heirs to those who were hunted down and killed for their thoughts and actions"--Provided by publisher.