Stripped and Script - Loyalist Women Writers of the American Revolution (Tillman Kacy Dowd)(Pevná vazba)

Stripped and Script - Loyalist Women Writers of the American Revolution (Tillman Kacy Dowd)(Pevná vazba)

Female loyalists occupied a nearly impossible position during the American Revolution. Unlike their male counterparts, loyalist women were effectively silenced--unable to officially align themselves with either side or avoid being persecuted for their family ties. In this book, Kacy Dowd Tillman

Stripped and Script: Loyalist Women Writers of the American Revolution (Tillman Kacy Dowd)(Paperback)

Female loyalists occupied a nearly impossible position during the American Revolution. Unlike their male counterparts, loyalist women were effectively silenced-unable to officially align themselves with either side or avoid being persecuted for their family ties. In this book, Kacy Dowd Tillman

The Pleasure Gap: American Women and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution (Rowland Katherine)(Pevná vazba)

Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers (Kitaiskaia Taisia)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrate the witchiest women writers with beautiful illustrations and imaginative vignettes. Literary Witches draws a connection between witches and visionary writers: both are figures of formidable creativity, empowerment, and general badassery. Through poetic portraits, Taisia Kitaiskaia and

The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers (Robbins Hollis)(Paperback)

A landmark collection documenting the social, political, and artistic lives of African American women throughout the tumultuous nineteenth century The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind: an extraordinary range of voices

The Virago Book of Women Gardeners (Kellaway Deborah)(Pevná vazba)

From diggers and weeders, to artists and colourists, writers and dreamers to trend-setters, plantswomen to landscape designers, women have contributed to the world of gardening and gardens. Here Deborah Kellaway, author of The Making of an English Country Garden and Favourite Flowers, has collected

Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!: The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made LGBTQ+ History (Ellison Joy)(Pevná vazba)

Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus (Auburn David)(Pevná vazba)

Much more than a word list, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a browsable source of inspiration as well as an authoritative guide to selecting and using vocabulary. This essential guide for writers provides real-life example sentences and a careful selection of the most relevant synonyms,

A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories (Collier-Thomas Bettye)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of Christmas stories written by African-American journalists, activists, and writers from the late 19th century through the Depression era. Back in print for the first time in over a decade, this landmark collection features writings from well-known writers and activists such as

The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783 (Ellis Joseph J.)(Pevná vazba)

End of the Patriarchy (Falk Gerhard)(Pevná vazba)

This book reviews the achievements of American women in the American economy, education, government, religion, the military, law enforcement, and communications. The author predicts the feminization of American life with particular reference to changes in the American family and the ever increasing

The Dead of the Irish Revolution (O'Halpin Eunan)(Pevná vazba)

Eunan O'Halpin and Daith Corr in catalogue the men, women, and children who died through political violence between 1916 and 1921. This study provides a unique and comprehensive picture of everyone who died: in what manner, by whose hands, and why. Through their stories we obtain original

The History of Human Space Flight (Spitzmiller Ted)(Pevná vazba)

Military Writers Society of America Awards, Gold Medal for History Highlighting men and women across the globe who have dedicated themselves to pushing the limits of space exploration, this book surveys the programs, technological advancements, medical equipment, and automated systems that have

Fathers, Daughters, and Slaves: Women Writers and French Colonial Slavery (Kadish Doris Y.)(Pevná vazba)

Fathers, Daughters, and Slaves brings to life the unique contribution by French women during the early nineteenth century, a key period in the history of colonialism and slavery. The book enriches our understanding of French and Atlantic history in the revolutionary and postrevolutionary years when

Lovely View of Sea (Carson Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A touching and comic tale of the last week before Stanley Dowd turns

Avedon at Work: In the American West (Wilson Laura)(Pevná vazba)

Internationally acclaimed for his portraits of powerful and accomplished people and women of great beauty, Richard Avedon was one of the twentieth century's greatest photographers--but perhaps not the most obvious choice to create a portrait of ordinary people of the American West. Yet in 1979, the

Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger (Dancyger Lilly)(Pevná vazba)

A rich, nuanced exploration of women's anger from a diverse group of writers Women are furious, and we're not keeping it to ourselves any longer. We're expected to be composed and compliant, but in a world that would strip us of our rights, disparage our contributions, and deny us a seat at the

Slut-Shaming, Whorephobia, and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution (Ralston Meredith)(Pevná vazba)

The sexual revolution is unfinished. A sexual double standard between men and women still exists, and society continues to punish bad girls and reward good ones. Until we eliminate good-girl privilege and bad-girl stigma, women will not be fully free to embrace their sexuality.In Slut-Shaming,

Writing and the Revolution: Venezuelan Metafiction 2004-2012 (Brown Katie)(Pevná vazba)

In contrast to recent theories of the 'global' Latin American novel, this book reveals the enduring importance of the national in contemporary Venezuelan fiction, arguing that the novels studied respond to both the nationalist and populist cultural policies of the Bolivarian Revolution and

Education and the American Workforce (Gaquin Deirdre A.)(Pevná vazba)

Education and the American Workforce contains a variety of information from the American Community Survey relating to education and workforce characteristics. Information includes detailed tables on school enrollment, educational attainment, employment status, occupation, industry, income,

Why We Cook: Women on Food, Identity, and Connection (Gardner Lindsay)(Pevná vazba)

Join the conversation . . .With more than one hundred women restaurateurs, activists, food writers, professional chefs, and home cooks--all of whom are changing the world of food. Featuring essays, profiles, recipes, and more, Why We Cook is curated and illustrated by author and artist Lindsay

Hamilton: Portraits of the Revolution (Lehrer Josh)(Pevná vazba)

The photographer Josh Lehrer's up-close-and-personal document of the evolution, and revolution, that is Hamilton: An American Musical. Only the second official book, Hamilton: Portraits of the Revolution invites Hamilfans to experience the award-winning show in a brand-new and intimate way through

Atlas of the Irish Revolution(Pevná vazba)

The Atlas of the Irish Revolution draws together existing and ongoing new research into the revolutionary period in a broad ranging and inclusive manner. It includes contributions from leading scholars across a range of

Poetry and Sovereignty in the English Revolution (Allsopp Niall)(Pevná vazba)

Poetry and Sovereignty in the English Revolution presents a new interpretation of the poetry of the English revolution. It focuses on royalist poets who left their cause behind following the abolition of the monarchy, exploring how they re-imagined the traditional language of allegiance in newly