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Category Archives: feminist studies
Q&A with Lydia R. Hamessley, Author of Unlikely Angel
in american history, author commentary, authors, banjo, biography, feminist studies, interviews, music, new books, Q&A
Tagged banjo, country music, feminism, interviews, music, Q&A, songwriters, UIP authors, women in music, women singers
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Lydia R. Hamessley, author of Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton, answers questions about her inspirations, Appalachian music, songwriting, and, of course, music legend Dolly Parton. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Laurie Matheson, the Director … Continue reading
Suffragette Flash Sale
in best of lists, feminist studies, gender studies, women's history, Women's Suffrage
Tagged suffrage, women's studies
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To celebrate the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Equality Day on August 26, we’re offering a 50% discount on all women’s suffrage books! Use Promo Code 100vote on any of the titles listed below to receive the discount. … Continue reading
Q&A with Simidele Dosekun, author of Fashioning Postfeminism
in authors, feminist studies, gender studies, Q&A, women, women's history
Tagged African women, fashion, feminist sudies
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Simidele Dosekun, author of Fashioning Postfeminism: Spectacular Femininity and Transnational Culture, answers questions about feminist influences, discoveries in Lagos, and what she wants readers to learn. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I moved back home to … Continue reading
Christine Talbot on Mormonism and Polygamy
in Authors on Issues, feminist studies, mormon, Mormon Studies
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The following is a guest post from Christine Talbot, author of A Foreign Kingdom: Mormons and Polygamy in American Political Culture, 1852-1890. This June, we are offering a free ebook copy of her book. See the bottom of the post … Continue reading
Q&A with Kim E. Nielsen, author of Marriage, Money, and Madness
in author commentary, authors, disability studies, feminist studies, Q&A, women, women's history
Tagged Anna Ott, disability
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Kim E. Nielsen, author of Money, Marriage, and Madness: The Life of Anna Ott answers questions about writing her book, the interesting life of Anna Ott, and her small hometown influences. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? … Continue reading
Joanna Russ Finalist For 2020 Hugo Award
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Tagged author awards, science fiction
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We’re pleased to announce that Joanna Russ by Gwyneth Jones in our Modern Masters of Science Fiction Series, is a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Awards in the Best Related Work category! The finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards, Lodestar … Continue reading
Get a Free eBook of Pink-Slipped by Jane M. Gaines
in announcement, art, Feminist Media Studies, feminist studies, film, Uncategorized, women's history
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April’s free ebook is here! This time, we’re giving away Pink-Slipped: What Happened to Women in the Silent Film Industries? by Jane M. Gaines: Women held more positions of power in the silent film industry than at any other time … Continue reading
“Sophonisba Breckinridge” Receives Illinois State Historical Society Award
in american history, announcement, author events, awards, feminist studies, Illinois / regional, winner
Tagged awards, feminist sudies, Illinois history
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We are pleased to announce Sophonisba Breckinridge: Championing Women’s Activism in Modern America by Anya Jabour has won an Illinois State Historical Society Award. The Illinois State Historical Society Awards are given for titles that has furthered the collection, preservation, … Continue reading
Q&A with Dawn Durante, compiler of 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
in author commentary, feminist studies, Uncategorized, women, women's history, Women's Suffrage
Tagged history, Q&A, women, women's rights, women's studies
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Dawn Durante is a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press. In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked her some questions about her new anthology, 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage: A University of Illinois Press Anthology. 100 Years … Continue reading
Essential Women’s Suffrage Reading List
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Tagged suffrage, women's studies
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2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. To commemorate the anniversary, we’ve put together a list of 20 books and articles from our list that provide insightful analysis, and cover key figures and pivotal moments. This list is … Continue reading