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Category Archives: women’s history
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
Big Berks 2020 Virtual Exhibit
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Welcome to our Big Berks 2020 Virtual Exhibit! Even though we might not be able to visit with you in person, you can still step inside our virtual booth and take a look around! And you can still stock up … Continue reading
Continuing to Reshape Women’s History: The Ongoing Story of Nontraditional Women Historians
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The following is a guest post by Julie Gallagher and Barbara Winslow, co-editors of Reshaping Women’s History: Voices of Non-Traditional Women Historians. Julie Gallagher is an associate professor of history and women’s studies at Penn State Brandywine. She is the … Continue reading
Q&A with Kim E. Nielsen, author of Marriage, Money, and Madness
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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
Get a Free eBook of Pink-Slipped by Jane M. Gaines
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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
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
Suffragette Sale on all Women’s History Books! March 7-9, 2020
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In honor of International Women’s Day, Women’s History Month and the centennial of the nineteenth amendment in 2020, we’re having a sale on all women’s history books! March 7-9 all paperbacks are $15 dollars and all e-books are $5 dollars. … Continue reading
Essential Women’s Suffrage Reading List
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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
Q&A with Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel, author of Reimagining Liberation
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Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel is an assistant professor of French at the University of Michigan. She recently answered some questions about her book, Reimagining Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? … Continue reading
1619 Project Reading List: Black Women’s Activism
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This August marked the 400th anniversary of slaves arriving in America. To commemorate the anniversary, The New York Times Magazine launched the 1619 Project, a major initiative led by Nikole Hannah-Jones, with the goal of re-framing our understanding of the … Continue reading