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March 7, 2018 (March 5, 2018)

Women in Film: In 2017, “Time’s Up”

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In Jane M. Gaines newest book, Pink-Slipped: What Happened to Women in the Silent Film Industries?, she rediscovers the previously overlooked women of the silent era that were instrumental in the earliest […]

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March 1, 2018 (February 28, 2018)

#PressforProgress Reading List: Essential books on Women in Politics

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In honor of Women’s History Month, UIP will be releasing weekly reading lists with some of our favorite women’s history books. We are joining the call to #PressforProgress for gender […]

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February 8, 2018 (March 4, 2022)

5 More Books for your #ReadingBlackout List

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This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a […]

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January 29, 2018 (January 26, 2018)

Q&A with Jean R. Freedman, author of “Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics”

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Jean R. Freedman earned a Ph.D. in folklore from Indiana University. She is the author of Whistling in the Dark: Memory and Culture in Wartime London. She recently answered some questions about […]

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January 16, 2018 (March 26, 2018)

Q&A with Sandra M. Bolzenius, author of “Glory in Their Spirit”

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Sandra M. Bolzenius is a former instructor at The Ohio State University and served as a transportation specialist in the United States Army. She recently answered some questions about her forthcoming […]

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December 12, 2017

UI Press Books Win 2017 MLA Prizes

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  We are pleased to announce that Radical Aesthetics and Modern Black Nationalism by GerShun Avilez has won the William Sanders Scarborough Prize from the Modern Language Association (MLA). The […]

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December 12, 2017

Celebrating Jane Addams Day

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In December 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Jane Addams Day (December 10) celebrates that achievement and provides an opportunity to once […]

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December 6, 2017 (March 4, 2022)

13 Essential Books on Black Women’s History

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We’re proud to have a large collection of Black women’s history titles that tell Black women’s stories and feature their voices. These 13 essential books on Black women’s history are […]

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November 27, 2017 (November 27, 2017)

Holiday Gift Guide 2017

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Everyone knows that books make the best gifts. Especially for yourself! Stock up on these books for all your gift giving needs this holiday season. Now through December 1, 2017, use […]

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October 26, 2017

NWSA/ University of Illinois Press 2017 First Book Prize Winner

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NWSA and University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 First Book Prize! Congratulations to Nicosia M. Shakes who has won first prize for her […]

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August 7, 2017 (August 7, 2017)

Helen Jacobs and the wearing of shorts

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Yesterday marked the birthday of tennis champion Helen Jacobs. Born in 1908, Jacobs learned her trade in Berkeley, California before going on to a term as the world’s top-ranked player […]

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June 12, 2017 (April 16, 2018)

Authors on Issues: Valerie Francisco on “My Family’s Slave”

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  This is the inaugural post of our new series, Authors on Issues, in which UIP authors weigh in on current events. Valerie Francisco, author of The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and […]

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