Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages by Jennifer Lawler, 2012
This encyclopedia contains several hundred entries on the culture, history and circumstances of women in the Middle Ages, from the years 500 to 1500 C.E. The geographical scope of this work is wide, with entries on women from England, France, Germany, Japan, and other nations around the world.
When a plague wipes out most of the world’s male population and civilization crumbles, women struggle to build an agrarian community in the English countryside.
Having a college education shapes women’s work and family trajectories—including their marriage, parenting, and employment patterns—but the effects of education differ among Black, Latina, and white women, according to new research.
#CfP for the #conference "#Women#Travel#Writers in Northern Europe during the Long Nineteenth Century", which will take place at the Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) on February 27-28, 2025.
Other professors used to take me to snacks when I was single, so I was well aware that hostesses were mostly divorced or single mothers. Mimi sheds light on the nature of snacks by saying that #Japan has a dark side. Regarding the #social#inequality that Greg mentions, Mimi clarifies that there is a double standard whereby men can go to snacks openly, but it is shameful for #women to work in them. Now I'm a family man, but I sympathize with such women, who would otherwise have to #work for close to the minimum wage.
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Screencap of a video text reads "Mutual aid update for KS" at the top. Underneath and center reads "thank you" with a smile emoji. Under that reads "Done so far... 1st week rent, phone bill, delivery service, charging cable, water, total $300~. What's next? 2nd week's rent $222, Insurance $27, underclothes $100, cleaning/laundry $50, food $50 Total: $45/$438 Due 4-10. About KS: linktr.ee/khernandez Ways to Donate: PP: @kshernandezinc, V: @skillingmesoftly, gofund.me/7a4587d6
What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom by Arash Azizi. 2024
The first major book on the new Iranian revolution.
Arash Azizi guides us through Iran ablaze, history being made in real time. From an International Women’s Day celebrated inside Iran’s most notorious prison to mass strikes in Kurdistan, ordinary Iranians are taking risks to fight for a better future.
Great War Fashion: Tales From the History Wardrobe by Lucy Adlington
The story of World War I women as told through their changing wardrobes, from silk stockings to factory wear.
"A man knows that if for a year he were to submit himself to the restraints which a woman puts upon herself, he would mentally, morally, and physically degenerate."
The Naked Body by Desmond Morris by Desmond Morris, 2005
Internationally bestselling author and world-famous human behaviorist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the female form, taking the reader on a guided tour of the female body from head to toe.
Wild From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
A powerful, blazingly honest, inspiring memoir: the story of a 1,100 mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe--and built her back up again.
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