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The book of gutsy women [sound recording] : favorite stories of courage and resilience / by Clinton, Hillary Rodham,author,narrator.; Clinton, Chelsea,author,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the authors.Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them--women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. Ensuring the rights and opportunities of women and girls remains a big piece of the unfinished business of the twenty-first century. While there's a lot of work to do, we know that throughout history and around the globe women have overcome the toughest resistance imaginable to win victories that have made progress possible for all of us. That is the achievement of each of the women in this book. So how did they do it? The answers are as unique as the women themselves. Civil rights activist Dorothy Height, LGBTQ trailblazer Edie Windsor, and swimmer Diana Nyad kept pushing forward, no matter what. Writers like Rachel Carson and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named something no one had dared talk about before. Historian Mary Beard used wit to open doors that were once closed, and Wangari Maathai, who sparked a movement to plant trees, understood the power of role modeling. Harriet Tubman and Malala Yousafzai looked fear in the face and persevered. Nearly every single one of these women was fiercely optimistic--they had faith that their actions could make a difference. And they were right. To us, they are all gutsy women--leaders with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. So in the moments when the long haul seems awfully long, we hope you will draw strength from these stories. We do. Because if history shows one thing, it's that the world needs gutsy women.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Courage.; Resilience (Personality trait); Women; Women;
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Normal women : 900 years of making history / by Gregory, Philippa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry? That the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 was started and propelled by women who were protesting a tax on women? Or that celebrated naturalist Charles Darwin believed not just that women were inferior to men, but that they'd evolve to become ever more inferior? These are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from reading Philippa Gregory's "Normal Women". In this ambitious and groundbreaking book, she tells the story of England over nine hundred years, for the very first time placing women-some 50 percent of the population-center stage. Using research skills honed in her work as one of our foremost historical novelists, Gregory trawled through court records, newspapers, and journals to find highwaywomen and beggars, murderers and brides, housewives and pirates, female husbands and hermits. The "normal women" you will meet in these pages went to war, ploughed fields, campaigned, wrote, and loved. They rode in jousts, flew Spitfires, issued their own currency, and built ships, corn mills, and houses. They committed crimes, worshipped many gods, cooked and nursed, invented things, and rioted. A lot. A landmark of scholarship and storytelling, "Normal Women" chronicles centuries of social and cultural change-from 1066 to modern times-powered by the determination, persistence, and effectiveness of women.
Subjects: Women;
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What she ate : six remarkable women and the food that tells their stories / by Shapiro, Laura.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Dorothy Wordsworth -- Rosa Lewis -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Eva Braun -- Barbara Pym -- Helen Gurley Brown."A beloved culinary historian's short takes on six famous women through the lens of food and cooking--what they ate and how their attitudes toward food offer surprising new insights into their lives"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Women; Celebrities; Dinners and dining; Cooking;
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Stroud Women's Institute Tweedsmuir history [scrapbook], 1976? / by Stroud Women's Institute.; Goodfellow, Clara.;
Original in Simcoe County Archives.
© 1976?, Stroud Women's Institute,
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Let me be frank : a book about women who dressed like men to do shit they weren't supposed to do / by Dawson, Tracy,1973-author.; Berning, Tina,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references."A collection of humorous essays with an accurate, followable narrative thread relating the stories of notable women throughout history who dressed as men to get what they wanted or needed, complete with a four-color portrait of each woman"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Cross-dressers; Male impersonators; Sex role; Women; Women;
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Let's get physical : how women discovered exercise and reshaped the world / by Friedman, Danielle,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative that explores the untold history of women's exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda--and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power"--
Subjects: Exercise for women; Feminism.; Physical fitness.;
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The Caravan Magazine
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Business & Current Affairs; For Men; Travel & Culture; For Women; History & Science;
© , Delhi Press Patra Prakashan Pvt. Ltd. (India)
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In on the joke : the original queens of standup comedy / by Levy, Shawn,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Today, women are ascendant in standup comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies. But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punchline. And it took a special sort of woman-indeed, a parade of them-to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down the doors of standup comedy so other women could get a shot. It spans decades, from Moms Mabley's rise in Black vaudeville between the World Wars, to the roadhouse ribaldry of Belle Barth and Rusty Warren in the '50s and '60s, to Elaine May's co-invention of improv comedy, to Joan Rivers' and Phyllis Diller's ferocious ascent to mainstream stardom. These women refused to be defined by type and tradition, facing down indifference, puzzlement, nay-saying, and unvarnished hostility. They were discouraged by agents, managers, audiences, critics, fellow performers-even their families. And yet they persevered against the tired notion that women couldn't be funny, making space not only for themselves but for the women who followed them. Meticulously researched and irresistibly drawn, Shawn Levy's group portrait forms a new pantheon of comedy excellence. In on the Joke shows how women broke into the boys' club, offered new ideas of womanhood, and had some laughs along the way"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Stand-up comedy; Women comedians;
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Copa 71 [videorecording] / by Ramsay, Rachel,film director,screenwriter.; Erskine, James,film director,screenwriter.; Chastain, Brandi,on-screen participant.; Morgan, Alex(Alexandra Patricia),1989-on-screen participant,film producer.; Williams, Serena,1981-on-screen participant,film producer.; Williams, Venus,1980-film producer.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Serena Williams, Brandi Chastain, Alex Morgan.The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women's World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history - until now. COPA 71 weaves together dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Sports films.; Historical films.; Personal narratives.; Soccer players.; Soccer teams.; Female friendship.; Soccer; Women soccer players; Women athletes;
For private home use only.
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Stroud Women's Institute Tweedsmuir history scrapbook, 1963 - 1973 / by Goodfellow, Clara.; Stroud Women's Institute.;
© 1963-1973., Stroud Women's Institute,
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