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Queen of exiles : a novel / by Riley, Vanessa,author.;
"Acclaimed historical novelist Vanessa Riley is back with another novel based on the life of an extraordinary Black woman from history: Haiti's Queen Marie-Louise Coidavid, who escaped a coup in Haiti to set up her own royal court in Italy during the Regency era, where she became a popular member of royal European society"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Marie Louise, Queen, consort of Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1778-1851; Exiles; Queens; Women, Black;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hidden figures [videorecording] / by Costner, Kevin,actor.; Henson, Taraji P,actor.; Melfi, Theodore,film director.; Monáe, Janelle,actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge.As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and some language.DVD, widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; African American mathematicians; African American women; Female friendship; Space race; Women mathematicians;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The first ladies / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Presidents' spouses;
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The rape of Recy Taylor [videorecording] / by Buirski, Nancy,screenwriter,film director,film producer.; Hubbard, Beth,film producer.; Miller, Rex(Cinematographer),director of photography.; Ripoli, Anthony,editor of moving image work.; Augusta Films,production company.; Transform Films,production company.; Artemis Rising (Firm),contributor.; Matador Content (Firm),contributor.; Orchard (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Rex Miller ; editor, Anthony Ripoli."Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. A common occurrence in the Jim Crow South, few women spoke up in fear for their lives. Not Recy Taylor, who bravely identified her rapists. The NAACP sent its chief rape investigator Rosa Parks to Alabama, who rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice."--Container.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Biographical films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Taylor, Recy, 1919-2017.; Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005.; African American women; Rape; African American women; Civil rights movements;
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Sorry/Not sorry [videorecording] / by Black, Michael Ian,1971-on-screen participant.; Buckley, Cara,on-screen participant.; C. K., Louis,on-screen participant.; Kantor, Jodi,1975-on-screen participant.; Kirkman, Jen,1974-on-screen participant.; Mones, Cara,film director.; Suh, Caroline,film director.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Louis C.K., Jen Kirkman, Cara Buckley, Jodi Kantor, Michael Ian Black, on-screen participants.Through candor and surprising humor, Sorry/Not Sorry sheds new light on the nuanced experiences of three women who spoke up about comedian Louis C.K.'s sexual misconduct over the years. By reexamining Louis C.K.'s behavior and his unprecedented comeback, alongside the testimonies of these women, this documentary invites viewers to question whose stories and whose art we value, and at what cost.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.; Nonfiction films.; Personal narratives.; C. K., Louis.; Cancel culture.; Comedians; Man-woman relationships.; Sexual harassment of women.; Sexual harassment; MeToo movement;
For private home use only.
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American duchess : a novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt / by Harper, Karen(Karen S.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."On a cold November day in 1895, a carriage approaches St. Thomas Episcopal Church on New York City's Fifth Avenue. Massive crowds surge forward, awaiting their glimpse of heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. Just eighteen, the beautiful bride has arrived not only late but in tears, yet her marriage to the aloof 9th duke of Marlborough proceeds. Consuelo -- bullied into the wedding by her indomitable mother, Alva -- loves another, but a deal was made, trading Vanderbilt wealth for a title and prestige, and Consuelo was bred to obey. At Blenheim Palace, Consuelo is confronted with an overwhelming list of duties, including producing an "heir and a spare", but her marriage is a sham. Consuelo finds an inner strength, charming everyone from debutantes to diplomats, including Winston Churchill, as she fights for women's rights." -- Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt; Nobility; Americans; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The first ladies [text (large print)] / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Presidents' spouses;
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The first ladies [sound recording] / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Miles, Robin,narrator.; Gilbert, Tavia,narrator.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robin Miles, Tavia Gilbert."A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Presidents' spouses;
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Burial rites : a novel / by Kent, Hannah,1985-;
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tóti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard ... BURIAL RITES evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Women murderers;
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The life and times of Hannah Crafts : the true story of The Bondwoman's Narrative / by Hecimovich, Gregg A.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a preface by Henry Louis Gates Jr. In 1857, a woman escaped enslavement on a North Carolina plantation and fled to a farm in New York. In hiding, she worked on a manuscript that would make her famous long after her death. The novel, The Bondwoman's Narrative, was first published in 2002 to great acclaim, but the author's identity remained unknown. Over a decade later, Professor Gregg Hecimovich unraveled the mystery of the author's name and, in The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts, he finally tells her story. In this remarkable biography, Hecimovich identifies the novelist as Hannah Bond “Crafts.” She was not only the first known Black woman to compose a novel but also an extraordinarily gifted artist who honed her literary skills in direct opposition to a system designed to deny her every measure of humanity. After escaping to New York, the author forged a new identity--as Hannah Crafts--to make sense of a life fractured by slavery. Hecimovich establishes the case for authorship of The Bondwoman's Narrative by examining the lives of Hannah Crafts's friends and contemporaries, including the five enslaved women whose experiences form part of her narrative. By drawing on the lives of those she knew in slavery, Crafts summoned into her fiction people otherwise stolen from history. At once a detective story, a literary chase, and a cultural history, The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts discovers a tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and violence set against the backdrop of America's slide into Civil War."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Crafts, Hannah.; African American women novelists; Enslaved women; Fugitive slaves; Autobiographical fiction, American;
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