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Forged : a novel / by Teller, Danielle,author.;
In the Gilded Age, a time of abject poverty and obscene wealth, a desperate and ambitious young woman strikes out for a new life in the rising industrial cities of America. Naive Fanny is thrust into a Darwinian world where she is cast out and preyed upon, but she's a survivor and quickly learns from her struggles. Thanks to her close observations of the mercenary actors around her, Fanny discovers the power of illusion and how it can overcome the immutability of social class and the ruthless rules of capitalism. Shedding her past, Fanny embarks on a darkly thrilling transformation. She becomes Kitty Warren--a forger, con artist, and thief. Exploiting the greed and self-regard of the powerful, Kitty builds her own castle in the sky, yet she finds real pleasure and fulfilment elusive, and soon her foundations start to crumble. With schemes more wicked than Jay Gatsby's, yet with more humanity than Tom Ripley, Kitty Warren exposes the dark heart of the American dream, making Forged a gripping narrative and a parable for the ages.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Forgers; Social classes; Swindlers and swindling; Young women;

Missing from Fire Trail Road [videorecording] / by Haaland, Debra A.,1960-on-screen participant.; Johnson-Davis, Mary Ellen,on-screen participant.; Van Tassel, Sabrina,1975-film director,film producer,screenwriter.; White, Roxanne,on-screen participant.; FilmRise (Firm),production company.; MVD Visual (Firm),film distributor.;
Roxanne White, Mary Ellen Johnson-davis, Deb Haaland, Deborah Parker.A riveting documentary detailing the case of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native American woman who disappeared in 2020. Her story exposes how Indigenous women continue to go missing in the USA, perpetuating trans-generational trauma on reservations.E.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Johnson-Davis, Mary Ellen.; Indigenous women; Indigenous women; Indigenous women; Indigenous women; Missing persons; Murder;
For private home use only.

Women of World War 2 [videorecording] : the untold stories / by Bowen-Ziechek, Michelle,television producer,screenwriter.; Brown, Eli(Film director),television producer,television director,screenwriter.; Burst Films (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster.;
"American women were the secret weapon that won World War II, and in the process, changed the world. In this new documentary, hear directly from the women who built the planes and flew them, fought on the warfront and the home front, cracked codes and broke barriers. History comes alive in the film with newly-rediscovered interviews and archival materials: from the WASPs who risked their lives flying planes for target practice to the Japanese American women who braved incarceration camps; from America's most decorated female spy to the African American 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion that secured victory over the Axis and battled Jim Crow." --container.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; War television programs.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Sex role; Women soldiers; Women;
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Genius. [videorecording] / by Erivo, Cynthia,1987-actor.; Vance, Courtney B.,actor.; Barrett, Malcolm,1980-actor.; Cross, David,1964-actor.; Covington, Patrice,actor.; Jones, Rebecca Naomi,actor.; National Geographic Partners (U.S.),production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,production company.;
Cynthia Erivo, Courtney B. Vance, Malcolm Barrett, David Cross, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones.An Emmy-winning anthology series that dramatizes the fascinating stories of the world's most brilliant innovators, exploring their extraordinary achievements along with their volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships. The third season will explore Aretha Franklin's musical genius and incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world. Grammy Award winner Franklin was a gospel prodigy and outspoken civil rights champion; she is widely considered the greatest singer of the past 50 years, receiving countless honors throughout her career.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Biographical television programs.; Historical television programs.; Franklin, Aretha; African American women singers; African American women civil rights workers; Man-woman relationships; Soul music;
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Jefferson's daughters : three sisters, white and black, in a young America / by Kerrison, Catherine,1953-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Jefferson family.; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836.; Eppes, Maria, 1778-1804.; Hemings, Harriet, 1801-; Children of presidents; Women; Women;

The rebel daughters / by Cameron, Cecil,author.;
"Young Anna Brianski has led a charmed life between St Petersburg and the peace of the Russian countryside, until one terrible day in December 1825. It's a day that starts with winter sun and ends with blood on the snow. Until now, the only thing Anna has risked has been her naïve heart. But one day -- the Decemberist Revolt -- changes everything. Her family, her freedom and her friends are all in grave danger, as she sees the caprice and cruelty of the Tsar at first hand. Sweeping from high society to the frozen gulag, from the embrace of a lover to the tears of friends separated friends, The Rebel Daughters tells the story not just of the brave women who defied everyone by following the revolutionaries into the wilds of Siberia, but also how courage comes in many forms, the price we pay for defiance and how love can be greatest rebellion of all."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Courage; Decembrists; Life change events; Young women;

The tobacco wives : a novel / by Myers, Adele,author.;
In 1946 North Carolina, seamstress Maddie Sykes, a dressmaker for Bright Leaf's most influential women--the wives of powerful tobacco executives, uncovers dangerous truths about this lucrative industry in a place where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Tobacco industry; Tobacco use; Women dressmakers;

Inland : a novel / by Obreht, Téa,author.;
"In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman, alone in a house abandoned by the men in her life--her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her two older sons, who have gone in search of their father after his return is delayed. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, a boy with a bad eye who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home, and a seventeen year old maid named Josie, her husband's cousin who communes with spirits. Lurie is the son of a dead dockworker, a former outlaw, and a man haunted by ghosts--he sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires an epic journey across the West. The way in which Nora and Lurie's stories intertwine is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel. Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, Inland showcases all of Téa Obreht's talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the classical American genre of the Western, making it entirely--and unforgettably--her own" --
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Ghost stories.; Women; Outlaws; Frontier and pioneer life;

Once upon a murder / by Larsen, Samantha,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Miss Tiffany Woodall must sleuth the slaying of a footman to clear her beloved's name in the second 'Lady Librarian' mystery.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Librarians; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Women librarians;

The girl who beat ISIS : Farida's story / by Khalaf, Farida,author.; Hoffman, Andrea C.,author.; Bulloch, Jamie,translator.;
In August 2014, Farida Khalaf was just a normal Yazidi girl, living in northern Iraq. Then her village was attacked and swiftly taken by ISIS fighters, and her whole world changed. This is the story of what happened to Farida after she was captured: the beatings, the rapes, and the markets where ISIS sold their female prisoners like cattle.
Subjects: Khalaf, Farida; IS (Organization); Yezidi women; Yezidis; Terrorism; Abduction; Escaped prisoners of war;

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