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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;

A lab of one's own : one woman's personal journey through sexism in science / by Colwell, Rita R.,1934-author.; McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system--Publisher marketing.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Colwell, Rita R., 1934-; Sexism in science.; Sex discrimination in science.; Women in science.;

The 17th suspect [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; LaVoy, January,narrator.; Paetro, Maxine,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by January LaVoy.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Women's Murder Club (Imaginary organization); Policewomen;

Robert B. Parker's Bad influence [sound recording] / by Gaylin, Alison,author.; Burton, Kate,narrator.; Parker, Robert B.,1932-2010,creator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Kate Burton."Sunny Randall's newest client, Blake, seems to have it all: he is an Instagram influencer, with all the perks the lifestyle entails--a beautiful girlfriend, wealth, and adoring fans. But one of those fans has turned ugly, and Sunny is brought on board by Blake's manager, Bethany, to protect him and to uncover who is out to kill him. In doing so, she investigates a glamorous world rife with lies and schemes ... and ties to a dangerous criminal scene. When Bethany goes missing and the threats against Blake escalate, Sunny realizes that in order to solve this case, she has to find out exactly who Blake and Bethany are, behind the Instagram filters. While digging into their pasts, she is also forced to confront her own, as old friends--and ex-husbands--reappear. With a combination of old-school crime-solving skills and modern internet savvy, Sunny will stop at nothing to catch a killer"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Randall, Sunny (Fictitious character); Death threats; Missing persons; Murder; Private investigators; Social media; Women detectives; Women private investigators;

The other side of Mrs. Wood : a novel / by Barker, Lucy,author.;
At the height of Victorian London's obsession with Spiritualism, the city's premier medium, Mrs. Violet Woods, while a newspaperman works to expose false mediums across London, takes in a girl with an uncanny talent for the craft to spice up her brand, which could lead to her downfall.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Journalists; Spiritualism; Women mediums;

The secrets of wishtide / by Saunders, Kate,1960-author.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women private investigators; Widows;

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / by Skloot, Rebecca,1972-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951; Cancer; African American women; Human experimentation in medicine; HeLa cells.; Cancer; Cell culture.; Medical ethics.;

Jane Eyre / by Brontë, Charlotte,1816-1855,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Romance fiction.; Governesses; Classics; Fathers and daughters; Mentally ill women; Charity-schools; Married people; Country homes; Young women; Orphans;

Marcella [videorecording] / by Bastianich, Lidia,on-screen participant.; Bloomfield, April,on-screen participant.; Meyer, Danny,on-screen participant.; Miller, Peter,1961-film director,screenwriter.; Pépin, Jacques,on-screen participant.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Marcella Hazan, Jacques Pepin, Lidia Bastianich, April Bloomfield, Danny Meyer.Marcella Hazan didn't just teach Italian cooking she changed the way America eats. Fearless, passionate, and exacting, she introduced authentic recipes to millions. Julia Child called Marcella "my mentor in all things Italian." The intimate portrait reveals the beloved woman who forever shaped home kitchens. Includes Italian dialogue.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Hazan, Marcella.; Cooks; Italian American women; Italian Americans; Women cooks; Women immigrants; Cooking, Italian;
For private home use only.

The museum of Lost Quilts [text (large print)] / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE, ISBN 9780062944276. In this 22nd entry of the 'Elm Creek Quilts', Summer Sullivan organizes an exhibit of antique quilts as a fundraiser to renovate Union Hall, the 1863 Greek Revival headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society. But a controversy threatens the exhibits success, and Summer's only hope is to rally the quilting community to her cause.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Compson, Sylvia (Fictitious character); Exhibitions; Female friendship; Quilting; Quiltmakers; Small cities; Women graduate students; Women;

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