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The Dollhouse: A Novel
Fiona Davis · Dutton 1852
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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"The Dollhouse. . . . That's what we boys like to call it. . . . The Barbizon Hotel for Women, packed to the rafters with pretty little dolls. Just like you."
Fiona Davis's stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of New York City's glamorous Barbizon... |
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The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
Anne Frank · Bantam
Pages: 352
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic - a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old... |
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Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II
Robert Lacey · Free Press; 1 edition
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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In February 6, 1952, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor became Elizabeth II, Queen of England. Monarch is bestselling author Robert Lacey's unique biography of Elizabeth Windsor as well as his acute analysis of history's most durable symbol of political authority: the British monarchy.... |
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Malala Yousafzai · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 327
Format: Hardcover
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A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused... |
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The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
ELAINE F WEISS · Viking
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.
"Anyone interested in the history of our country's ongoing fight to put its founding values into practice--as... |
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Becoming
Michelle Obama · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White... |
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Smith Betty · Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
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The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. From the moment she entered the world, Francie needed to be made... |
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The Secret History of Wonder Woman
Jill Lepore · Knopf
Pages: 410
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting work of historical detection revealing that the origin of one of the world's most iconic superheroes hides within it a fascinating family story - and a crucial history of twentieth-century feminism
Wonder Woman, created in 1941, is the most popular female superhero of all time.... |
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Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Kenneth Burns · Knopf
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were two heroic women who vastly bettered the lives of a majority of American citizens. For more than fifty years they led the public battle to secure for women the most basic civil rights and helped establish a movement that would revolutionize... |
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Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Catherine Clinton · Back Bay Books
Pages: 8
Format: Paperback
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Celebrated for her courageous exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of nineteenth-century America's most enduring and important figures. But just who was this remarkable woman? To John Brown, leader of the Harpers Ferry slave... |
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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
KAMALA HARRIS · Penguin Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.
Senator Kamala Harris's commitment to speaking... |
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Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War
Helen Thorpe · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 397
Format: Hardcover
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From an award-winning, "meticulously observant" (The New Yorker) , and "masterful" (BOOKLIST ) writer comes a groundbreaking account of three women deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and how their military service affected their friendship, their personal... |
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Jeanne Theoharis · Center Point Pub
Pages: 543
Format: Library Binding
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2014 NAACP Image Award Winner: Outstanding Literary Work - Biography / Auto Biography
2013 Letitia Woods Brown Award from the Association of Black Women Historians
Choice Top 25 Academic Titles for 2013
The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines... |
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My life on the road
Gloria Steinem · Random House
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Gloria Steinem--writer, activist, organizer, and inspiring leader--tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of her life as a traveler, a listener, and a catalyst for change. ONE OF O: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE'S TEN FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR - NAMED... |
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Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography
Laura Ingalls Wilder · South Dakota Historical Society Press; annotated edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Follow the real Laura Ingalls and her family as they make their way west and discover that truth is as remarkable as fiction. Hidden away since the 1930s, Laura Ingalls Wilder s never-before-published autobiography reveals the true stories of her pioneering life. Some of her experiences... |
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The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia
Brent Tarter · The History Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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In 1920, Virginia's General Assembly refused to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to grant women the vote. Virginia's suffragists lost. Or did they? When the thirty-sixth state ratified the amendment, women gained voting rights across the nation.... |
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