The Century of Women

The Century of Women

Author: Maria Bucur

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-04-05

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1442257407

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This innovative text explores the unprecedented changes in the realms of politics, demography, economics, culture, knowledge, and kinship that women have brought about in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Global in reach, the book provides a comparative analysis of developments worldwide to show both progress as well as new tensions and forms of inequality that have emerged out of women’s entry into politics, wage employment, education, and the production of culture. Beginning with suffrage and moving to participation in international movements—such as anti-war, labor, and environmental rights activism—Maria Bucur explores how women have transformed the operation of states and international institutions. She focuses on the radical demographic shifts since 1900 through the prism of changing practices in women’s sexuality, from birth control practices to education. Examining the continuing economic gender gap around the world, Bucur highlights ways women have been both beneficiaries of new economic opportunities and participants in developing new forms of inequality. Considering the remarkable achievements of women in the areas of knowledge making and cultural production, the author shifts her gaze toward the future and what these changes mean in terms of gender norms and evolving kinship relations. She thus presents a new perspective on contemporary world history, centered on how women have become both the subjects and objects of seismic shifts in the political, social, and economic structures of societies across the globe.


A Century of Votes for Women

A Century of Votes for Women

Author: Christina Wolbrecht

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-01-30

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1107187494

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Examines how and why American women voted since the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920.


A Century of Women

A Century of Women

Author: Sheila Rowbotham

Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 764

ISBN-13: 9780140279023

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A distinguished social and feminist historian chronicles the dramatic changes that have taken place in the lives of American and British women over the course of the last one hundred years, explaining how women have shaped the twentieth century and featuring essays on topics ranging from lesbian culture to Barbie dolls.


Women of Power

Women of Power

Author: Torild Skard

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2014-07-30

Total Pages: 601

ISBN-13: 1447316371

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CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2015 Do women national leaders represent a breakthrough for the women’s movement, or is women’s leadership weaker than the numbers imply? This unique book, written by an experienced politician and academic, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of how and why women in 53 countries rose to the top in the years since World War II. Packed with fascinating case studies detailing the rise to power of all 73 female presidents and prime ministers from around the world, from 1960 (when the first was elected) to 2010, the motives, achievements and life stories of the female top leaders, including findings from interviews carried out by the author, provide a nuanced picture of women in power. The book will have wide international appeal to students, academics, government officials, women’s rights activists and political activists, as well as anyone interested in international affairs, politics, social issues, gender and equality.


People of the Century

People of the Century

Author: CBS News

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 0684870932

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The one hundred most influential people of the twentieth century, as selected by the editors of Time magazine and featured in a series of documentaries produced by CBS.


Daughters of America

Daughters of America

Author: Phebe Ann Hanaford

Publisher:

Published: 1883

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13:

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Consists of chapters by subject, including women reformers, inventors, lawyers etc.


Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century

Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century

Author: Boston Women's Health Book Collective

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780785780724

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The definitive consumer health reference for women of all ages and ethnic groups, this book encompasses such controversial issues as managed care and the insurance industry; breast cancer treatment options; recent developments in contraception; and much more. 150 photos. Charts & graphs throughout.


Girl in the Curl

Girl in the Curl

Author: Andrea Gabbard

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2000-12-08

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781580050487

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Traces the achievements of female surfers and the impact they have had on the sport over the last one hundred years.