Womens Movement

This is a novel about a young German woman in the early 1940's who leaves Germany to fight with the French resistance against the Naxi occupation of Vichy France.

For over twenty years, Dara Baldwin has often been the only person of color in the room when significant disability policy decisions are made. Disenfranchisement of people of color and multi-marginalized communities within the disability rights community is not new and has left many inside the community feeling frustrated and unheard. In Demanding Solidarity, Baldwin candidly shares her journey to becoming a disability activist and policymaker in DC while critiquing the disability rights community.

"Breaking Barriers: The Progressive Fight for Social Justice" is an enlightening and comprehensive exploration of the ongoing struggle for social justice. In this compelling book, author delves into the issues that have plagued society for centuries and the progress made through various progressive movements. The book begins with an insightful introduction that sets the stage for the dire need of social justice in our world today. It highlights the importance of addressing historical context of social inequality, recognizing how certain groups have been marginalized and oppressed throughout...

In 2015, an aspiring young journalist named Shiori Ito charged prominent reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi with rape. After meeting up for drinks and networking, Ito remembers regaining consciousness in a hotel room while being assaulted. But when she went to the police, Ito was told that her case was a “black box”—untouchable and unprosecutable. Upon publication in 2017, Ito’s searing account foregrounded the #MeToo movement in Japan and became the center of an urgent cultural and legal shift around recognizing sexual assault and gender-based violence.

Far too often, society places a glass ceiling on what a woman should be and what she can become. Woman inspires women to break out of the box and shallow shell of societal norms by positioning you for purpose. Dr. Eddie Connor reveals how to discover beauty in brokenness, opportunity through adversity, and transform wounds into wisdom. This is an inspirational guide for the everyday woman with extraordinary dreams, which keenly connects to the essence of your femininity, identity, royalty, and destiny.

In this book, Jaime Harker uncovers a largely forgotten literary renaissance in southern letters. Anchored by a constellation of southern women, the Women in Print movement grew from the queer union of women's liberation, civil rights activism, gay liberation, and print culture. Broadly influential from the 1970s through the 1990s, the Women in Print movement created a network of writers, publishers, bookstores, and readers that fostered a remarkable array of literature.

Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal. The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America.

Dive into a riveting historical journey that reveals the courageous triumph of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose, even if history tried to silence them. Have you ever wondered about the unsung heroes who dared to stand against tyranny? Does mainstream history leave you yearning for compelling stories of the figures who defied the odds? Are you searching for an engaging narrative that will challenge your intellect and resonate deeply with your sense of justice?

Rosa Parks was a quiet, dignified African-American woman who, in a world of injustice, decided to politely defy a racist policy. In doing so, she ignited a fire in the soul of a community whose "cup of endurance" would permit not even one more comparatively small injustice. Her case resulted in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, wherein some 40,000 African-Americans crippled the Montgomery transportation industry with their non-violent protest of the racist policy that mandated Parks to give up her seat for white riders.

A Journey of Strength, Resilience, and Triumph ✨🏆💪 🌟 An Unstoppable Legacy: The History of Women in Sports 🌟 For centuries, women have fought for their place in the world of sports—breaking barriers, defying expectations, and proving that strength, skill, and determination know no gender. A Journey of Strength, Resilience, and Triumph is an electrifying, educational, and inspirational tribute to the fearless female athletes who changed history and continue to shape the future. 🏅 From Ancient Warriors to Modern Icons Step back in time to the Heraean Games of Ancient Greece...

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the most important leaders of the movement to gain American women the vote. But, as Vivian Gornick argues in this passionate, vivid biographical essay, Stanton is also the greatest feminist thinker of the 19th century. Endowed with a philosophical cast of mind large enough to grasp the immensity that women's rights addressed, Stanton developed a devotion to equality uniquely American in character. Her writing and life make clear why feminism as a liberation movement has flourished here as nowhere else in the world.

Do you hate your body? Are you deeply dissatisfied with your appearance, shape, or weight—so much so that you avoid looking at yourself in the mirror, avoid certain social situations, or dread having your photo taken? If so, you are not alone. Body dissatisfaction and even body hatred have reached epidemic levels in our culture—particularly for women and girls. But you don't have to live your life consumed by feelings of shame and self-hatred. This workbook offers a way out of the darkness.

By the age of twenty, Lucy Spraggan had already experienced more extraordinary things than many do across a lifetime. When her X Factor audition went viral in 2012, Lucy became the bookies' favourite to win the show. She was the first contestant ever to write and perform her own original songs, refusing to be pigeonholed by stylists and producers. Viewers fell for her unmanufactured, anti-pop princess stance, and the tabloids loved her. Then, suddenly, mid-way through the live shows, Lucy dropped out. The public were told Lucy was unwell.

The Freedom Line traces the thrilling and true story of Robert Grimes, a 20-year-old American B-17 pilot whose plane was shot down over Belgium on October 20, 1943. Wounded, disoriented, and scared, he was rescued by operatives of the Comet Line, a group of tenacious young women and men from Belgium, France, and Spain who joined forces to recover Allied aircrews and take them to safety. Brought back to health with their help, Grimes was pursued by bloodhounds, the Luftwaffe security police, and the Gestapo.

Jane says "Women's Lib Sux" tongue in cheek but truly, instead of learning to use the power of the feminine, women's lib taught us to use the masculine power. When both the man and the woman are in their masculinity, the result is power struggles and neutralization of the sexual energy and the power of both partners. Learn to use your natural power center.

IT’S A WORLD RULED BY WOMEN. MEN ARE ALL BUT EXTRANEOUS AND VIOLENT CRIME IS ALMOST ERADICATED. WHAT COULD BE BETTER? Severed Roots (recipient of Literary Titan Gold Book Award) depicts a future where family, long considered a patriarchal construct, has finally been outlawed. Children are birthed by select female "manufacturers" and raised in Children's Centres, where girls are groomed for leadership and boys are taught subservience. Male adolescents willingly receive mandatory chemical injections to prevent sexual hunger--although some opt for gender reassignment surgery instead, which ...

The veil was not the only thing that Christ's arrival on earth tore asunder. The influence that Christ had on the men in His day has been celebrated for two millennia. The overlooked question within mainstream Christianity is: What influence did He have upon women, and what statements did His words and actions make in relation to gender equality? The proof is in the Word of God, and in the proper contextual analysis of it.

Throughout history, periods have been hidden from the public. They’re taboo. They’re embarrassing. They’re gross. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex ed program, they are misunderstood. Because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from the seat at the decision-making table, creating discriminations like the tampon tax, medicines that favor male biology, and more. Period Power aims to explain what menstruation is, shed light on the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to end the silence and prompt conversation about periods.

In Britain in the 1750s, women had no power and no rights - all money and property belonged to their fathers or husbands. A brave group risked everything to think and live as they wished, despite the sneers of contemporaries who argued that books frazzled female brains and damaged their wombs. Bluestockings provides unexpected and inspiring stories of the forgotten heroines of Britain's very first women's movement.

Bad Dreams: Lucy’s Story. A Rapid Eye Movement spin-off. Lucy Wilson was happy with her life. She had a beautiful home in the Yorkshire countryside where she lived with her adoring husband and their two gorgeous daughters. She had a photography hobby that she’d turned into a moderately-successful business. She loved her family and her friends, and her life was good. Right up until she died. This is Lucy’s story—before and after. Lucy's Story won't frighten you but it might make you cry, and I hope it will make you smile a little. This is a spin-off from my Rapid Eye Movement series ...