Womens Movement

Two unsung women whose power using food as a political weapon during the civil rights movement was so great it brought the ire of government agents working against them.

Fight Like a Mother is the incredible account how one mother’s cry for change became the driving force behind gun-safety progress. Along with stories of perseverance, courage, and compassion, Watts shines a light on the unique power of women - starting with what they have, leading with their maternal strengths, and doubling down instead of backing down.

In Wholistic Feminism, you will see how the American women’s movement has defined success in a way that keeps us striving, yet never fully arriving. You will learn to see female contributions in a new light and realize that you are not inadequate. You, and your female body were never the problem.

Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc., for years. The sudden death of Truviv’s CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge. But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently.

When her two dreams collide, she must decide which is more important. When he can’t let go of his expectations, he risks everything. Penelope Haven loves working with her family at their restaurant in Pinewood, Colorado. One day, she hopes to take over ownership and pass it along to her own children. That is, if she can find a husband who will support her dream and not strip it from her. With the law stating a married woman’s possessions belong to her husband, Penelope thinks she must decide between her dream of having a family and her desire to own the restaurant. Owen Kasper’s loved...

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement".

This volume in a series of world history case studies analyzes the life of the uncompromising Black labor leader and anarchist Lucy Parsons. Parsons’ vivid writings and the fascinating, if painful, ways in which she experienced Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, Progressivism, and the Red Scare of the 1920s shed a unique light on the issues of class, race, and gender through crucial transitional periods of our nation’s history. This book is a volume in the Understanding World History Through Biography series.

Do you feel that the sun never shines on you? Are you looking up at the clouds and thinking that it will never be your time to make it? Think again; this book will fuel you with power so you can stand tall and give the world your special message and make money on your terms. Get ready for your success story.

Do you know women who changed the world? Are you aware of how women from ancient history until now made a difference and impacted the world? What is the real "girl power"? Do you know about our brave, famous and excellent women of the world? We learn to take confident steps ahead by traveling the paths of history. Our longings to contribute are sparked by the history of how others constructed society. Everyone needs role models – people who have walked in our shoes and can inspire us. The whole tale must be told in history. Knowing about women's accomplishments broadens girls' perceptions...

In this gripping and personal account of the case and its impact on local law, Ana Correa, one of Argentina’s leading journalists and activists, makes clear that what happened to Belén could happen to any woman—and that we all have the power to raise our collective voices and demand change.

Presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks as the quiet seamstress who, with a single act, birthed the modern civil rights movement, Theoharis provides a revealing window into Parks’s politics and years of activism. She shows listeners how this civil rights movement radical sought—for more than a half a century—to expose and eradicate the American racial-caste system in jobs, schools, public services, and criminal justice.

This is a powerful memoir of a young girl, growing up in the tumultuous revolutionary Iran in the mid 80’s, which sadly, once again we are witnessing these days the horrendous arrest and executions of many young men and women in Iran. The author chronicles her early childhood with her Bibi (grandmother) as well as her imprisonment at the age of eighteen on trumped-up political charges. During her brutal incarceration in the women’s cell block of the Shiraz Adelabad Prison in the southern Iran, she was tortured and made to live in harsh over-crowded conditions among many other young ...

In the quiet town of Seneca Falls, New York, over the course of two days in July 1848, a small group of women and men, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, held a convention that would launch the woman's rights movement and change the course of history. The implications of that remarkable convention would be felt around the world - and indeed are still being felt today.

Drawing on Black intellectual and grassroots organizing traditions, including the Haitian Revolution, the US civil rights movement, and LGBTQ rights and feminist movements, Unapologetic challenges all of us engaged in the social justice struggle to make the movement for Black liberation more radical, more queer, and more feminist. This audiobook provides a vision for how social justice movements can become sharper and more effective through principled struggle, healing justice, and leadership development.

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.

In this “unforgettable adventure, and one you don’t want to miss” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author), painter Remedios Varo and her lover, poet Benjamin Peret escape the Nazis by fleeing Paris and arriving at a safe house for artists on the Rivieria. Along with Max Ernst, Peggy Guggenheim, and others, the two anxiously wait for exit papers. As the months pass, Remedios begins to sense that the others don’t see her as a fellow artist; they have cast her in the stifling role of a surrealist ideal: the beautiful innocent.

He's a predator. She's his latest prey. Will she fall for him or bring him to his knees? When it is revealed there is a serial predator in the midst, the women of the congregation must come together to stop him before someone else gets hurt. It may already be too late. Scroll up and "Click Buy to Buy" for your Instant Copy

Phyllis Chesler was a pioneer of Second Wave Feminism. Now, Chesler has juicy stories to tell. The feminist movement has changed over the years, but Chesler knew some of its first pioneers, including Gloria Steinem, Kate Millett, Flo Kennedy, and Andrea Dworkin. These women were fierce forces of nature, smoldering figures of sin and soul, rock stars and action heroes in real life. Some had been viewed as whores, witches, and madwomen, but were changing the world and becoming major players in history.

The Secret to a Balanced Body and Mind: Unlock the Power of Somatics Discover how to transform your body and mind with Somatic Exercises for Beginners, a comprehensive guide designed to unlock the secrets of somatic movement for stress relief, improved posture, and emotional well-being—all in just 15 minutes a day! This book is perfect for anyone seeking a practical and accessible way to: Relieve chronic pain and muscle tension. Improve posture and body alignment. Increase flexibility, mobility, and coordination. Boost mindfulness and emotional resilience. Inside, you'll find step-by-step...

Discover the untold story of a generation that dared to dream, fight, and transform the world. "Fragments of a Generation - The Answer is Blowing in the Wind" is a compelling memoir that weaves together the personal and political, the spiritual and revolutionary. Through the eyes of Gora Devi, a pioneer of the 1960s counterculture, you’ll journey across continents and movements, from the heart of the Hippie revolution to the soul of India’s spiritual awakening. The year 1968, often simply referred to as ’68, marks a profound upheaval that stirred the collective consciousness across ...