Gender studies: women books

""Vesper Talks to Girls"" by Laura Anna Knott offers timeless insights into Christian living and character development...  Read More >>

Explore the lives and experiences of women in Spain throughout history in John R. Effinger's ""Women of the Romance...  Read More >>

""Medical Women: Two Essays"" by Sophia Jex-Blake offers a compelling look at the historical struggle for women...  Read More >>

This collection of literature attempts to compile many classics that have stood the test of time and offer them...  Read More >>

Martineau's narrative of her travels in Jacksonian America includes insights on women's place in society and observations...  Read More >>

Samuel Butler's theory - that the Odyssey was written by someone who configured herself in the epic as the Phaeacian...  Read More >>

The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself. First published in 1905.  Read More >>

Discover a captivating window into early 20th-century Oregon with ""The Story of Opal: The Journal of an Understanding...  Read More >>

Delve into the lives of remarkable women who shaped sacred history with ""Woman in Sacred History: A Series of Sketches...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1921 Original Publisher: Harcourt, Brace Subjects:...  Read More >>

""Women's Victory--and After: Personal Reminiscences, 1911-1918"" offers a firsthand account of the British suffrage...  Read More >>

Explore centuries of female valor and heroism in ""Female Warriors, Vol. II (of 2): Memorials of Female Valour and...  Read More >>

Discover the captivating history of ""Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2): Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from...  Read More >>

Elizabeth Gilbert and her work for the blind (1887). This book, Elizabeth Gilbert and her work for the blind, by...  Read More >>

An entertaining and informative story detailing the events Mary Gaunt faced as a woman travelling alone in China...  Read More >>

Delve into the fascinating life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the brilliant mind behind ""Frankenstein,"" with...  Read More >>

Six Months in Mexico from Nellie Bly. Was the pen name of American journalist Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman.She was...  Read More >>

""The Circe of the Deserts"" unveils the extraordinary life of Lady Hester Stanhope, a captivating figure who defied...  Read More >>

The diary of a girl in France in 1821 This book, The diary of a girl in France in 1821, by Mary Browne, is a replication...  Read More >>

Experience 19th-century Europe through the eyes of a discerning traveler in ""A Ride on Horseback to Florence Through...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Widely and positively reviewed at the time of publication in 1903, Ada Cambridge's incisive and moving autobiography,...  Read More >>

""Eli and Sibyl Jones: Their Life and Work"" offers a compelling portrait of two influential figures within the...  Read More >>

Delve into the intimate world of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, celebrated author of ""Frankenstein,"" with this meticulously...  Read More >>

Venture into the wilds of early 20th-century Somaliland with Agnes Herbert's ""Two Dianas in Somaliland,"" a captivating...  Read More >>