A Black Women's History of the United States by
A history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are - and have always been - instrumental in shaping America.
Unequal Sisters: A multicultural reader in U.S. women's history by
A collection of essays exploring subjects pertaining to women's history, this book considers issues such as waged work, family life, political activism, community building and sexual difference from a multi-cultural perspective.
A Women's History of the Christian Church: Two thousand years of female leadership by
Tracing two thousand years of female leadership, influence, and participation, the author examines the various positions women have filled in the church.
The Women's History of the Modern World by
A collection that spotlights 19th- and 20-century prominent women from a variety of fields.
Billie Holiday by
Through extensive interviews and examination of newspaper accounts, court records, and FBI and police files, Nicholson presents Holiday's life and career, including her battles with drug addiction and alcoholism, her arrest and imprisonment for heroin possession, her sex life, and her struggles against racial prejudice.
Dolly Parton: Songteller, my life in lyrics by
Dolly Parton takes readers behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired 60 years of songwriting.
Janis: Her life and music by
This biography of Janis Joplin establishes the singer as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was.
Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyoncé, girl groups to riot grrrl by
A celebration of the evolution, influence, and power of women in popular music. From Bessie Smith to The Supremes, Joan Baez, Madonna, Selena, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse, Dolly Parton, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift, and scores more, women have played an essential and undeniable role in the evolution of modern music
The Fifties: A women's oral history by
Before the feminist movement, women were treated as second-class citizens whose roles were utterly restricted, and The Fifties: A Women's Oral History fully explores those roles, the women who lived them, and the women who broke the molds.
Harriet Beecher Stowe by
This title takes readers into the multi-layered world of nineteenth-century morals and mores, exploring the influence of then-popular ideas of "true womanhood" on Stowe's upbringing as a member of the outspoken Beecher clan, and her eventful life as a writer and shaper of public opinion who was also a mother of seven.
Songs My Mother Sang to Me: An oral history of Mexican American women by
In ten oral histories recorded by Martin, Mexican American women of the Southwest reach as far back as the turn of the century to recall family history and genealogy, secular and religious traditions, work and leisure, living conditions, and personal values.
Women of Our Time by
The time frame for this book is the twentieth century, where the women featured were instrumental and significant in their achievements.
A History of Women Photographers by
Author Naomi Rosenblum explores the work of some 240 women photographers.
Judy Chicago by
This book is a reference that pays tribute to the four-decade career of artist, Judy Chicago. Published in conjunction with an exhibition to be held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Fall and Winter 2002, Judy Chicago is filled with full-color reproductions spanning the entire range of her work: the early years in California; the feminist work; the Dinner Party years; the Birth Project years; the Powerplay series; the Holocaust Project; and her autobiographical and recent work.
A Literature of Their Own: British women novelists from Brontë to Lessing by
the book uncovered the long but neglected tradition of women writers and the development of their fiction from the 1800s onwards.
Reading Contemporary African American Literature: Black women's popular fiction, post-civil rights experience, and the African American canon by
This book focuses on the subject of contemporary African American popular fiction by women. Bragg's study addresses why such work should be the subject of scholarly examination, describes the events and attitudes which account for the critical neglect of this body of work, and models a critical approach to such narratives that demonstrates the distinctive ways in which this literature captures the complexities of post-civil rights era black experiences.
All In: An autobiography by 
Fastpitch: The untold history of softball and the women who made the game by 
Hail Mary: The rise and fall of the National Women's Football League by 
Shattering the Glass by