Women's History for Adults

Updated March 4, 2024
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The book of lost friends : a novel
Wingate, Lisa
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A tale of enduring power' Paula McLain From the author of the No.1, two million-copy bestseller Before We Were Yours comes a dramatic story of a family separated, their search for answers, and an epic journey...
Rad women worldwide : artists and athletes, pirates and punks, and other revolutionaries who shaped history
Schatz, Kate
Ebook
Educational and inspirational, this gift-worthy New York Times bestseller from the authors of Rad American Women A-Z, is a bold, illustrated collection of 40 biographical profiles showcasing extraordinary women from across the globe.  ...
Take my hand
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen
Paper Book
The six : the untold story of America's first women astronauts
Grush, Loren
Paper Book
The remarkable true story of America's first women astronauts 'Lifts the curtain on the moment when Neil Armstrong's "one small step for man" expanded to encompass the talent, ambition and perseverance of America's first female astronauts' MARGOT LEE SHETTERLY,...
Mother tongue : the surprising history of women's words
Nuttall, Jennifer Anne
Paper Book
A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women's words - of the language we have, and haven't, had to share our lives.'Fascinating, intriguing, witty, a gem of a book' KATE MOSSE'Wonderful' DAILY TELEGRAPH'This superb book teems with historical marvels and their...
The woman they could not silence : one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear
Moore, Kate, (Writer and editor)
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author of The Radium Girlscomes a dark but ultimately uplifting tale of a woman whose incredible journey still resonates today. Elizabeth Packard was an ordinary Victorian housewife and mother of six. That was, until the first Woman's Rights Convention...
All that she carried : the journey of Ashley's sack, a black family keepsake
Miles, Tiya
Paper Book
A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a deeply layered and insightful testament to people who are left out of the archives
Peach blossom spring
Fu, Melissa
Paper Book
Violeta : a novel
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
_______________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM LITERARY LEGEND ISABEL ALLENDE_______________'Epic, beautifully crafted . . . Gripping from start to finish' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A moving exploration of both the pain and the freedom of...

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