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Backlash : The Undeclared War Against American Women
by Susan Faludi
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Published by Anchor
ISBN: 0385425074
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"A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Faludi lays out a two-fold thesis in this aggressive work: First, despite the opinions of pop-psychologists and the mainstream media, career-minded women are generally not husband-starved loners on the verge of nervous breakdowns. Secondly, such beliefs are nothing more than anti-feminist propaganda pumped out by conservative research organizations with clear-cut ulterior motives. This backlash against the women's movement, she writes, "stands the truth boldly on its head and proclaims that the very steps that have elevated women's positions have actually led to their downfall." Meticulously researched, Faludi's contribution to this tumultuous debate is monumental and it earned the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction."-- synopsis from Amazon.com




Who Stole Feminism? : How Women Have Betrayed Women
by Christina Hoff Sommers
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Published by Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0684801566
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"The center of a fiery debate about who really speaks for equality and for most American women, this book provides well-reasoned arguments against many feminists' reliance on misleading, politically motivated "facts" about how women are victimized in this country."-- synopsis from Amazon.com

 
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
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Published by Bantam Books
ISBN: 0553279378
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"This memoir traces Maya Angelou'schildhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images andrecollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women,Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of thepeople--and the times--that touched her life."-- synopsis from Amazon.com



A Girl's Guide to Taking over the World: Writings from the Girl Zine Revolution
by Tristan Taormino (Editor), Karen Green (Editor)
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ISBN: 0312155352
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"In the last several years, more and more people, particularly women, have begun to produce their own magazines--xeroxing pictures, handwriting articles, or doing layout on computers at home. Freed from the constraints of investors and, in many cases, advertisers, these publications explore issues and opinions not often found in more mainstream outlets. This anthology includes articles, essays, interviews, artwork, and fiction by many of these innovative women. 125 illustrations."-- synopsis from Amazon.com



Cybergrrl : A Woman's Guide to the World Wide Web
by Aliza Sherman
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Published by Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345423828
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"Aliza Sherman (a.k.a. Cybergrrl!) shows web-wary women the difference between the Web and the Internet, easy ways to get online, how to find great career and business opportunities and valuable online resources, and much more, in this jargon-free guide to cyberspace. "Sherman's mission is to empower women and girls through technology".--"Wall Street Journal""-- synopsis from Amazon.com



The New Our Bodies, Ourselves : A Book by and for Women
by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective
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Published by Touchstone Books
ISBN: 0684823527
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"The most comprehensive overview of what women need to know about their bodies and about the medical establishment, The New Our Bodies, Ourselves has been completely updated and expanded for the 1990s, with a new joint Preface by Gloria Steinem, Byllye Avery, and Helen Rodrigues-Trias. A leader in its field, this book is a reference for women of all generations to use, to rely on, and to share with others. Photos. Index."-- synopsis from Amazon.com



Bodies of Subversion : A Secret History of Women and Tattoo
by Margot Mifflin
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Published by Juno Books
ISBN: 1890451002
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"A fascinating excursion into a thriving subculture, this book explores the feminist significance of tattoos, noting that women's involvement with tattoo accelerated in both the suffragist '20s and the feminist '70s. Author Margot Mifflin uncovers the subversive relationship between women and tattoo, from society ladies who want to sever their identification with "natural" beauty, to the healing powers that tattoo's color and symbolism can provide for a mastectomy survivor. 100 photos, some in color."-- synopsis from Amazon.com



The New Good Vibrations Guide to Sex : How to Have Safe, Fun Sex
by Cathy Winks, Anne Semans
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Published by Cleis Press
ISBN: 1573440698
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"This updated edition of the bestselling sex manual offers advice, anecdotes, and validation for a variety of sexual interests and activities. A compendium of in-depth answers to the top questions about toys and techniques asked by customers at Good Vibrations, America's favorite sex-toy store, this is a sex book for all readers."-- synopsis from Amazon.com



Reviving Ophelia : Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Bray Pipher
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Published by Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345392825
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"In this eye-opening and knowing look at the complex world of teenage girls, psychologist Pipher writes of the dangerous and devastating realities that face young girls today-- dysfuntional families, incest, abuse, introduction to sex too soon, eating disorders-- and tells how to confront and understand them."-- synopsis from Amazon.com



The Slam and Scream : And Other Powerful Strategies and Career Moves for Secretaries, Assistants, and Anyone Else Who Has Had Enough
by Carole S. Fungaroli
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Published by Noonday Press
ISBN: 0374524742
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"Fungaroli supported herself as a secretary for 10 years before earning her doctorate in English literature. Working in a variety of organizations, she obviously did not always enjoy her job. Like Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Dolly Parton in Nine to Five, Fungaroli knows that those in charge don't always know best and that they can often be jerks. Her battlefield included offices at financial institutions and various levels of government, but lawyers are her favorite target. She honed her "slam and scream" tactic at law firms, where she learned to respond "in kind" to her bosses by slamming doors and screaming threats. Pragmatic but bitterly amusing, Fungaroli does offer usable suggestions for keeping one's head above water in the office pool, and her look at the secretary in popular culture provides an entertaining respite."-- synopsis from Amazon.com





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