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Birth of the Chess Queen
“Marilyn Yalom has written the rare book that illuminates something that always has been dimly perceived but never articulated, in this case that that the power of the chess queen…
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Bodies and Souls
In the second half of the nineteenth century, several thousand impoverished young Jewish women from Eastern Europe were forced into prostitution in the frontier colonies of Latin America, South Africa,…
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Breaking into Baseball
While baseball is traditionally perceived as a game to be played, enjoyed, and reported from a masculine perspective, it has long been beloved among women—more so than any other spectator…
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Burning Women
“Following into death” is an ancient and widespread custom which entails one or more people – voluntarily or involuntarily – following a dead man or woman into death. The event…
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Catfight
Women often behave toward one another in sneaky, underhanded, ruthlessly competitive ways. Catfight is a remarkably researched and insightful foray into the American woman’s world of aggression, rivalry, and competition….
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Chinese Women and the Global Village
This first major study of Chinese women in Australia is all about global journeys and perspectives. It is also a story of various sites that connect Australia to the pathways…