Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from—or antidote to—ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates ho
Defines the Female System as an emerging reality--a system in which women are valued, first-class citizens. Now with a new foreword by Carol S. Pearson.
A systematic examination of the ways in which women and traits viewed as feminine are presented in the theories of major philosophers. Tuana provides a reading strategy that helps reveal the underlyin
Blea's holistic approach looks at academic studies on race, class, and gender and the social situation of La Chicana--a minority female whose life is influenced by racism and sexism. The wide-ranging
In this informative and lively volume, Margaret L. King synthesizes a large body of literature on the condition of western European women in the Renaissance centuries (1350-1650), crafting a much-nee
This evocative book tells of the lives and experiences of 22 black South African women - all born in the 1900s - from one small town in the Western Transvaal. The women seem both ordinary and remarkab
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Why is it that men, and not women, have always had power, wealth, and fame? Woolf cites the two keys to freedom: fixed income and one’s own room. Foreword by Mary Gordon.
This collection of essays explores the lives and roles of women in antiquity. A recurring theme is the relationship between private and public, and many of the essays find that women's public roles de
By ignoring gender issues, historians have failed to understand how efforts to control womenand women's reactions to these effortshave shaped political and social institutions and thus inf
In thirteen wide-ranging essays, scholars and students of Asian and women's studies will find a vivid exploration of how female roles and feminine identity have evolved over 350 years, from the Tokuga
