She grew up playing on log booms and living in float houses, and at nine years old she learned to shoot a rifle and hunt game. Strong-willed and in...

A CNQ Editors' Book of the YearA Dropped Threads-style anthology, assembling original and inspiring works by some of Canada's best younger female w...

In the early 2000s, Liberian women wearing wrap skirts, white T-shirts, and shouting: ‘We want peace, no more war’, attracted international attenti...

The object of this book is to set forth the principal data brought forward by naturalists bearing on the subject of the origin and development of t...

"Reasonably priced and beautifully produced. A clear and helpful introduction by Susan Okin, one of the leading feminist scholars of our generation...

In 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organization dedicated to achieving women's suffrage. Its ra...

This handbook is written for transgender people, their families and friends; for professionals who in their day-to-day job may encounter transgende...

At once an examination of gender ideology in the Third Reich, a history of women in uniform as photographic theme, and an analysis of the functions...

A new addition to the thought-provoking collection of Spinifex feminist classics, this award-winning novel by New Zealand novelist Beryl Fletcher e...

In 1912, Mary Vaux, a botanist, glaciologist, painter, and photographer, wrote about her mountain adventures: "A day on the trail, or a scramble ov...

This book brings together a group of women interested in, even consumed by, the region they inhabit physically or mentally. They know that the Sout...

Emily Hobhouse, 1860-1926, was one of the first great women of the twentieth century. She was a feminist, a pacifist and an internationalist, and a...

Between 1942 and 1945, Torres Strait Islander women experienced the fears and uncertainties of living virtually on Australia's front line during th...

All over the world there is the move towards just gender relations †even if the odds seem to be less hopeful than a decade ago. This poses a spec...

Transgenderism in the twenty-first century is patriarchy emblazoned in imperial form. At a time when supposedly enlightened attitudes are champione...

According to the Youth Suicide Prevention Program, more than 50% of transgender youth will have had at least one suicide attempt by their 20th birt...

The origins of discrimination against women date back to ancient times. Throughout history, women have been exploited sexually, physically, economi...

Violent attacks on women occur in almost every area of daily life. Victims often face trauma physically, emotionally and sexually. The processing o...

In the early twentieth century Hollywood was fascinated by the Far East. Chinese immigrants, however, were excluded since 1882 and racism pervaded ...

"When you educate a girl, you educate a nation." --Malawian saying The women of Malawi, like many other women in developing countries, struggle to ...

This is a selection of writings by women from Ireland, Australia, England, Canada (and other countries) compiled and edited by Irish-Australian poe...

This mouthwatering, intimate, and sensual memoir traces Monica Meneghetti’s unique life journey through her relationship with food, family and love...

Written by UK MEP Janice Atkinson, she gives an excoriating analysis of the politicians who pass damaging legislation that ordinary people have not...

In this third anthology in the Canadian women series by Caitlin Press, Canadian immigrant women from a variety of ethnicities and intersecting iden...

Highly regarded poet and anthologist Paula Green is the author of this much overdue survey of New Zealand’s women poets. Illustrated throughout by ...

What was it like to be involved in the heady days of ‘second wave’ feminism in Australia, when the role of women at home and at work changed decisi...

This book, adapted from the distinguished Hale Lectures presents material from a woman's wrestling with death, showing how inextricably mixed are m...

Although it is a fact that man owes innumerable benefits to woman's care, devotion, and mental initiative, it is also true that through egoism and ...

Women: Opportunities and Challenges first compares the state of women's representation in the political leadership positions of South Africa and Ca...

In the past 20 years, the number of women over 65 has grown enormously. A woman alive at the end of the 20th century can expect to live 27 years lo...

This book presents an in-depth overview of the medical, psychosocial and sexuality issues that confront women affected by cancer.

Depression is a serious medical illness affecting 5 to 8 percent of the adult population in a given year. Unlike normal emotional experiences of sa...

Women make up almost half of the nation's workforce, yet research shows that they continue to hold a lower percentage of corporate board seats comp...

In recent years, on indicators ranging from educational attainment to economic security to health and well-being, women and girls of color have mad...

Women and Leadership: Creating Balance in Life offers encouragement and hope for women serving in and aspiring to leadership positions. Focusing on...

This book focuses on special characteristics of women and minorities in businesses. Particular attention is placed on women-owned businesses and wo...