THE LONG-AWAITED new title from Amazon bestselling author Lucy H. Pearce. Burning Woman is a breath-taking and controversial woman’s journey through history— personal and cultural—on a quest to find and free her own power. Unco...
The Season: A Social History of the D...
Kristen RichardsonA Smithsonian Best History Book of 2019 “Sparkling.” Genevieve Valentine, NPR Kristen Richardson traces the social seasons of debutantes on both sides of the Atlantic, sharing their stories in their own words, throu...
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Wome...
Rebecca TraisterThe New York Times bestselling investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women is “an informative and thought-provoking book for anyone—not just the single ladies—who want to gain a greater understanding of...
Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century ...
Rebecca VanDoodewaardWomen are an essential element in church history. Just as Deborah, Esther, and the New Testament Marys helped shape Bible history, so the women of the Reformed church have helped to make its history great. In Reformation Women, Rebecc...
Who was Edith Cavell? A Collection of...
VariousEdith Louisa Cavell (1865–1915) was a British nurse, humanitarian and spy famous for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides during the First World War. She also aided 200 Allied soldiers escape from behind German lines, fo...
The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to ...
Elaine Weiss"Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader" -- Hillary Rodham ClintonSoon to be a major television event, the nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: th...
Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordin...
Margaret WillsonA daring and magnificent historical narrative nonfiction account of Iceland's most famous female sea captain who constantly fought for women's rights and equality—and who also solved one of the country's most notorious robberies...
The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story ...
Jayne ZangleinNever tell a woman where she doesn't belong. In 1932, Roy Chapman Andrews, president of the men-only Explorers Club, boldly stated to hundreds of female students at Barnard College that "women are not adapted to exploration,&quo...