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"How do you tell the story of a feminist education, when the work of feminism can never be perfected or completed? In A Sentimental Education, Hannah McGregor, the podcaster behind Witch, Please and Secret Feminist Agenda, explores what podcasting has taught her about doing feminist scholarship not as a methodology but as a way of life. Moving between memoir and theory, these essays consider the collective practices of feminist meaning-making in activities...

Recy Taylor, a black woman, bravely identified her white rapists in 1944 – a rarity in the Jim Crow South. The NAACP’s rape investigator, a woman named Rosa Parks, rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice.

"Women's rights activist Laura Bates is no stranger to misogynistic attacks online, but over time, the vitriol hinted at something widespread and toxic. Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women as Bates traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spiderweb of groups. Drawing parallels to other extremist movements around the world, Bates shows what attracts men to the movement, how it grooms and radicalizes...

From equal education to universal suffrage to equal pay for equal work, the worldwide struggle for women's rights is an ongoing process; the victories are often piecemeal, but behind each of them, there have been remarkable wom

Whether by painting, illustrating, photography, sculpture, film, or even set design, many women around the world have left an indelible mark upon the arts.;Women Visual Artists;presents lively, engrossing biographies of women w

Throughout history and around the world, women have been putting pen to paper, often communicating unique sentiments in their writings not found in great literary works written by men.

Whether through dance, music, acting, or a combination of the above, women have long populated the realm of performance art, albeit often not without obstacles; many of these performers challenged preconceptions and even change

Many women over the years and throughout the world have challenged preconceptions of what women can do by;becoming movers and shakers in;the fields of business and law.;Women Business Leaders and Lawyers;presents lively, engros

The world of fashion can be a surprisingly tempestuous place; new trends in clothing and other areas often are cause for criticism and consternation among traditionalists.