Politics, Poetics, and Gender in Late Qing China: Xue Shaohui and the Era of Reform
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In 1898, Qing dynasty emperor Guangxu ordered a series of reforms to correct the political,...
Widowland
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To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. London,...
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race in Books
Oct 27, 2017 (Updated Oct 27, 2017)
Before John Glenn made it to space, a group of professionals worked as ‘Human Computers’, calculating the flight paths by hand that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Forget Silicon Valley's misogynistic climate - women were the original engineers and mathematicians.
The book is awash with interesting stories of extraordinary people working in a time of segregation and all pervasive racism. It has multiple layers that delve into each character, and gives a comprehensive context into these women's lives. It basically fills in the gaps of the film, but also changes the timeline considerably as Katherine Johnson was much younger than her colleague Dorothy Vaughan. Nevertheless, an extraordinary read and a great tribute to these invisible women.
The Lost Women of Mill Street
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1864: As Sherman’s army marches toward Atlanta, a cotton mill commandeered by the Confederacy lies...
Historical Fiction Women in History American Civil War
Mai-Kai: History and Mystery of the Iconic Tiki Restaurant
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In 1956, a few brash young men created the Mai-Kai Restaurant and bar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,...
Titanic 101: The Great Infographic History
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How many rivets did it take the build the Titanic? How many millionaires were on board, and how many...
The Fur Farms of Alaska: Two Centuries of History and a Forgotten Stampede
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After its rudimentary beginning in 1749, fur farming in Alaska rose and fell for two centuries. It...
Finding Women in the State: A Socialist Feminist Revolution in the People's Republic of China, 1949-1964
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Finding Women in the State is a provocative hidden history of socialist state feminists maneuvering...
Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated We Came First: Relationship Advice from Women Who Have Been There in Books
Dec 31, 2019
This book was funny, poignant, and fiercely feminist.
What if you could go and ask the women of history for advice? Well, now you know! From Wallis to Pocahontas to Josephine questions about relationships are asked an answered.
This book was so much fun to read that my only complaint was that it didn't last longer!
Time Allotted Us: Poetry From the Other Side
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One part macabre, one part melancholic, and all-around oddball, the poems contained within this...
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