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Women’s Lib – Through the Ages
Written by Janet Harris, A SINGLE STANDARD is about liberation: liberation of women -- and men. Supporters of liberation have been rallying since the days of the French Revolution when Tom Paine wrote the Rights of Man and his friend, Mary Wollstonecraft wrote Vindication of the Rights of Women, for the double standard and the stereotype roles of men and women place crippling limits on how members of both sexes can express themselves.
Harris notes that women have fought alongside men for the abolition of slavery, protective codes for working people and a score of other goals. To reach their full potential as human beings, modern women are calling for equal opportunities in the working world, for child care centers, and for autonomy over their own bodies.
The 144-page hardbound book is about women and men. For, in the words of one young man, ‘If women's lib wins, we all do.’ It was published in 1971 by McGraw-Hill, New York. Condition is Very Good, although the book is ex lib with the usual library markings. There are no apparent defects otherwise on the covers or inside. The dust jacket is present and has a protective covering. (6098/8)
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Dolly Dialogues, Satire of Women-Talk
A collection of sketches that first appeared in the Westminster Gazette in 1894, the same year his hugely successful novel The Prisoner of Zenda was published, Anthony Hope’s The Dolly Dialogues was published by The Henneberry Co., Chicago. This edition is undated, but appears to be from about the same time period.
The 202-page hardbound book offers a wonderful light satire of a series of conversations between women. It’s highly entertaining – even though the times have changed.
Condition of the book is only good, with an wear to the cover edges, corners and spine ends. Both hinges are broken. A previous owner’s bookplate is on the front endpaper. But, inside pages remained tightly bound, clean and easily readable. (3961)
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1960s Guide for Single-again Women
BACK IN CIRCULATION is an indispensable guide for divorced or widowed women … practical advice on getting a job, managing money, caring for children; sex, loneliness -- all the problems faced by a woman on her own. Written by Jean Libman Block; published in this stated 1st Printing in 1969 by Macmillan, New York.
Hardbound. 285 pages. Ex lib with usual library markings. Very Good condition with no defects we can see on the covers or inside pages. The front hinge is loose, but intact. Dust jacket is present and covered with Mylar. For those back in the world of single women.
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1909 Directory of American Women's Clubs
This is Vol. 11, the 1909 Official Register and Directory of Women’s Clubs in America, edited and published by Helen Winslow, Boston. Included are listings of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs committees, as well as a directory of local groups, including officers’ names and addresses. Portraits are shown of many officers, with advertising of interest to women’s clubs spread throughout the book’s 214 pages.
The hardbound book is in Very Good condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. There are some very minor cover scuffs; inside pages show slight yellowing. It’s a nice one! (RF13)
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CRICHTON: Nurse-Midwife’s Story, HC, DJ
Powerful, compelling and laced with humor and controversy, DELIVERY: A NURSE-MIDWIFE’S STORY takes you inside the maternity wards of today’s hospitals, where you can experience the joy, wonder and human drama of childbirth as seen through the eyes – and life – of nurse-midwife Holly Treadwell.
We watch Holly (a composite character based on the numerous nurse-midwives the author interviewed and observed while researching this book) as she practices her art – both in the clinics of the poor and the birthing rooms fo the well-to-do. It is the drama of lives threatened and saved – the story of a courageous woman striving to do her best and give all she can give in a difficult and often under-rated profession.
The 535-page hardbound book as written by Jennifer Crichton and published in this 1986 FIRST PRINTING by Warner Books, New York. Condition is Very Good, with no apparent defects on the book itself. The dust jacket is present, showing some edge/corner wear and slight discoloration of the edges. (5136r20)
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1911 - American Woman, Her Home
THE AMERICAN WOMAN AND HER HOME was written by Mrs. Newell Dwight Hillis and published in 1911 by Fleming H. Revell Co., New York.
This is another one of those wonderful turn-of-the-last-century books that offered observations about certain classes of women and the problems which arose from the times they lived in.
According to the author, "If these studies shall in any way help to solve these problems, or awaken in the minds of women who have not realized their own responsibility and opportunity the desire to share in their solution, they will not have been written in vain."
Chapter titles include:
Some Successes of American Women,
Some Failures of American Women,
The Serious Note in the Education of Women,
The Girl Graduate,
The Home Life of Working Girls,
Women in the Church,
The Foundation of the Home,
Woman's Partnership with Her Husband,
In the Light of Foreign Eyes.
Says the author: We unanimously lauded our grandmothers for their economy, their thrift, and their self-sacrifice … but it has occurred to but few that, in spite of the faults, manifest and annoying, of the woman of the present day, the contrast is due more largely to her environment than to the woman herself.
The Puritan was thrifty and economical largely because she had to be so. Times have changed since then.
Can you imagine Mrs. Hillis' view of today's changed environment … some 90 years later? It's a fascinating book -- and one that makes her premise entirely plausible!
Condition is Good+, although the book is ex lib and has the usual library markings. There is some wear on cover edges, corners and spine ends. The title imprint on front cover is worn. A few inside pages have small tears on the edges, but none of this interferes with the readability! They are slightly yellowed, but again with no effect on the book's contents. It's a fun one!
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ZELDA (Mrs. F. Scott) Fitzgerald
ZELDA is Nancy Milford's fascinating biography of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and her life with F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Released near the start of the women's rights movement, the book was published in 1970 by Harper & Row, New York. It rekindled interest in her as an important southern woman writer and an influential member of literary circles in the early 20th century.
Zelda Sayre was born in Alabama and married F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920. Although much has been written about him, she has remained a figure in the shadows. After 10 years of marriage, Zelda suffered her first mental breakdown and the rest of her life was spent in and out of mental clinics.
Much of her writing, including her first novel and several short stories, were completed during her hospitalization. The book provides an fascinating view of the couple and their life.
Condition of this copy is Good, although it does have some minor edge/corner wear on the covers and the front hinge seems slightly loose. A previous owner's name has been written -- and subsequently scratched out -- on the inside cover. Inside pages are without defect, however, and the book is complete and readable.
If you want some insight into this American woman's life and works, don't miss this one! (1303/b)
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