Hal - Women's Studies 1

Almost every other day, a woman in Canada is murdered by her partner. Domestic violence kills as many as 187 women each year while terrorizing or maiming untold thousands, including children and bys……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive overview of menopause, explaining the biological processes, symptoms, and health implications associated with this natural stage of a woman’s life. It examines the……続きを見る

A bold, empowering guide to finding your voice and harnessing your creative power Are you an unreasonable woman? You dare to dream big. You know a better world is possible. You’re tired of asking pe……続きを見る

This book introduces readers to the rich and diverse experiences of women across the African continent, covering their socio-cultural, political, and economic realities from the precolonial era righ……続きを見る

**A Ms. Magazine "Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2026" Pick Gives voice to the Black women whose lives were devastated by the carceral system and sheds powerful light on its slavery-based roots ……続きを見る

'Brilliant and discursive' Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times 'Hughes-Hallett's exemplary reappraisal … throws a searching light on two thousand years of male erotic fantasy' Joan Smith, New Statesman Win……続きを見る

This book integrates womanist biblical interpretation with trauma theory while closely examining survival and the language of survival in the Hebrew Bible. While survival is often a theme lifted whe……続きを見る

What if the most powerful source of inner power you'll ever tap into isn't a guru or an app but one hundred women who refused to break? On the days you doubt yourself, Women to Remember hands you pr……続きを見る

When thinking of intrepid travelers from past centuries, we don't usually put Muslim women at the top of the list. And yet, the stunning firsthand accounts in this collection completely upend precon……続きを見る

There is an urgent need for nutrition-sensitive interventions in the face of rising malnutrition, food insecurity, and climate change. As global initiatives such as the Sustainable Development Goals……続きを見る

Misperception exists in the mind of modern educated people as to the position of women in Islam. This is largely because the failure to distinguish between pristine teachings of Islam on the one and……続きを見る

This edited volume examines mass media portrayals of women leaders and other powerful women in popular culture. Contributors argue that increased media visibility and representation can lead to more……続きを見る

During the nineteenth century, Maori women produced letters and memoirs, wrote off to newspapers and commissioners, appeared before commissions of enquiry, gave evidence in court cases, and went to ……続きを見る

Evocative feminist ethnography focused on the rarely documented lives of Mizrahi women in a marginalized Israeli community. Concrete Boxes: Mizrahi Women on Israel's Periphery offers a rich depictio……続きを見る

When Roe Fell examines the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, placing this judicial decision in a longer history of abortion in th……続きを見る

It was in 1869 that Bradford MP Edward Miall who, standing alongside that champion of Elementary Education, William Edward Forster, proclaimed that without the influence of women, men were naught. ‘……続きを見る

Voici des histoires de femmes face à leur destin choisi ou subi et de leur courage, leur folie, leur amour. Toutes sont vraies ! Ce sont des histoires brèves, des miniatures, ces petits portraits qu……続きを見る

Although the impact of the bicycle craze of the late nineteenth century on women’s lives has been well documented, rarely have writers considered the role of women’s rhetorical agency in the transfo……続きを見る

Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story. As 'a little girl from a little school in a little villag……続きを見る

Women And The Law isa pioneering study of the way in which the law has treated women – at work, in the family, in matters of sexuality and fertility, and in public life. Originally published in 1984……続きを見る

In Infamous Commerce**, Laura J. Rosenthal uses literature to explore the meaning of prostitution from the Restoration through the eighteenth century, showing how both reformers and libertines const……続きを見る

This book is a study of women’s involvement in occult practices in Weimar Germany. Women during the Weimar period experienced an unprecedented level of liberation. This included a greatly increased ……続きを見る

Since the publication of James Smith’s groundbreaking book on the Magdalene laundries in 2007, many developments have made the issue even more topical. Even though the lack of access to archives and……続きを見る

This book examines the intersectionality of gendered, religious identity among Muslim women in Catalonia, and illustrates how this identity is brokered through language use in a multilingual and dia……続きを見る

What It Really Costs to Be a Woman The hidden costs of womanhood go beyond dollars and centsーthey shape careers, relationships, and daily life. In What It Really Costs to Be a Woman, we uncover the……続きを見る

From hip-hop moguls and political candidates to talk radio and critically acclaimed films, society communicates that Black girls don’t matter and their girlhood is not safe. Alarming statistics on p……続きを見る

In Pop & Postfeminism, Nathalie Weidhase conceptualises the female dandy as a figure that simultaneously embodies and disrupts postfeminist notions of femininity, including maintaining a physique co……続きを見る

The last decades of the Ottoman Empire saw heated debates about and changes to the role of women in society. This book analyses the history of the women's movement among Ottoman Armenians. Examining……続きを見る

Much has been written about the men of Wakefield, but apart from a couple of well-documented individuals, the women of Wakefield have remained largely ignored. Yet many women in this prosperous West……続きを見る

**"A masterpiece of seminal, meticulous, and groundbreaking scholarship."ー**Midwest Book Review A richly nuanced analysis of how ancient Egyptian society regarded and dealt with pregnancy, mothers,……続きを見る