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The league of extraordinarily funny women: 50 trailblazers of comedy
Par Sheila C Moeschen, Sheila Moeschen. 2019
A pop culture writer celebrates the outstanding contributions of fifty women in comedy past and present. From legends like Lucille…
Ball and Joan Rivers to current comedy heroes like Issa Rae and Tig Notaro, she charts a rich lineage of women using humor to challenge the status quo. 2019Revolutionary mothers: women in the struggle for America's independence
Par Carol Berkin. 2005
American history professor addresses the roles of women in the American Revolution, through first-person accounts. Reveals the contributions made by…
African Americans and Native Americans, as well as white revolutionaries and loyalists. An epilog examines the impact of war on gender images. 2005With Billie
Par Julia Blackburn. 2005
Biography of jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959) based on some 150 interviews with colleagues, boyfriends, and acquaintances conducted in the…
1970s by Linda Kuehl and concluded later by Blackburn. Covers Holiday's life from her rough Baltimore childhood to New York fame. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2005Worthy
Par Jada Pinkett Smith. 2023
A gripping, at times painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk…
series Jada Pinkett Smith. Jada Pinkett Smith was living what many would view as a fairy-tale of Hollywood success. But appearances can be deceiving, and as she felt more and more separated from her sense of self, emotional turmoil took hold. Sparing no detail, Worthy chronicles her life—from a rebellious youth running the Baltimore streets as an observer and participant in the drug trade, to the deep bond she shared with Tupac Shakur from the moment they met, to her move to Los Angeles and the successful career she built on her own terms, to becoming the wife of superstar Will Smith and mother to Jaden, Willow and bonus-mom to Trey . A rollercoaster from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of self-acceptance and spiritual healing, Worthy is a woman's journey to finding herself again. In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith shares herself in an intimate conversation with readers. She answers questions about her difficult childhood, her marriage, her parenting style, her career choices, and the intense scrutiny that followed "the slap." An impactful and rare memoir that engages and educates, Worthy shows why adhering to the status quo has never been the plan for Jada Pinkett Smith and why labels and stories crafted by others strip women of their authenticity. Worthy teaches us who Jada is, and how to embrace our most lovable qualities. Complete with thought-provoking writing prompts and meditations on how to discover who we really are and nourish our self-worthStrength and honor: the life of Dolley Madison
Par Richard N. Côté. 2005
Uses primary sources to document the life of first lady Dolley Madison (1768-1849), from her Quaker youth to her death…
in genteel poverty. Traces the genealogy of her maternal family. Highlights her marriage to James Madison and roles as White House hostess and heroine of the War of 1812. 2005A guide to survivorship for women with ovarian cancer (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book Ser.)
Par Robert E. Bristow, Fredrick J. Montz. 2005
Gynecological oncologists offer a comprehensive guide to coping with the physical and emotional aspects of ovarian cancer. Discusses the latest…
developments in diagnosis and treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pain management, and alternative therapies while addressing the psychological impact of the disease and stressing quality of life and self-determination. 2005Lazy B: growing up on a cattle ranch in the American southwest
Par Sandra Day O'Connor. 2003
Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor and her younger brother, Alan Day, recall their childhood on an Arizona cattle ranch.…
They describe the hardships and adventures of western living--cattle drives, water shortages, the isolation--and the values that shaped their lives. 2002Our mothers' war: American women at home and at the Front during World War II
Par Emily Yellin. 2004
Journalist's chronicle of World War II's "other American soldiers," women from various backgrounds who filled nontraditional roles during wartime. Depicts…
women factory workers, frontline nurses, spies, and pilots. Also discusses the experiences of African American and Japanese American women. 2004Obsessive genius: the inner world of Marie Curie
Par Barbara Goldsmith. 2005
Account of Marie Curie (1867-1934), the first woman to become a professor at the Sorbonne, and the first woman to…
receive two Nobel Prizes. Using family documents, Goldsmith compares Curie's roles of scientist, wife, and mother, focusing on the social and economic hurdles she had to overcome. 2005Crash course for men on the best ways to support a wife through the ordeal of breast cancer. Part medical…
guide and part practical advice on caring for and understanding cancer treatment and its effects. Includes candid discussion of emotional, physical, and sexual reactions and coping options. 2004Celia: my life
Par Celia Cruz, Ana Cristina Reymundo. 2004
Autobiography by the Afro-Cuban singer, the "Queen of Salsa," who died in 2003. Reminisces about her upbringing and early career…
in Havana and her road to international success. Recalls her voluntary exile after Castro came to power, her long marriage, and associations with other musicians. Foreword by Maya Angelou. 2004FBI girl: how I learned to crack my father's code
Par Maura Conlon-McIvor. 2004
Memoir of a Hoover-era FBI agent's daughter determined to penetrate her father's secretive world with the help of her own…
detective work. Author describes how she learned even more about her dad through mutual love, loss, and understanding when her beloved uncle, Father Jack, was murdered in New York. 2004Columnist addresses the loneliness and isolation women often experience during major life changes such as marriage, motherhood, divorce, moving, or…
leaving a job. Using anecdotes, Paul outlines strategies for meeting new people and maintaining friendships. Steps include overcoming emotional roadblocks, increasing self-confidence, and building a community of support. 2004The world I live in (New York Review Books classics)
Par Helen Keller. 2003
New edition of a short collection of personal essays Helen Keller wrote in 1908 when she was twenty-eight. Follows The…
Story of My Life (DB 55883). This reflective work is separated into three categories: the senses, especially touch; imagination, thinking, and language; and dream analysis. Introduction by Roger Shattuck. 2003Pocahontas: medicine woman, spy, entrepreneur, diplomat
Par Paula Gunn Allen. 2003
Part-Native American scholar analyzes the life of Pocahontas from a feminist perspective. To interpret the young Powhatan woman in the…
context in which she lived, Allen uses contemporary accounts from English travelers and adventurers, among them John Smith of the Virginia Company. 2003Founding mothers: the women who raised our nation
Par Cokie Roberts. 2004
Political commentator and news analyst examines the role of Abigail Adams, Deborah Read Franklin, Martha Washington, and other prominent colonial…
women in founding the United States. Discusses their work outside the domestic sphere to manage businesses, run plantations, and defend their homes in the absence of men. Bestseller. 2004The 30-day natural hormone plan: look and feel young again-- without synthetic HRT
Par Erika Schwartz. 2004
Physician provides a month-long program that relies on natural hormones to alleviate menopausal symptoms. Suggests using diet and exercise to…
maintain good health while aging. Includes meal plans and a summary of the National Institutes of Health synthetic hormones study. 2004I'm not slowing down: winning my battle with osteoporosis
Par Ann Richards. 2003
Former Texas governor describes her battle to arrest osteopenia, an early stage of osteoporosis often triggered by hormonal changes in…
postmenopausal women. Along with coauthor and physician Richard Levine, she describes dietary measures, medication, and exercise aimed at controlling the condition. Also includes information on hormone replacement therapy. 2003Hysterectomy: exploring your options (A johns Hopkins Press Health Book Ser.)
Par Edward E Wallach. 2004
Gynecologists explain the female reproductive organs, problems that can occur, and options for treatment. Describes three types of hysterectomies (involving…
surgical removal of the uterus), benefits and risks of each operation, postoperative issues, and medical alternatives. 2003Tales of a female nomad: living at large in the world
Par Rita Golden Gelman. 2001
Children's author and self-proclaimed "modern-day nomad" recounts her travels since 1986 when, on the verge of divorce at age forty-eight,…
she abandoned her upscale California existence. Gelman's serendipitous lifestyle takes her around the world--from the Galápagos to Thailand and beyond--where she connects with locals, learns their customs, and shares their lives. 2001