wyszukanych pozycji: 12
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Partner and I: Molly Dewson, Feminism, and New Deal Politics
ISBN: 9780300046212 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A fascinating exploration of the private and public worlds of Molly Dewson, America's original female political boss. In the first biography ever written of Dewson, Susan Ware not only examines her political career as a trusted member of the Roosevelt team throughout the New Deal but also considers how Dewson's fifty-two year partnership with Polly Porter and her woman-centered existence strengthened her success as a politician.
"Susan Ware's excellent biography of Molly Dewson restores one of Franklin Roosevelt's chums and an irrepressible battler for women in politics to her proper... A fascinating exploration of the private and public worlds of Molly Dewson, America's original female political boss. In the first biography ever writ...
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250,17 zł |
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Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women's Sports
ISBN: 9781469622033 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Billie Jean King trounced Bobby Riggs in tennis's "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, she placed sports squarely at the center of a national debate about gender equity. In this winning combination of biography and history, Susan Ware argues that King's challenge to sexism, the supportive climate of second-wave feminism, and the legislative clout of Title IX sparked a women's sports revolution in the 1970s that fundamentally reshaped American society.
While King did not single-handedly cause the revolution in women's sports, she quickly became one of its most enduring symbols, as did... When Billie Jean King trounced Bobby Riggs in tennis's "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, she placed sports squarely at the center of a national debate ab...
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169,84 zł |
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Still Missing: Amelia Earhart and the Search for Modern Feminism
ISBN: 9780393312553 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Still Missing is a fascinating biography of one of the most intriguing women of modern history. In it, Susan Ware recovers the parts of Earhart's life that have been obscured by the emphasis on her disappearance. Setting her in her place and times, Ware speaks of the woman who set aviation records, who endlessly promoted the ability of women to enter any and all professions, who served as a dynamic role model because of her charm and spirit. Ware's portrait of Earhart is of a woman we all need to rediscover.
Still Missing is a fascinating biography of one of the most intriguing women of modern history. In it, Susan Ware recovers the parts of Earha...
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99,33 zł |
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It's One O'Clock and Here Is Mary Margaret McBride: A Radio Biography
ISBN: 9780814794012 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One of the most beloved radio show hosts of the 1940s and 1950s, Mary Margaret McBride (1899--1976) regularly attracted between six and eight million listeners to her daily one o'clock broadcast. During her twenty years on the air she interviewed tens of thousands of people, from President Harry Truman and Frank Lloyd Wright to Rachel Carson and Zora Neale Hurston. This is her story. Five decades after their broadcast, her shows remain remarkably fresh and interesting. And yet McBride--the Oprah Winfrey of her day--has been practically forgotten, both in radio history and in the... One of the most beloved radio show hosts of the 1940s and 1950s, Mary Margaret McBride (1899--1976) regularly attracted between six and eight milli... |
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247,81 zł |
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American Women: A Concise History
ISBN: 9780197522349 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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157,21 zł |
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Beyond Suffrage: Women in the New Deal
ISBN: 9780674069220 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The New Deal administration of Franklin Roosevelt brought an unprecedented number of women to Washington to serve in positions of power and influence. Beyond Suffrage is a study of women who achieved positions of national leadership in the 1930s. Susan Ware discusses the network they established, their attitudes toward feminism and social reform, and the impact they had upon the New Dears social welfare policies and on Democratic party politics.
The New Deal administration of Franklin Roosevelt brought an unprecedented number of women to Washington to serve in positions of power and influence....
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164,77 zł |
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Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
ISBN: 9780674248298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. |
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84,91 zł |
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Letter to the World: Seven Women Who Shaped the American Century
ISBN: 9780393343212 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In wanting to think through modern women's history, Susan Ware found herself drawn to seven larger-than-life women who influenced not only their professions--politics, journalism, anthropology, acting, sports, dance, and music--but also the way women saw themselves and their options in life. Ware recovers the people behind the legends of Eleanor Roosevelt, Dorothy Thompson, Margaret Mead, Katharine Hepburn, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Martha Graham, and Marian Anderson in compelling life stories. She looks at how they created their persona, how they kept themselves in the public eye, and how...
In wanting to think through modern women's history, Susan Ware found herself drawn to seven larger-than-life women who influenced not only their profe...
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103,69 zł |
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The Forgotten Seed
ISBN: 9781777097516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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52,22 zł |
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American Women's History: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780199328338 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 1607, Powhatan teenager Pocahontas first encountered English settlers when John Smith was brought to her village as a captive. In 1920, the ratification of the 19th Amendment gave women the constitutional right to vote. And in 2012, the U.S. Marine Corps lifted its ban on women in active combat, allowing female marines to join the sisterhood of American women who stand at the center of this country's history. Between each of these signal points runs the multi-layered experience of American women, from pre-colonization to the present. In American Women's History: A Very Short...
In 1607, Powhatan teenager Pocahontas first encountered English settlers when John Smith was brought to her village as a captive. In 1920, the ratific...
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47,86 zł |
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Here Come the Horribles
ISBN: 9781468138733 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is the first in a series about a family of Warthogs who find joy in everything. Everyday is an adventure to them, and if it's not an adventure, they make it one, because, after all, they're warthogs They are delightful, fun loving, high spirited creatures who share our world.They also think the word "horrible" means something good, which adds to the charm of Henrietta, Harold and Stanley.
This is the first in a series about a family of Warthogs who find joy in everything. Everyday is an adventure to them, and if it's not an adventure, t...
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43,50 zł |
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Letters from God
ISBN: 9781628395730 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. THIS IS A WONDERFUL GOD GIVEN BOOK FROM HEAVEN God Desires & and Does Talk with Those each day who Will Listen By Reading These LETTERS FROM GOD, Jesus Proves to You that God's Spiritual Supernatural Kingdom is Gloriously True Speaking to Susan, with instructions to publish and share His Words, (Precious Gems For My Kingdom) Jesus is able to bring you to a new perspective, awareness, and attitude in your daily walk with Him. God wants to have an active, open, real relationship with us every day, so knowing His Character and Love, we'll become more like Jesus, bringing Heaven to Earth. God...
THIS IS A WONDERFUL GOD GIVEN BOOK FROM HEAVEN God Desires & and Does Talk with Those each day who Will Listen By Reading These LETTERS FROM GOD, Je...
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78,92 zł |