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The Gentle Tamers: Women of the Old West by Dee Brown All Editions of This Title London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1958. Dee Brown, noted historian of the American West, provides a comprehensive and lively account of the "women who won the West," recreated from the memoirs, letters and diaries of the women who were there. Read More		Botanic Manuscript of Jane Colden 1724-1766: The First Woman Botanist of Colonial America by Jane Colden All Editions of This Title New York: Garden Club of Orange & Dutchess Counties, 1963. Published on the 50th anniversary of The Garden Club of America, this reproduction of the original manuscript of Jane Colden, America's first woman botanist, contains 57 plant species, illustrated and described in detail. Drawings are in black ink, and much of the text is in Colden's handwriting. Read More

*Life At Puget Sound With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California 1865-1881.* by Caroline C. Leighton All Editions of This Title Boston: Lee & Shepard Publishers, 1884. Dated entries by a woman of the 1880s as she travels through the Pacific Northwest and California. Descriptions of Native life, geographical landmarks, historic events. A rare look at the early Northwest by a white female traveler; a good addition for a collector of personal histories of the early West. $175.00 Read More		The Log of the Forty-Niner. Being the Record of Adventures by Sea and Shore to the California Gold-Fields and the Pacific Northwest, 1849-1854. Carolyn Hale Russ All Editions of This Title Boston: B.J. Brimmer, 1923. Carolyn Hale recounts her father's travels during the years of 1849 to 185, taken from her father's storytelling and his notes from his travels. Illustrated throughout with her father's black and white sketches. $250.00 Read More

Mothers of the Novel: 100 Good Women Writers Before Jane Austen Dale Spender. All Editions of This Title London: Pandora, 1987. Spender's enthusiasm gives liveliness and readbility to this engaging text on early female writers. She covers the interconnections between these women, describes their lives and work, and addresses the way history was revised to exclude them from the canon of established male writers. A valuable book for feminist scholars, bibliophiles, and literary historians. Read More		Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Women of the Bible from Eve of the Old to the Marys of the New Testament. P. C. Headley All Editions of This Title New York & Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1857. Short biographies in chronological order, making "an outline of Scripture History, including nearly all the heroic and distinguished women of the Sacred Annals." Read More

The Power of Feminist Art Norma Broude. All Editions of This Title New York: Abrams, 1994. Images, in color and black and white, of hundreds of works of feminist art from the seventies to the present make this volume a stunning addition to the history of women's art. Its accompanying text is contributed by eighteen art professors and historians of both art and feminism, each writing about a particular issue or movement in feminist art. "Uncompromising, probing, thoughtful, and as provocative and exciting as the period itself . . . this is an invaluable source book and major contribution to American art and social history." Read More		On Top of the World: Five Women Explorers in Tibet Luree Miller All Editions of This Title New York: Paddington Press, 1976 "These five intrepid women are examples of the Victorian and Edwardian women travlelers who covered the globe in unprecedented bursts of enthusiaism. The social and psychological obstacles they encountered were as formidable as the physical. But as they ventured into unknown regions they became inspired amateurs in the game of exploration. As women the world was definately not their oyster. Nonetheless, they sallied forth, in their proper long skirts and high-necked blouses, to pry open the shell a crack to see for themselves if there were pearls in secret places." Read More

Two Women in the Klondike: The Story of a Journey to the Gold Fields of Alaska Mary E. Hitchcock All Editions of This Title New York: G. P. Putnam, The Knickerbocker Press, 1899 The story of the widowed Mrs. Hitchcock "who, with her friend, Miss Edith Van Buren, braved the hardships and dangers of a journey to the Klondike and all the discomforts of life along the very skirmish line of civilization where the turn of a spade has oftentimes led to the discovery of a fortune, cannot fail to be most interesting and most instructive." Read More		Notes on Woman Printers in Colonial America and the United States 1639-1975 New York: Unviersity Press of Virginia, 1976. Marjorie Dana Barlow All Editions of This Title The author, a member of the Hroswitha Club (named after the 10th century canoness famous as a poet, dramatist, and historian) offers a valuable documentation of woman printers in the US; the text is organized alphabetically, state by state, and entries include biographical information about the printer, the dates of her employment, and representative works by her. A highly valuable volume for bibliophiles, students of women's history, and those interested in the history of printing in America. One of only 600 copies. Read More

George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals J. W. Cross. All Editions of This Title New York: Harper, 1885. Two volumes of a three volume set of the life of George Eliot made up of letters and journals edited by her husband after her death. Printed right margin notes throughout indicate date of composition and recipient of each letter, and each chapter is followed by a summary of its contents. A revealing look into the mind of one of the most important of British novelists. Read More		Ladies' Guide in Health and Disease: Girlhood, Maidenhood, Wifehood, Motherhood J. H. Kellogg All Editions of This Title Battle Creek: Good Health, 1892 A book produced to educate young women about healthful living by one of the instigators of American culture's preoccupation with diet and exercise -- Kellog was famous for inventing corn flakes, popularizing peanut butter, advocating vegetarianism, and establishing one of the earliest "natural" health sanitariums in Battle Creek, Michigan. A predecessor of today's self-help health books, and a wonderful example of this genre. The body of the text has colored illustrations. Read More

Shady Ladies of the West Ronald Dean Miller. All Editions of This Title Los Angeles: Westernlore, 1964. Fast women, fast guns , dance hall girls -- this book tells the stories of numerous "shady ladies" who lived and died in the early west. Read More		Women and Flight: Portraits of Contemporary Women Pilots Carolyn Russo All Editions of This Title Boston & New York: National Air & Space Museum/Smithsonian, 1997. "Ninety spectacular duotone photographs, accompanied by extensive interviews and biographical sketches, capture thirty-six women aviators and astronauts from all walks of airborne life." Read More

Calamity Jane: A Study in Historical Criticism Sollid, Roberta Beed. All Editions of This Title Montana: The Western Press, 1958. This book published by the Historical society of Montana corrects the false history and legends of Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Cannary) and provides an interesting biography of one of the most colorful women of the Old West. "Her more commendable activities includes spasmodic periods of bull-whacking, at which she was adept, running a hurdy-gurdy house and a saloon, staking a few claims, and waiting tables in restaurants." Read More		Ecofeminism and the Sacred Carol J. Adams All Editions of This Title New York: Continuum Publishing Company, 1993. Many well known ecofeminists -- including Rosemary Radford Ruether, Catherine Keller, Judith Plaskow, Gloria Feman Orenstein, Charlene Spetnak, and many more -- write about the issues of ecofeminist theory: revisioning religion, envisioning ecofeminism, and embodying ecofeminist spiritualities. Read More

The Feminist Companion to Literature in English Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present Virginia Blain, Isobel Grundy, Patricia Clements All Editions of This Title New Haven & London: Yale Univiversity Press, 1990. This is the first fully international biographical and topical guide to women writers. Read More		The Female Hero in Folklore and Legend Tristam Potter Coffin All Editions of This Title New York: Sealbury Press, 1975. This book "is a survey of those women who achieved fame during the time when most of our legends were being formed; but more than this, it is an enchanting set of rare, good gossipy accounts -- a spicy collation of vignettes depicting a diverse sisterhood." Read More

The Weaker Vessel: Woman's Lot in Seventeenth-Century England Antonia Fraser. All Editions of This Title New York: Abrams, 1994. This well-researched book, by an author known for her studies of British historical figures, covers the lives of 17th century women in almost every aspect; the social, economical, and sexual roles of the time are thoroughly examined, with emphasis on individual lives as examples. A wide-ranging and engaging historical study. An eight page inset of illustrations includes portraits of famous women of the time. Read More		The Women's Movements of the United States and Western Europe: Consciousness, Political Opportunity, and Public Policy Mary Fainsod Katzenstein All Editions of This Title Philadelphia: Temple University, 1987. A study of feminist movements in seven countries, examining their histories and possible futures. Scholarly and well-researched articles by numerous contributors from different nations; many entries have footnotes, endnotes, and/or bibliographical references included. "This book seeks to fill a gap in feminist scholarship by focusing on the women's movements and the different opportunities their political environments provide." A valuable resource for those interested in international feminism. Read More

The Creation of Patriarchy Gerda Lerner. All Editions of This Title New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. A classic of feminist theory by a leading historian and pioneer in Women's Studies. Read More		Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement Robin Morgan All Editions of This Title New York: Random House, 1970. One of the first comprehensive collections of writings about the women's movement & women's rights--now a feminist classic. Includes articles, poems, photographs, & manifestos by many well known feminist writers, such as: Marge Piercy , Lindsy Van Gelder, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Kate Millet, Rita Mae Brown, and more. Read More

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