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Book Description: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, United States, 2005. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New edition. 190 x 135 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Introduction by Mary McDermott Shideler One of the first women to graduate from Oxford University, Dorothy Sayers pursued her goals whether or not what she wanted to do was ordinarily understood to be "feminine." Sayers did not devote a great deal of time to talking or writing about feminism, but she did explicitly address the issue of women's role in society in the two classic essays collected here. Central to Sayers's reflections is the conviction that both men and women are first of all human beings and must be regarded as essentially much more alike than different. We are to be true not so much to our sex as to our humanity. The proper role of both men and women, in her view, is to find the work for which they are suited and to do it. Though written several decades ago, these essays still offer in Sayers's piquant style a sensible and conciliatory approach to ongoing gender issues. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780802829962

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Book Description: Paperback. Book Condition: New. 134mm x 6mm x 191mm. 69 pages. 0.095. Bookseller Inventory # 9780802829962

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Book Description: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company November 2005, 2005. Paper Back. Book Condition: New. One could very well call the wit of Dorothy Sayers 'biting,' though the publishers of this edition choose instead the far more elegant (and complimentary) piquant. Indeed, she is 'engagingly provocative' and 'agreeably stimulating' with 'a lively arch charm' (Merriam-Webster), though this reader would hardly wish to find herself opposing Ms. Sayers in debate. Her arguments concerning women are sharp as any battle-ready sword and also (quite often) hilarious in their delivery and execution. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford, Sayers met with the Inklings from time to time and might be best known for her detective stories, plays, and fine translations of Dante. Only three times is she known to have written on the nature and functions of women-in the two essays printed here and in her introduction to Dante's Purgatory. Sayers is far from what most imagine a feminist to be. She is more concerned with a way of life that liberates women as human beings than she is defending their right to do men's work. In short, 'It is ridiculous to take on a man's job just in order to be able to say that 'a woman has done it-yah!' The only decent reason for taking any job is that it is your job and you want to do it.' 69 pp. Bookseller Inventory # 96253

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Book Description: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company November 2005, 2005. Paper Back. Book Condition: New. One could very well call the wit of Dorothy Sayers 'biting,' though the publishers of this edition choose instead the far more elegant (and complimentary) piquant. Indeed, she is 'engagingly provocative' and 'agreeably stimulating' with 'a lively arch charm' (Merriam-Webster), though this reader would hardly wish to find herself opposing Ms. Sayers in debate. Her arguments concerning women are sharp as any battle-ready sword and also (quite often) hilarious in their delivery and execution. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford, Sayers met with the Inklings from time to time and might be best known for her detective stories, plays, and fine translations of Dante. Only three times is she known to have written on the nature and functions of women-in the two essays printed here and in her introduction to Dante's Purgatory. Sayers is far from what most imagine a feminist to be. She is more concerned with a way of life that liberates women as human beings than she is defending their right to do men's work. In short, 'It is ridiculous to take on a man's job just in order to be able to say that 'a woman has done it-yah!' The only decent reason for taking any job is that it is your job and you want to do it.' 69 pp. Bookseller Inventory # 91263

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Book Description: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Are Women Human?: Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society (New edition), Dorothy L. Sayers. Bookseller Inventory # B9780802829962

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Book Description: Eerdmans Pub Co, 2005. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. 69 pages. 7.50x5.75x0.25 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # x-0802829961

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Book Description: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 7.5 by 5 inches. (00069 pages) [ships from USA takes 8-14 days to Europe] Lang=English accessory:NO ACCESSORY (Paperback ). Bookseller Inventory # AF0802829961

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