Here are a few new feminist
titles - please remember to support your
local independent bookstore.
Veiled
Threat: The Women of Afghanistan by
Sally Armstrong. $35.00. Penguin Books, May
2002.
An insider's look at the Taliban and a narrative
that explores the cultural history of women
in Afghanistan, revealing the terror, abuse,
and misogyny that they faced for more than
two decades. Sally Armstong bases her book
on interviews with women in Afghanistan in
1997 and weaves their personal narratives
throughout her work.
No Turning
Back: The History of Feminism and the Future
of Women by Estelle Freedman. $40.00.
Ballantine Books, March 2002.
An exploration of the cross-cultural and historical
evolution of feminism and the ways in which
contemporary feminists address women's issues
such as work, family, sexuality, creativity,
and politics. Freedman identifies the challenges
and struggles that feminists have faced and
how feminism has repeatedly re-invented itself
throughout history.
From
Eve to Dawn: A History of Women Vol I: Eve
to the Middle Ages by Marilyn French.
$34.95. McArthur & Company, May 2002.
The first of three volumes of work that will
cover the history of women throughout the
world. In Volume I, Marilyn French examines
women's roles and activities in various civilizations
and societies from earliest recorded history
to the Middle Ages ... includes extensive
notes and bibliographic suggestions for each
section.
I Knew
a Woman: The Experience of the Female Body
by Cortney Davis. $21.00. Ballantine Books,
June 2002.
New in paperback, this is a book that every
woman should read! Drawing on the insights
she has gained in twenty five years of professional
experience and weaving the stories of four
women into her own, Cortney Davis explores
the trials and triumphs of the female body
and the ways in which women's lives are intertwined
with the mysteries of their bodies. Cortney
Davis is a poet and a nurse practitioner in
a women's clinic and her book is a blend of
memoir, fiction, clinical detail and practical
advice.
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