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Women

Women's Suffrage

This book, presenting history through the works of first-person narrators, discusses the battle for state recognition of women's suffrage, the right to vote in political elections.

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Woman in the Shade of Islam

Abdul Rahman Al-Sheha

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Afghanistan

Hamed Madani

This book discusses the history, wars, cultural diversity, and political changes of Afghanistan.

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The Feminist Movement

This book discusses the development of the feminist movement, including world involvement and personal stories.

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Women of the Suffrage Movement

Lydia D. Bjornlund

This book examines leaders of the women's suffrage movement as well as the antisuffragists.

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We Shall Not Be Moved

Joan Dash

Describes the conditions that gave rise to efforts to secure better working conditions for the women working in the garment industry in early twentieth-century New York and led to the formation of the

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Women

Cornelia Blair

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Comfort Woman

Maria Rosa Henson

Maria Rosa Henson tells the story of her experiences as a teenager who was forced into service as a "comfort woman"--a sexual slave for Japanese troops employed in the Philippines during World War II.

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Arab Women

A collection of writings that analyze the lives, diverse roles, and challenges of Arab women.

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Legacies of the Comfort Women of World War Ii

Explores the legacy of the victims of sexual slavery imposed by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II through fourteen essays by scholars, political activists, and creative artists who have b

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