Approved Reading List for Gender and Women's History in Cultural Representations (Rathbun) 100-200s
Philosophy & Psychology; Religion
Enduring Grace: Living Portraits of Seven Women Mystics by ISBN: 9780060626457
Perpetua's Passion: the death and memory of a young Roman woman by ISBN: 0415918375Story of the 3rd century martyrdom of a young Roman woman
Witch craze : terror and fantasy in baroque Germany by ISBN: 0300103352
The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe by ISBN: 058208069XA well-researched, reasoned approach to the witch hunts, informative but a bit plodding.
Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe by ISBN: 0521638755
Approved Reading List for Gender and Women's History in Cultural Representations (Rathbun) - 300s
Social Sciences
A History of Women in Russia: From earliest times to the present by ISBN: 0253001013- Beyond Their Sex : learned women of the European past byISBN: 0814749984Examines lives of exceptional women, often now called "women worthies", known for intellectual achievements
Birth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece by ISBN: 0801847621
Daughters of Isis : women of ancient Egypt by ISBN: 0140175962
Holy Anorexia by ISBN: 0226042057Compares modern descriptions of anorexia nervosa with the recorded behavior of Italian female saints from the 13th to the 15th centuries.
Medieval Misogyny and the Invention of Western Romantic Love by ISBN: 0226059731- Medieval Women byISBN: 0312129343
- Pandora's Daughters : the role and status of women in Greek and Roman antiquity byISBN: 0801831938A history of women in ancient Greece and Rome written from a legal perspective
The fourth estate : a history of women in the Middle Ages by ISBN: 0415308518Wide ranging history of women in the Middle Ages; draws a picture of nuns, married women, peasant and noblewomen, townswomen and women involved in heretical movements and witchcraft.
The fourth estate : a history of women in the Middle Ages - ebook by ISBN: 9780203426395
The prospect before her : a history of women in Western Europe by ISBN: 0679450300A history of women in western Europe between 1500 and 1800
Women of the Renaissance by ISBN: 0226436187
Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe by ISBN: 0521386136- Women in Hellenistic Egypt byISBN: 0805239111
Women in the Classical World by ISBN: 0195098625
Women's Work by Call Number: 305.4309 B234ISBN: 0393313484Publication Date: 1995-09-17
Approved Reading List for Gender and Women's History in Cultural Representations (Rathbun) 400-700s
Language; Natural sciences & Mathematics; Technology & Applied sciences; The Arts
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun : the odyssey of an artist in an age of revolution by ISBN: 9780300108729A biography of the most important female painter of the 18th century.
Approved Reading List for Gender and Women's History in Cultural Representations (Rathbun) 800s
Literature
Christine de Pizan by
A biography of France's first woman of letters, who lived from 1364-1429. Among her works is the classic defense of women, The Book of the City of Ladies.
ISBN: 9780892551521
Jane Austen : a life by ISBN: 0374113262
Approved Reading List for Gender and Women's History in Cultural Representations (Rathbun) -900s and Fic
History; Fiction
Abigail Adams by ISBN: 9781416546801
America's First Daughter by
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph--a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy. From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson's oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother's death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France. It is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of revolution, that fifteen-year-old Patsy learns about her father's troubling liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love--with her father's protégé William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat. Torn between love, principles, and the bonds of family, Patsy questions whether she can choose a life as William's wife and still be a devoted daughter. Her choice will follow her in the years to come, to Virginia farmland, Monticello, and even the White House. And as scandal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family, Patsy must decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her father's reputation, in the process defining not just his political legacy, but that of the nation he founded.
Call Number: WE do not have a copy of this. Check Linkcat!ISBN: 0062347268Publication Date: 2016-03-01
Arsinoë of Egypt and Macedon : a royal life by ISBN: 9780195365511
Berenice II and the Golden Age of Ptolemaic Egypt by Call Number: 932.021092 B488ISBN: 9780195370898
Bess of Hardwick: empire builder by
Story of a woman who through a series of four marriages rose to the top of the 16th century English society and became really rich.
ISBN: 039306221X
Book of ages : the life and opinions of Jane Franklin by ISBN: 0307948838
Boudica by ISBN: 9781585677788
The Burghermeister's Daughter by ISBN: 031213939XStory of a 16th century womean who defied social mores.
Catherine De'Medici by ISBN: 0582082412
Catherine de Medici by ISBN: 0060744928
Catherine the Great by ISBN: 9780060786274
Catherine the Great: a short history by ISBN: 0300097220
Catherine the Great: life and legend by ISBN: 0195052366
Catherine the Great : love, sex, and power by ISBN: 9780312378639
Cleopatra by ISBN: 0785818286
Clodia Metelli : the tribune's sister by ISBN: 9780195375015
Defiant brides : the untold story of two revolutionary-era women and the radical men they married by ISBN: 9780807033265American history
Eleanor of Aquitaine by ISBN: 0631170723
Eleanor of Aquitaine by ISBN: 9780300119114
Eleanor of Aquitaine by ISBN: 0345405404
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings by ISBN: 0674242548
Elizabeth I by ISBN: 0312081839
Galla Placidia: The last Roman empress by ISBN: 9780195379136
Game of queens : the women who made sixteenth-century Europe by ISBN: 1780749945
Hatchepsut : the female pharaoh by ISBN: 0140244646
Isabella : the warrior queen by ISBN: 9780385534116- Isabella of Castile by ISBN: 0312058780
- Isabel the Queen by ISBN: 0195073568
Joan : the mysterious life of the heretic who became a saint by ISBN: 0060815175
Joan of Arc : a history by ISBN: 9780571284634
Joan of Arc: her story by ISBN: 0312214421
Lady Jane Grey: a Tudor mystery by ISBN: 9781405194136
The Life of Elizabeth I by ISBN: 0345425502
Lucrezia Borgia by ISBN: 0670033537
Marie Antoinette : the journey by ISBN: 038548948X
Mary Queen of Scots by
"A book that will leave few readers unmoved."-San Francisco Chronicle She was the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful. Her royal birth gave her claim to the thrones of two nations; her marriage to the young French dauphin promised to place a third glorious crown on her noble head. Instead, Mary Stuart became the victim of her own impulsive heart, scandalizing her world with a foolish passion that would lead to abduction, rape and even murder. Betrayed by those she most trusted, she would be lured into a deadly game of power, only to lose to her envious and unforgiving cousin, Elizabeth I. Here is her story, a queen who lost a throne for love, a monarch pampered and adored even as she was led to her beheading, the unforgettable woman who became a legend for all time. Praise for Mary Queen of Scots "She was sometimes reviled as a scheming whore, sometimes revered as a misunderstood martyr. But she was invariably regarded as fascinating. Antonia Fraser's richly readable biography demonstrates that Mary's great fascination continues unabated."--Time "Compassionate, illuminating, rich in human interest."--The New York Times "One of the most fascinating figures in history." --The Columbus Dispatch "With grace, sensitivity, and a sharp eye for detail, lady Antonia Fraser has succeeded not only in recapturing the real Mary from the symbol but also in illuminating the chaotic age in which she lived."--Newsweek
ISBN: 9780385311298
A medieval life : Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, c. 1295-1344 by ISBN: 0072903317
Nefertiti : Egypt's sun queen by ISBN: 0670869988
Nisa, the Life and Words of a Kung Woman by
This book is the story of the life of Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africa's Kalahari desert. Told in her own words--earthy, emotional, vivid--to Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa's collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.
ISBN: 9780394711263Publication Date: 1982-10-12
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh by ISBN: 9780385721493
Pocahontas : medicine woman, spy, entrepreneur, diplomat by ISBN: 006053687X
Queen of Scots : the true life of Mary Stuart by ISBN: 0618254110
Rebel daughters : women and the French Revolution by ISBN: 019507016XSeries of essays about the role of women in the French Revolution
The Rose of Martinique: a life of Napoleon's Josephine by ISBN: 0802117708A biography of Napoleon's wife.
Sacajawea by ISBN: 0806115785
Six wives : the queens of Henry VIII by
No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were daring and tumultuous, and made instant legends of six very different women. What could make him marry six times? In this remarkable new study, David Starkey argues that the king was not a depraved philanderer, but someone seeking happiness -- and a son. Knowingly or not, he empowered a group of women to extraordinary heights and changed the way a nation was governed. Henry took his first bride, Catherine of Aragon, when he was seventeen. They lasted twenty-four years together, but Catherine suffered through many miscarriages and failed to produce a male heir. Henry then fell in love with Anne Boleyn, the mother of Elizabeth I. Their relationship transformed England forever, but Henry had Anne beheaded and married his next wife, Jane Seymour, on the very day of Anne's execution. At last, Seymour gave birth to Henry's longed-for son, Edward VI. What followed was a farcical beauty contest which ended in the King's brief marriage to the "mare of Flanders," Anne of Cleves. Finally, there were the two Catherines: Catherine Howard, the flirtatious teenager whose adulteries made a fool of the aging king and who was the second bride to lose her head; and Catherine Parr, the shrewd, religiously radical bluestocking who outlived him. Six Wives is a masterful work of history that intimately examines the rituals of diplomacy, marriage, pregnancy and religion that were part of daily life for women at the Tudor Court. Weaving new facts and fresh interpretations into a spellbinding account of the emotional drama surrounding Henry's six marriages, David Starkey reveals the central role that the queens played in determining policy. With an equally keen eye for romantic and political intrigue, he brilliantly recaptures the story of Henry's wives and the England they ruled.
ISBN: 069401043X
The virgin queen : Elizabeth I, genius of the Golden Age by
An intimate portrait of history's most fascinating monarch.
ISBN: 9780201608175
The Virgin Warrior: the life and death of Joan of Arc by ISBN: 9780300114584
The Wives of Henry VIII by ISBN: 067973001X
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's rise to power in ancient Egypt by ISBN: 9780307956767
The Women of Paris and Their French Revolution by ISBN: 0520067193
Women on the Margins : three seventeenth-century lives by
Biography of three 17th century women who were not queens or noblewomen, but left memoirs.
ISBN: 0674955218
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Envisioning Women in World History, Prehistory-1500. Volume 1 by
Part of McGraw-Hill's "Explorations in World History" series, this brief and accessible volume presents a comparative survey of the early history of women from a global perspective. Each chapter, which can be read independently of the others, examines the experiences of women in one of seven civilizations typically covered in an introductory world history text: pre-agricultural societies, the Ancient Mediterranean, Gupta India/Southeast Asia, Tang/Song China, Maya and Aztec cultures, early Islam through the Abbasid caliphate, and Europe in the Late Middle Ages. Within these cultures, the authors explore a variety of issues impacting the lives of females in pre-modern history, including the ideal woman, female life cycles, women's roles in work and economy, female sexuality and spirituality, and women and politics. The book's brevity makes it an excellent companion text for students in world history, women's history, introductory sociology and anthropology courses, and women's studies courses.
ISBN: 9780073513225
Girl with a Pearl Earring by
The New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Single Thread and At the Edge of the Orchard Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin Firth Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly-imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings. History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring tells the story of sixteen-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius . . . even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.
ISBN: 9780452282155
A Mercy by
A powerful tragedy distilled into a jewel of a masterpiece by the Nobel Prize–winning author of Beloved and, almost like a prelude to that story, set two centuries earlier. In the 1680s the slave trade was still in its infancy. In the Americas, virulent religious and class divisions, prejudice and oppression were rife, providing the fertile soil in which slavery and race hatred were planted and took root. Jacob is an Anglo-Dutch trader and adventurer, with a small holding in the harsh north. Despite his distaste for dealing in “flesh,” he takes a small slave girl in part payment for a bad debt from a plantation owner in Catholic Maryland. This is Florens, “with the hands of a slave and the feet of a Portuguese lady.” Florens looks for love, first from Lina, an older servant woman at her new master’s house, but later from a handsome blacksmith, an African, never enslaved. There are other voices: Lina, whose tribe was decimated by smallpox; their mistress, Rebekka, herself a victim of religious intolerance back in England; Sorrow, a strange girl who’s spent her early years at sea; and finally the devastating voice of Florens’ mother. These are all men and women inventing themselves in the wilderness. A Mercy reveals what lies beneath the surface of slavery. But at its heart it is the ambivalent, disturbing story of a mother who casts off her daughter in order to save her, and of a daughter who may never exorcise that abandonment. Acts of mercy may have unforeseen consequences.
ISBN: 9780307264237
Peony in Love by
“I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret.” For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, amid the scent of ginger, green tea, and jasmine, a small theatrical troupe is performing scenes from this epic opera, a live spectacle few females have ever seen. Like the heroine in the drama, Peony is the cloistered daughter of a wealthy family, trapped like a good-luck cricket in a bamboo-and-lacquer cage. Though raised to be obedient, Peony has dreams of her own. Peony’s mother is against her daughter’s attending the production: “Unmarried girls should not be seen in public.” But Peony’s father assures his wife that proprieties will be maintained, and that the women will watch the opera from behind a screen. Yet through its cracks, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man with hair as black as a cave–and is immediately overcome with emotion. So begins Peony’s unforgettable journey of love and destiny, desire and sorrow–as Lisa See’s haunting new novel, based on actual historical events, takes readers back to seventeenth-century China, after the Manchus seize power and the Ming dynasty is crushed. Steeped in traditions and ritual, this story brings to life another time and place–even the intricate realm of the afterworld, with its protocols, pathways, and stages of existence, a vividly imagined place where one’s soul is divided into three, ancestors offer guidance, misdeeds are punished, and hungry ghosts wander the earth. Immersed in the richness and magic of the Chinese vision of the afterlife, transcending even death, Peony in Love explores, beautifully, the many manifestations of love. Ultimately, Lisa See’s new novel addresses universal themes: the bonds of friendship, the power of words, and the age-old desire of women to be heard.
ISBN: 9780812975222
Women, Art, and Society by
A reappraisal of the position and work of women artists from the Middle Ages to the present. It examines the way in which women's work has been perceived in the history of Western art - often in direct reference to gender - and re-examines the works themselves.
ISBN: 0500203547
Women - Images and Realities by
Now in its fifth successful edition, Women: Images and Realities offers a unique, thought-provoking introduction to feminism and women’s studies. A multicultural anthology, the text presents a multidisciplinary collection of academic essays and analyses, personal narratives, and fiction and poetry about women’s lives. The readings illustrate the variety of women’s experiences, primarily in the United States, considering both commonalities and differences among women and appreciating women’s diverse approaches to living and fostering change.
ISBN: 9780073512310
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