Women's Studies

At the Movies
A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance
by Jane Juska
'Round-heeled' is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous - someone who nowadays might be called 'easy.' It's a surprising way for a cultured English teacher with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope to describe herself

Life's Afternoon
Rebels in White Gloves: Coming of Age with Hillary's Class - Wellesley '69
by Miriam Horn
In this social history, Miriam Horn retraces the lives of women caught on a historic cusp. This generation was the first to test-drive modern rules that remain complicated and contentious regarding sexuality, marriage, motherhood, paid work, spirituality

The Many Reflections of Shame
Deceived by Shame, Desired by God
by Cynthia Spell Humbert
Rape, incest, alcoholism, addiction, divorce, bitterness, gossip, abortion. The list could go on and on with ways sin poisons our lives. Whether the sin is self-imposed or committed by someone else, it always has the potential to cause us a deep-seated

Why Women Matter
Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World
by Marie C. Wilson
All of my adult life I have preached the virtues of power sharing between men and women. The arrangement seemed not only fair, but also obvious: Women populate half the democracy; we should occupy half the positions of leadership both for gender equity

Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner Voice and Living a Life of Authenticity
by Helene G. Brenner, Ph.D.
I laugh to myself when my clients tell me how calm I am, because, like many women, I am an emotional person. I easily get my feelings hurt. I have deep needs for connection and intimacy. I have always been this way and I still am.

The Home / Work Dilemma
Power Tools for Women
by Joni Daniels
When I talk to women at corporate and professional development seminars about using all their skills, they tell me, 'I can do this at work but not at home.' 'I can do this at home but not with my church group.'

Sticks and Stones, The Power Within
Power Tools for Women
by Joni Daniels
Not only might other people harbor negative thoughts about our behavior, they might even say what they are thinking. While a man may feel a certain male pride if he is referred to as a 'tough bastard,' a woman feels cut to the core when she is called

We Are Stuck
Power Tools for Women
by Joni Daniels
If you have strength and don't realize it, then that strength has little value for you. If you appreciate your strength but fail to exercise it, others won't be aware of it and will act as if it doesn't exist.

What Holds Us Back
Power Tools for Women
by Joni Daniels
Patty had been employed with a local college for many years when a dean's position became available. As she reviewed the requirements, she recognized that her previous positions had provided her with the experiences needed to qualify for the job

The Toolbox
Power Tools for Women
by Joni Daniels
Do you panic when you discover that you've left the house without your purse? I do. It contains my wallet that holds cash and credit cards, my driver's license, and the required insurance information.

Who Am I To Be Telling You What To Do?
The Confident Woman: How to Take Charge and Recharge Your Life
by Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz
I can't remember when I didn't want to write this book. After a lifetime of experiencing little confidence, two separate, but related incidents led me to stop thinking about it and sit down to prepare, and eventually write The Confident Woman.

Good choice # 1
10 Good Choices That Empower Black Women's Lives
by Grace Cornish, Ph.D.
Is a red rose more beautiful than a yellow one? Or a white rose prettier than a pink? Who can be the judge of which is more valuable? Just as roses vary in their beauty, so do women. Whether white, black, Hispanic, Indian, or Asian, all are beautiful.

Floss: Women, Prison, and Life Behind Bars
A World Apart
by Cristina Rathbone
Fluffy was a surprise. An aging seventies throwback with piles of teased blond hair and too much makeup, she was older than Denise Russell, past her prime perhaps, and sad, but not frightening, not threatening at all.

Rachel Ashwell and Barbara Boxer
What I Know Now
by Ellyn Spragins
'Don't leave school just yet.' Deep pillows and feather beds are at hand. Plump armchairs wear slouchy white denim or cream linen slipcovers. Worn tables bear honorable scars and nicks.

Madeleine Albright and Maya Angelou
What I Know Now
by Ellyn Spragins
'You've got the guts to find your own purpose.' It's odd to think of a former secretary of state as someone who worries about fitting in, but for a long time Madeleine Albright did. In a group, she paid attention rather than interrupt.

Wake Up, Sister. It's Your Turn
A Weekend to Change Your Life
by Joan Anderson
Recognize That You Are Lost. A full life requires cultivation. The minute we take our hands off the plow, fail to reseed, forget to fertilize, we've lost our crop.

What I've Learned From Julia Child
The Joy of Doing Things Badly
by Veronica Chambers
On the Saturday following Julia child's death, I was in the bathroom of a restaurant and I overheard the following conversation. The woman in the first stall said, 'I'm so stupid.

She Who Once Was
Kiss Tomorrow Hello
by Kim Barnes, Claire Davis
We were standing at the kitchen sink, chopping vegetables for a salad, when Martha announced her plan. She'd thought about it for months, she said. Maybe years. I regretted my response immediately, and to this day still regret it. Just listen to me.

Snow White: Breaking Away from Mother
Spinning Straw into Gold : What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life
by Joan Gould
What's your favorite fairy tale? Whether it's 'Cinderella,' 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Hansel and Gretel,' or another story, your answer reveals something significant about you, your experiences, and your soul.

Seductress: The Women and the Art
Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love
by Betsy Prioleau, Ph.D.
The seductress. She's a scarlet inkblot, a Rorschach of our deepest sexual fears and fantasies. She's the blond bimbette in a string bikini; the stacked vamp in Spandex; the Chanel-suited nymphobitch of Sullivan & Cromwell; the servile artist's muse