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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The world's discrimination and violence against women and girls is the most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: This is President Jimmy Carter's call to action. President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths. His urgent report covers a system of discrimination that extends to every nation. Women are deprived of equal opportunity in wealthier nations and "owned" by men...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Mukhtar Mai chronicles the events surrounding her 2002 gang rape in the impoverished village of Meerwala and her decision to stand up to her attackers, describing how she overcame the fear she felt and how her actions influenced the feminist movement in Pakistan.
Author
Publisher
Sarabande Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"I have never been particularly interested in slavery, perhaps because it is such an obvious fact of my family's history. The fact that I am descended from slaves is hard to acknowledge on a day-to-day basis, because slavery does not fit with my self-image. Perhaps this is because I am pretty certain I would not have survived it." In the manner of Calvino's Invisible Cities, Wendy Walters deftly explores the psyches of cities such as Chicago, Detroit,...
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Series
Publisher
7th Generation Native Voices
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Twelve biographies of Indigenous women who, as modern-day warriors, have infused their communities with strength and leadership. The women overcame unimaginable hardships--racial and gender discrimination, abuse, and extreme poverty--only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education, and community activism"--Provided by publisher.
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