This volume brings together prose from three decades of writing by Verena Stefan, one of the most influential contemporary feminist writers in the world. The original 1975 German publication of Shed
Here two writers married to each other employ dramatically different narrative styles and voices to write politically. Often seriocomic, Grace Paley’s short fiction, including a previously uncollected
“[With this] bold, insightful novel . . . Parsipur makes a stylishly original contribution to modern feminist literature.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Parsipur should be admired both as a coura
The stories of Shirley Geok-lin Lim reflect the complex mosaic of her world. As their setting shifts from the tradition-bound terrain of Malaysia to the liberating but confusing territory of the Unite
No Sweetness Here, Ama Ata Aidoo's early volume of short fiction, is now available in the U.S. Set in West Africa, these stories chart a geography of consciousness during a period of transition from
Sexual harassment and bullying are happening in schools all the time. It's not unusual for a girl to hear "Hey, Shorty!" as she walks down the hall or comes into the schoolyard, followed by a sexual i
Set against the background of the Japanese occupation of China, the Communist-Nationalist struggle, the White Terror of Taiwan, and American engagement in the Vietnam War, this novel recounts the sto
“What an amazingly inspirational book, filled with powerful stories and beautiful images. I truly love and recommend it. Thank you, Barbara Hammer!”—Sadie Benning, artist“Barbara Hammer’s genius is an
The acclaimed Women Writing Africa project “opens up worlds too often excluded from the history books” (Booklist) and is an “essential resource for scholars and general readers alike” (Library Journal
This multicultural collection of eighteen stories written between the 1840s and the 1980s explores an ancient relationship with fresh vision. In these stories, mothers and daughters describe their con
You must read this book and let your heart be broken—New York Times Book Review"One of the earliest recognitions in American literature of the existence of the very poor."—Michele Murray, National Obs
Praise for Snapshots:"This brave and complex work must be read by everyone still lured by the hope of peace."David ShapiroPraise for The Name:"Govrin interweaves past and present in a shifting
The only English-language anthology by Pakistani women published in the United States, And the World Changed goes beyond the sensational headlines to reveal the stories of Pakistani women. Immigrants
Songs My Mother Taught Me is the first collection of literature by this mature and accomplished writer. In her eloquent prose, Yamauchi, a Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) illuminates the n
With an ear for dialogue that may be compared to Tillie Olsen, Grace Paley, and Ernest Hemingway, Sicilian writer Maria Messina presents the captivating and brutal realities of women living in early-t
These 21 dynamic articles by Chinese women scholars explore the limitations on women’s lives in premodern China, detail their involvement in the great political movements of the 20th century and exami
Sultana’s Dream, first published in 1905 in a Madras English newspaper, is a witty feminist utopia—a tale of reverse purdah that posits a world in which men are confined indoors and women have taken o
Jennifer Rosner’s revelatory memoir explores family, silence, and what it means to be heard. When her daughters are born deaf, Rosner is stunned. Then she discovers a hidden history of deafness in her
“[The Answer] is eloquent, sardonic, learned and, particularly in its autobiographical part, of great freshness.”—The Times Literary Supplement“One of the landmarks of Renaissance literature and . . .
Now in paperback, this spirited and groundbreaking anthology defies generations of stereotypes about Italian American women. Here, more than fifty writers respond to and explode the familiar stock ima
?Let me suggest, then, that the opening Chapter go farther back than 1848. . . . From the time of the first Convention on Women?in New York 1837?the battle began.” ? Lucretia Mott, to Elizabeth Cady S
Mei-li Murrow, the illegitimate daughter of a Chinese prostitute and a white confidence man, is recreated as the medium "Madame Psyche" after she accidentally predicts the San Francisco earthquake of
Tillie Olsen's personal selection from the work of 120 writers of prose and poetry, memoir and song, provides a contemporary view of this special relationship from such writers as Louise Bogan, Colett
The Silent Partner(1871) and “The Tenth of January” (1868) were among the earliest realistic portrayals of industrial life — and social injustice — in the United States. The novel focuses on Sip, a mi
Susan B. Anthony hung a picture of her on the wall. Elizabeth Cady Stanton publicly eulogized her invaluable contributions to the women’s rights movement. Unique among her peers as an immigrant atheis
Women in the Trees marshalls the power of literature to confront domestic violence, an experience that is still too often neglected or condoned, surrounded by silence and shame. Journeying through a c
“A stunning multigenre anthology that simultaneously conveys the inherent diversity of human experience, as well as humanity’s most universal longing encapsulated in one endlessly unpacked word: home.
“Please, please, please. All working women must read this book! Ellen Bravo not only vividly exposes workplace inequities, she gives real-life solutions, picking up where my film 9 to 5 left off.”—Jan
Praise for the previous volumes:“French gives us grand theory at its best. . . . Highly recommended.”—Library Journal“Beautifully sourced and referenced. . . . Filled with fascinating detail and power
“The issues [French] raises cannot be ignored. . . . No history you will read, post-French, will ever look the same again.”—The Times (London)From the author of The Women’s Room, the best-selling nove
In 1968, Safiya Bukhari witnessed an NYPD officer harassing a Black Panther for selling the organization's newspaper on a Harlem street corner. The young pre-med student felt compelled to intervene in
