Multicultural and Gender Studies eBooks
A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Cecil HallIn 1881, Mrs. Cecil Hall’s brother went to Manitoba to farm. In 1882, she went out for a visit of some two months, and followed that visit with a long sojourn in Colorado, returning to England as the snows began to fall. While there, she had to give up her “Lady’s ways” and help on the farm in many ways she’d never stoop to at home. She makes hay, cooks, paints the barn roof, and...
A short history of women´s rights
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Eugene A. HeckerPerhaps a word on the status of women in slavery among the Germanic nations will not be out of place. The new nations looked upon a slave as chattel, much as the Romans did. If a wrong was done a slave woman, her master received a recompense from the aggressor, but she did not, for to hold property was denied her. -from "Women among Germanic Peoples" The fight for women's rights-particularly...
Assault on the soul
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Sara Sharratt and Ellyn KaschakAssault on the Soul by Sara Sharratt and Ellyn Kaschak is the first and one of the few books to consider the psychological effects of the war in the former Yugoslavia. This is an edited set of articles by psychologists and mental health workers who went from their home countries to offer services to the traumatized women and children. The book also offers interviews with judges hearing these...
Engendered Lives: A New Psychology of the Ordinary
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Ellyn KaschakYou will never see the world the same way again. This incredible book analyzes the development and maintenance of gender in today's world. It is a classic that helped spark the gender revolution and is as relevant today as it alwas has been
Esther
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Henry Adams.Best known for his classic American memoir, The Education of Henry Adams, Henry Adams was one of the most lively, probing writers between the Civil War and World War I. An offspring of presidents, Adams was steeped in the intellectual and moral traditions of the eighteenth century yet became an enthusiast of the energy, science, and industry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth...
Family Fiction
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Richard HallThe Shays of New Rochelle, N.Y., would seem to be a ``good'' family. Judd, the father, works in the lucrative family business; Margaret, the mother, is active in the Episcopalian church; Mag and Harris, the kids, do well in school. But their dirty little secret is their original name: Schanberg. What becomes of lives built on such ``family fictions'' is the subject of Hall's ( Letter from a...
Feminology- Woman abuse
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Bassam. ImamSustained physical, verbal, mental and/or sexual abuse of a woman in a relationship often results in a severe stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD. This kind of disorder can be so severe physical and mental disorders may occur. Thus it can compare to post intense combat situations. The wounds can also be life-threatening or cause death. Domestic violence or abuse can be...
Gender outside of heterosexuality
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Simone Jaggers-RadolfWhat is heterosexuality and what does it mean to be a female or male outside the institution of heterosexuality? Current ideas on gender identity, femininity and masculinity are heavily aligned to straight sexuality; this is seen through media, education, religion, history. How is ones gender identity formed for individuals who do not identify with heterosexuality? What is the impact of...
German women and the holocaust
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Judith.O.PurverAt the core of the murder of six million Jews is the chilling truth that a great number of “ordinary” German people were implicated in the genocide, whether through active involvement or compliant inaction. The desire to know why so large a number of people contributed to the evil of the Holocaust has led to discussion of the acts of different groups within the German population. However...
Great Britain and Her Queen
Multicultural and Gender Studies, by Anne E. KeelingEngland and Great Britain have had a few reigning queens when the crown had no male heirs (Great Britain still has primogeniture -- inheritance by the oldest son takes precedence over any daughters). These women rulers include some of the best-known, longest-reigning and culturally most successful rulers in British history.Queen Victoria of Great Britain was the longest-ruling monarch of Great...
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