by Laura | Feb 23, 2011
Debate on the state of feminism is not lacking these days among veterans of the fight for women’s rights and the women’s movement, some of whom feel young women take for granted the gains they struggled for, and among conservatives and even...
by Laura | Feb 17, 2011
In the face of a persistently high divorce rate, climbing rates of single-parenthood and unmarried cohabitation, and some skepticism about whether marriage might be an outdated institution, Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher have assembled a thoughtful and...
by Laura | Feb 14, 2011
A landmark textbook in U.S. women’s history, Though Women’s Eyes breathes life and vitality into American History through its unique and ambitious use of primary sources. Rather than set these documents off as supplemental material, Ellen Carol DuBois and...
by Laura | Feb 14, 2011
Gail Collins follows up her previous book, America’s Women, a history dating back to the Victorian Era, with a more particular focus on the last 50 years in this book. The author has a tremendous eye for telling anecdotes that mark just how far we’ve come....
by Laura | Feb 13, 2011
George Lakoff, a cognitive linguist at Berkeley, discusses the concept of “framing” in this book, particularly as it relates to political campaigns. But when you read it, you will see its application goes way beyond politics, and that it also brings a...
