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A Brief History of Florence Nightingale: and Her Real Legacy, a Revolution in Public Health by Hugh Small
RRP: £10.99£2.91Praise for Small's earlier work on Nightingale: 'Hugh Small, in a masterly piece of historical detective work, convincingly demonstrates what all previous historians and biographers have missed . . . This is a compelling psychological portrait of a very... -
Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women by Elaine Farrell 9780241994320
RRP: £10.99£7.77The Number 1 Bestseller'A captivating account of lives previously ignored' Sunday Independent'An important, impeccably researched though eminently readable book that charts new territory' Irish Examiner* * *Ireland in the nineteenth and early twentieth... -
Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation by Julie Bindel
RRP: £16.99£9.58'Timely, necessary and important' J.K. Rowling'[This book is] guaranteed to remind us what we have still to fight for. I can't think of a single person who wouldn't benefit from reading it' Observer'Bindel is a rock star of second-wave feminism . . . an... -
Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes: The Story of Women in the 1950s by Virginia Nicholson
RRP: £12.99£9.09In Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes, Virginia Nicholson tells the story of women in the 1950s: a time before the Pill, when divorce spelled scandal and two-piece swimsuits caused mass alarm.Turn the page back to the mid-twentieth century, and discover a... -
The Creation of Patriarchy: The Origins of Women's Subordination. Women and History, Volume 1 by Gerda Lerner
RRP: £18.49£13.34When precisely did the ideas, symbols and metaphors of patriarchy take hold of Western civilization? When were women, so central to the creation of society, moved on to the sidelines? Where is the evidence to support the notion that male dominance over... -
Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage by Rachel E. Gross 9781324050537
RRP: £13.99£11.64A camera obscura reflects the world back but dimmer and inverted. Similarly, science has long viewed woman through a warped lens, one focused narrowly on her capacity for reproduction. As a result, there exists a vast knowledge gap when it comes to what... -
The Godmother: Murder, Vengeance, and the Women Who Took Over the Mafia by Barbie Latza Nadeau
RRP: £8.99£6.45The killing took place outside a busy coffee bar in Naples in broad daylight. Pupetta was eighteen years old and six months pregnant when she pulled the gun from her bag.The victim?A man known as Big Tony who had ordered the hit on her husband just... -
Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (Collins Modern Classics) by Margot Lee Shetterly
RRP: £9.99£6.52NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREOscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female... -
In Her Shoes: Women of the Eighth: A Memoir and Anthology by Erin Darcy
RRP: £15.99£11.61In early 2018, Erin Darcy created an online art project, In Her Shoes - Women of the Eighth, to safely and anonymously share private stories of the real and devastating impact of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland. In the five months... -
Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Jessica Cox
RRP: £25.00£18.54'An important, fascinating and frequently shocking read.' - BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, OtherCovering a fascinating period of population growth, high infant mortality and deep social inequality, rapid medical advances and pseudoscientific... -
Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate by Leila Ahmed
RRP: £15.99£12.91A classic, pioneering account of the lives of women in Islamic history, republished for a new generation This pioneering study of the social and political lives of Muslim women has shaped a whole generation of scholarship. In it, Leila Ahmed explores the... -
Bobby's War: An uplifting WWII saga of inspirational women on the homefront by Shirley Mann
RRP: £7.99£6.24Winner of the RNA romantic saga award 2021An inspiring and uplifting tale of women on the home front, for fans of Nancy Revell and Vicki Beeby. By the author of Lily's War. On the ground, the crowd of men stood with their mouths agape, watching the... -
Snow Widows by Katherine MacInnes 9780008394653
RRP: £25.00£16.53'An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry ... A welcome contribution to polar studies.' Sara Wheeler, Spectator '[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill...takes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief'... -
All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survive by Dalal Mawad 9781399406253
RRP: £20.00£14.83'Poignant and compelling... will resonate with anyone who cares about justice and the abuse of power' - Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor and author of Sandstorm 'Essential and urgent' - Kim Ghattas, journalist and author of Black... -
Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit by Lady Antonia Fraser
RRP: £25.00£16.38From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. She also had a merciless wit and talent for mimicry. She... -
Villa of Secrets: Escape to paradise with this perfect holiday read! by Patricia Wilson
RRP: £9.99£6.85If you love The Island and Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop, you will love this perfect summer read from the author of Island of Secrets.Rebecca Neumanner's marriage is on the brink of collapse, as her desire to be a mother becomes an... -
No Modernism Without Lesbians by Diana Souhami
RRP: £9.99£7.11A Sunday Times Book of the Year Winner of the Polari Prize 'A book about love, identity, acceptance and the freedom to write, paint, compose and wear corduroy breeches with gaiters. To swear, kiss, publish and be damned. It is vastly entertaining and... -
Ernestine L. Rose: Agitate! by Joyce B Lazarus 9780761873426
RRP: £15.99£14.28Overlooked by historians for over half a century following her death, Ernestine L. Rose (1810 1892) was one of the foremost orators and social reformers of her era. A fearless human rights activist, she fought for racial equality, women's rights,... -
Lindell's List: Saving British and American Women at Ravensbruck by Peter Hore 9780750966214
RRP: £20.00£16.43Already a decorated heroine of the First World War, British-born Mary Lindell, Comtesse de Milleville, was one of the most colourful and courageous agents of the Second World War, yet her story has almost been forgotten. Evoking the spirit of Edith... -
Letters of Great Women: Extraordinary correspondence from history's remarkable women by Lucinda Hawksley
RRP: £25.00£17.38Over 2,000 years of history seen through the eyes of 50 extraordinary women. Was Jane Austen a fan of her own work? What did Harriet Tubman want to tell Abraham Lincoln? And how did Greta Thunberg respond to her critics? This carefully curated selection... -
The Land Army's Lost Women by Emily Ashworth 9781526785459
RRP: £22.00£15.62The Women's Land Army are probably one of the lesser-known branches of the women's forces that served their country during World War Two. Thousands of women faced losing their stories to history, but in The Land Army's Lost Women, countless memoirs from... -
Lara: The Untold Love Story That Inspired Doctor Zhivago by Anna Pasternak
RRP: £9.99£6.64'Riveting, tragic tale' New Yorker 'Anna Pasternak has produced an irresistible account of joy, suffering and passion' Financial Times The heartbreaking story of the passionate love affair between Boris Pasternak and... -
Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?: A Story About Women and Economics by Katrine Marcal 9781846275661
RRP: £10.99£7.32Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, believed that our actions stem from self-interest and the world turns because of financial gain. But every night Adam Smith's mother served him his dinner, not out of self-interest but out of love.Today,... -
Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality by Josie Cox 9781419762987
RRP: £21.99£14.83In Women Money Power, financial journalist Josie Cox tells the compelling story of women's fight for financial freedom, the social and political hurdles that have kept them from equality and the work that remains to be done."A bold, fascinating, and... -
Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead
RRP: £20.00£14.69'Vividly told, engrossing history' CLARE MULLEY, author of The Women Who Flew for Hitler'Precise, empathic . . . a profoundly satisfying, albeit wistful, read and . . . a worryingly relevant one' GUARDIANA thrilling biography of Benito Mussolini's... -
In Her Footsteps by Lonely Planet
RRP: £17.99£13.35Discover the lives and locations of trailblazing women who changed the course of history as you journey to the heart of women's activism, history and creativity through the ages. From the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt and Empress Dowager Cixi's... -
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona Eltahawy
RRP: £9.99£6.80'Shocking, heartfelt and well-researched' New Statesman'A ground-shaping book that defines the edge of so many vital contemporary debates. Hers is a voice simultaneously behind and beyond the veil' Colum McCann'A fascinating, can't-look-away,... -
Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World by Kathryn Aalto
RRP: £18.99£11.61"Re-centers and gives voice to a diversity of women naturalists and writers across time." -Cultivating Place In Writing Wild, Kathryn Aalto celebrates 25 women whose influential writing helps deepen our connection to and understanding of the natural... -
The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women by Amy Licence
RRP: £25.00£17.62This retelling of the sixteenth century introduces the reader to a gallery of amazing women, from queens to commoners, who navigated the patriarchal world in memorable and life-changing ways. Amy Licence has scoured the records from Europe and beyond to... -
Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920 by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore 9781469651880
RRP: £32.95£30.34This classic work helps recover the central role of black women in the political history of the Jim Crow era. Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore explores the pivotal and interconnected roles played by gender and race in North Carolina politics from the period... -
Mother Tongue: The surprising history of women's words -'Fascinating, intriguing, witty, a gem of a book' (Kate Mosse) by Jenni Nuttall 9780349015309
RRP: £16.99£15.11A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women's words - of the language we have, and haven't, had to share our lives.'Fascinating, intriguing, witty, a gem of a book' KATE MOSSE'Wonderful' DAILY TELEGRAPH'This superb book teems with historical... -
A 1950s Housewife: Marriage and Homemaking in the 1950s by Sheila Hardy 9780750964142
RRP: £12.99£9.62Being a housewife in the 1950s was quite a different experience to today. After the independence of the wartime years, women had to leave their jobs when they married and support their husband by creating a spotless home, delicious meals and an inviting... -
Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine by Olivia Campbell 9781800752481
RRP: £10.99£7.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800752481Author Olivia CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Swift PressPublisher Swift Press -
Wartime Women: A Mass Observation Anthology by Dorothy Sheridan
RRP: £9.99£6.80A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War.The Mass-Observation organisation was set up in 1937 with the aim of recording everyday life in Britain. Dorothy Sheridan has plundered its... -
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne
RRP: £18.99£10.95'Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously' JILLY COOPER Picked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the Observer A Radio 4 Book of the Week, April... -
The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics by Benjamin J.B. Lipscomb
RRP: £24.99£21.18The story of four remarkable women who shaped the intellectual history of the 20th century: Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch. On the cusp of the Second World War, four women went to Oxford to begin their studies: a... -
Napoleon's Women Camp Followers by Terry Crowdy
RRP: £11.99£8.43Researched from genuine primary sources, this is the first book to explain and illustrate the organization, activities and personal stories of the female 'support staff' who played a major role in the day-to-day life of Napoleon's armies. The... -
The Color of Time: Women in History: 1850-1960 by Dan Jones
RRP: £39.95£22.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639362851Author Dan JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 1089gDimensions(mm) 256mm * 204mm * 20mm -
Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology's Fiercest Females by Kate Hodges
RRP: £18.99£13.15Meet mythology's fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world's greatest legends. From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective Vodou goddesses, these are women who go beyond long-haired, smiling... -
Ar'n't I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South by Deborah Gray White
RRP: £13.99£11.64Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation South assumed roles within the family and community that contrasted sharply with traditional female roles in the larger American society. This revised edition of Ar'n't I a...