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• Copa 71

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  The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women's World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history - until now. COPA 71 weaves…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Esther Newton Made Me Gay

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  Explores the life and times of cultural anthropologist Esther Newton. The film tells her story of awakening to gay life in the 1950's, the women's liberation movement and lesbian-feminism, drag culture, and forging a butch identity that for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How Women Made Music

  a Revolutionary History From NPR Music

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  Turning the Tables, launched in 2017, has revolutionized recognition of female artists, whether it be in best album lists or in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This volume brings this impressive reshaping to the page and includes material…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maestras Voluntarias

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  Builds on the story of the original film and includes additional interviews and archival footage. Ana Deborah Mola and Belkis Lescaille, who were among the first of the volunteer teachers who laid the groundwork for the revolutionary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• #Sayhername

  Black Women's Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence

  African American Policy Forum,

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  Fill the void. Lift your voice. Say Her Name. Black women, girls, and femmes as young as seven and as old as ninety-three have been killed by the police, though we rarely hear their names or learn their stories.

• Blackbirds Singing

  Inspiring Black Women's Speeches From the Civil War to the Twenty-first Century

  Bell, Janet Dewart

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  An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unbecoming

  a Memoir of Disobedience

  Bhagwati, Anuradha Kristina, 1975-

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  A raw, unflinching, and inspirational memoir by a former United States Marine Captain describing her journey from dutiful daughter of immigrants to wide-eyed recruit to radical activist dedicated to effecting historic policy reform in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Movement

  How Women's Liberation Transformed America, 1963-1973

  Bingham, Clara

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  For lovers of both Barbie and Gloria Steinem, The Movement is the first oral history of the decade that built the modern feminist movement. Through the captivating individual voices of the people who lived it, The Movement tells the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sisters in Science

  How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History

  Campbell, Olivia (Journalist)

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  In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and Hildegard Stèucklen were…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Suffrage Song

  the Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the United States of America

  Cass, Caitlin

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  She put in her work, but there's so much left to do." Begun in the Antebellum era, the song of suffrage was a rallying cry across the nation that would persist over a century. Capturing the spirit of this refrain, New Yorker contributing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All in Her Head

  What Men Taught Us About Women's Bodies

  Comen, Elizabeth

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  A surprising, groundbreaking, and fiercely entertaining medical history that is both a collective narrative of women's bodies and a call to action for a new conversation around women's health. For as long as medicine has been a practice,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Defense of Witches

  the Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

  Chollet, Mona, 1973-

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  Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a "brilliant, well-documented" celebration (Le Monde) by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the face of misogyny and persecution. Centuries…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women Money Power

  the Rise and Fall of Economic Equality

  Cox, Josie (Journalist)

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  For centuries, women were denied equal access to money and the freedom and power that came with it. They were restricted from owning property or transacting in real estate. Even well into the 20th century, women could not take out their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Abolition

  Politics, Practices, Promises. Volume 1

  Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-

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  For over fifty years, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for abolition and feminism and the fight against state violence and oppression. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Housewife

  Why Women Still Do It All and What to Do Instead

  Davis, Lisa, 1972-

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  The notion of "housewife" evokes strong reactions. For some, it's nostalgia for a bygone era, simpler and better times when men were breadwinners and women remained home with the kids. For others, it's a sexist, oppressive stereotype of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Missing Thread

  a Women's History of the Ancient World

  Dunn, Daisy

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  Reconceiving our understanding of the ancient world by emphasizing women's roles within it, from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia, and countless others, an award-winning classicist documents how women of antiquity are undeniably…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Art Monsters

  Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art

  Elkin, Lauren

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  In this dazzlingly original reassessment of women’s stories, bodies, and art, Lauren Elkin--the celebrated author of Flâneuse--explores the ways in which feminist artists have taken up the challenge of their work and how they not only…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Women's Revolution

  How We Changed Your Life

  Fox, Muriel (Activist)

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  A comprehensive, indexed memoir about the Second Wave women's movement by the cofounder of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Muriel Fox offers rare, firsthand stories of 29 women and one man, including Betty Freidan, but also many…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Short History of Trans Misogyny

  Gill-Peterson, Jules

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  There is no shortage of voices demanding everyone pay attention to the violence trans women suffer. But one frighteningly basic question seems never to be answered: why does it happen?

• Hood Wellness

  Tales of Communal Care From People Who Drowned on Dry Land

  Gordon, Tamela Julia

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  In a world where self-care is critical to survival, Gordon offers a revolutionary perspective that celebrates individuals' unique privileges, challenges, and desires. By defying the norms of multi-billion-dollar industries, Hood Wellness…Read moreRead more of this annotation