Download or read book It s Up to the Women written by Eleanor Roosevelt and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eleanor Roosevelt never wanted her husband to run for president. When he won, she . . . went on a national tour to crusade on behalf of women. She wrote a regular newspaper column. She became a champion of women's rights and of civil rights. And she decided to write a book." -- Jill Lepore, from the Introduction "Women, whether subtly or vociferously, have always been a tremendous power in the destiny of the world," Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in It's Up to the Women, her book of advice to women of all ages on every aspect of life. Written at the height of the Great Depression, she called on women particularly to do their part -- cutting costs where needed, spending reasonably, and taking personal responsibility for keeping the economy going. Whether it's the recommendation that working women take time for themselves in order to fully enjoy time spent with their families, recipes for cheap but wholesome home-cooked meals, or America's obligation to women as they take a leading role in the new social order, many of the opinions expressed here are as fresh as if they were written today.

Download or read book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman written by Barnes & Noble and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and the call for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Mary Wollstonecrafts work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrageWalpole called her a hyena in petticoatsyet it established her as the mother of modern feminism.

Download or read book The Feminine Mystique written by Betty Friedan and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel was the major inspiration for the Women's Movement and continues to be a powerful and illuminating analysis of the position of women in Western society___

Download or read book The Suffragents written by Brooke Kroeger and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold Medalist, 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the U.S. History Category Finalist for the 2018 Sally and Morris Lasky Prize presented by the Center for Political History at Lebanon Valley College The Suffragents is the untold story of how some of New York's most powerful men formed the Men's League for Woman Suffrage, which grew between 1909 and 1917 from 150 founding members into a force of thousands across thirty-five states. Brooke Kroeger explores the formation of the League and the men who instigated it to involve themselves with the suffrage campaign, what they did at the behest of the movement's female leadership, and why. She details the National American Woman Suffrage Association's strategic decision to accept their organized help and then to deploy these influential new allies as suffrage foot soldiers, a role they accepted with uncommon grace. Led by such luminaries as Oswald Garrison Villard, John Dewey, Max Eastman, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and George Foster Peabody, members of the League worked the streets, the stage, the press, and the legislative and executive branches of government. In the process, they helped convince waffling politicians, a dismissive public, and a largely hostile press to support the women's demand. Together, they swayed the course of history.

Download or read book Just Advocacy written by Wendy S. Hesford and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together some of the most respected scholars in the field, including Inderpal Grewal, Leela Fernandes, Leigh Gilmore, Susan Koshy, Patrice McDermott, and Sidonie Smith, Just Advocacy? sheds light on the often overlooked ways that women and children are further subjugated when political or humanitarian groups represent them solely as victims and portray the individuals that are helping them as paternal saviors.

Download or read book Speeches on Rights of Women 1898 written by Wendell Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Download or read book The Women s Suffrage Movement written by Maroula Joannou and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the best of recent feminist scholarship on the suffrage movement, illustrating its complexity, richness and diversity.

Download or read book All Bound Up Together written by Martha S. Jones and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The place of women's rights in African American public culture has been an enduring question, one that has long engaged activists, commentators, and scholars. All Bound Up Together explores the roles black women played in their communities' social movements and the consequences of elevating women into positions of visibility and leadership. Martha Jones reveals how, through the nineteenth century, the "woman question" was at the core of movements against slavery and for civil rights. Unlike white women activists, who often created their own institutions separate from men, black women, Jones explains, often organized within already existing institutions--churches, political organizations, mutual aid societies, and schools. Covering three generations of black women activists, Jones demonstrates that their approach was not unanimous or monolithic but changed over time and took a variety of forms, from a woman's right to control her body to her right to vote. Through a far-ranging look at politics, church, and social life, Jones demonstrates how women have helped shape the course of black public culture.

Download or read book Lean In written by Sheryl Sandberg and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto" (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential. In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.

Download or read book Gender Development and Advocacy written by Koos Kingma and published by Oxfam. This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advocacy for gender equality occurs at all levels of society--from grassroots women demanding community-level change to sophisticated coalition-building that promotes change to international trade laws. Articles in this collection chart the experience, challenges, and successes of gender equality advocates from area including Pakistan, Australia, and southern Africa. Includes a comprehensive resources section, featuring books, organizations, Web sites, and electronic resources

Download or read book Ain t I A Woman written by Sojourner Truth and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I am a woman's rights. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? I am as strong as any man that is now' A former slave and one of the most powerful orators of her time, Sojourner Truth fought for the equal rights of Black women throughout her life. This selection of her impassioned speeches is accompanied by the words of other inspiring African-American female campaigners from the nineteenth century. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

Download or read book Engendering the UN Architecture written by Margot C. Baruch and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception, the United Nations has been shaped by a multitude of actors. From Member States to academics to civil society, the UN is a unique space where individuals from diverse political, sociological and economic backgrounds join together in an effort to maintain international security and achieve world peace through advancing a development agenda and human rights framework. From its founding, the UN has expanded its presence worldwide as well as enriched its programs and capacities comprised of a wide range of issues including women's rights. In my thesis, I explore the multi-layered history of women's rights organizing at the United Nations in an effort to grasp its most recent creation, UN Women. I seek to determine the significance of the impact that women's rights activists have had on the United Nations and explain the importance of feminist activism in global governance. Therefore, this study analyzes how women's rights advocates have impacted the United Nations reform process on gender equality architecture. Women's rights advocates have been unrelenting in their efforts to establish a more coherent and robust women's agency at the United Nations (UN). The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign was created to monitor the United Nations reform process and actively lobby for a stronger women-specific agency within the UN. This Campaign proved to be a galvanizing force at a moment when civil society involvement in the UN has been curtailed. Based on primary sources and qualitative findings, I can explain the high level engagement among women's rights activists and identify the significance of the GEAR Campaign's contribution to the creation of UN Women. By using qualitative methods, I gained empirical knowledge of the impact advocates had on the reform process since 2005. GEAR has not only ensured the creation of UN Women, but also strategically shaped its form. My intention with this project is straightforward: I hoped to see what added-value a civil society campaign had on the creation of a UN entity and to document the strategic dedication of women's rights activists in the development of a global organization tasked to meet the needs of women and girls worldwide. Without a doubt, GEAR was a significant force in ensuring that UN Women was structured to serve women systematically and methodically. Along the way, those advocating for its creation experienced the difficulties created by the UN bureaucracy unflinchingly. Many processes proved overly technical, painfully slow, inconsistent and erratic. When GEAR proponents believed they were close to achieving their goal, the process regressed. Thus feminist activists employed key strategies to advocate for the foundations of a more effective United Nations. They sought to value the lives of women holistically not only in the UN's programming on gender equality and women's empowerment, but by the restructuring the organization's gender architecture.

Download or read book Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Woman written by Sarah Moore Grimké and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment written by Various and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment,' various influential authors passionately present arguments for securing women's right to vote through a federal constitutional amendment. The book eloquently combines historical context, legal analysis, and political theories to make a powerful case for gender equality in the voting process. The authors skillfully blend factual evidence with persuasive rhetoric, making this book a significant contribution to the literature on women's suffrage movements in the United States during the early 20th century. Readers will appreciate the in-depth examination of the legal complexities surrounding this pivotal issue, as well as the nuanced exploration of the cultural attitudes towards women's participation in the political sphere. The collective of authors, each bringing their unique expertise and perspectives, demonstrates a deep commitment to advancing the cause of women's suffrage through legal means. Their combined efforts reflect a dedicated advocacy for gender equality and democratic principles. Through their collaborative work, these authors shed light on a crucial period in American history and the ongoing struggle for women's rights. 'Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment' is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of law, politics, and social justice.

Download or read book Women s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa written by Sanja Kelly and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedom HouseOs innovative publication WomenOs Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance analyzes the status of women in the region, with a special focus on the gains and setbacks for womenOs rights since the first edition was released in 2005. The study presents a comparative evaluation of conditions for women in 17 countries and one territory: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (Palestinian Authority and Israeli-Occupied Territories), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The publication identifies the causes and consequences of gender inequality in the Middle East, and provides concrete recommendations for national and international policymakers and implementers. Freedom House is an independent nongovernmental organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights. The project has been embraced as a resource not only by international players like the United Nations and the World Bank, but also by regional womenOs rights organizations, individual activists, scholars, and governments worldwide. WomenOs rights in each country are assessed in five key areas: (1) Nondiscrimination and Access to Justice; (2) Autonomy, Security, and Freedom of the Person; (3) Economic Rights and Equal Opportunity; (4) Political Rights and Civic Voice; and (5) Social and Cultural Rights. The methodology is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the study results are presented through a set of numerical scores and analytical narrative reports.

Download or read book Women Business and the Law 2020 written by World Bank Group and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women’s prospects as entrepreneurs and employees across 190 economies. Its goal is to inform policy discussions on how to remove legal restrictions on women and promote research on how to improve women’s economic inclusion.

Download or read book Introduction to International Women s Day written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th every year. This day is dedicated to celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women all over the world. It is also an opportunity to draw attention to the ongoing struggle for gender equality and women's rights across the globe. Throughout history, women have had to fight for their right to vote, to receive an education, to work outside of the home, and to be treated equally under the law. While progress has been made, there is still a long way to go before women are truly equal to men in all areas of life. International Women's Day is a reminder of both how far we've come and how far we still have to go. By bringing attention to the challenges faced by women and celebrating their victories, we can all work towards a more equitable and just world. The theme for International Women's Day 2021 is "Choose to Challenge". This theme encourages everyone to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. It is a reminder that we all have a role to play in creating a more gender-equal world. The COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted the gender inequalities that still exist in our society. Women make up the majority of frontline workers and healthcare professionals, but they also face the burden of caring for children and elderly family members at home. Domestic violence rates have also increased during the pandemic, showing how important it is to continue fighting for women's rights. On International Women's Day, we can choose to challenge these inequalities and work towards creating a more equal and just world for everyone.