Download or read book Dishing It Out written by Dorothy Cobble and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1991-09-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back when SOS or Adam and Eve on a raft were things to order if you were hungry but a little short on time and money, nearly one-fourth of all waitresses belonged to unions. By the time their movement peaked in the 1940s and 1950s, the women had developed a distinctive form of working-class feminism, simultaneously pushing for equal rights and pay and affirming their need for special protections. Dorothy Sue Cobble shows how sexual and racial segregation persisted in wait work, but she rejects the idea that this was caused by employers' actions or the exclusionary policies of male trade unionists. Dishing It Out contends that the success of waitress unionism was due to several factors: waitresses, for the most part, had nontraditional family backgrounds, and most were primary wage-earners. Their close-knit occupational community and sex-separate union encouraged female assertiveness and a decidedly unromantic view of men and marriage. Cobble skillfully combines oral interviews and extensive archival records to show how waitresses adopted the basic tenets of male-dominated craft unions but rejected other aspects of male union culture. The result is a book that will expand our understanding of feminism and unionism by including the gender conscious perspectives of working women.

Download or read book Dish and Tell written by Miami Bombshells and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-05-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of "The Sweet Potato Queens" and "The Bitch in the House," six dynamic divas speak the truth about careers, men, sex, money, kids, and more--powerful, inspirational advice on life and getting the best from it.

Download or read book This Uncontainable Feeling of Freedom written by Christian Broecking and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irène Schweizer: jazz pianist, activist, icon. Left-winged, lesbian, autonomous. The path of a young woman from the northern Swiss province leads further and further into experimental music: from London jazz club Ronnie Scott's and the Zurich Africana Club to the avantgarde-stages in Wuppertal, Berlin, Willisau, Chicago and New York, and from concerts with Don Cherry, Louis Moholo and George Lewis to solo appearances as the leading pianist of European jazz in the Swiss temples of high culture, the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center and the Tonhalle Zurich. Again and again she fights for artistic freedom and autonomy.

Download or read book Your Life s Puzzle written by August Leo and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are so many people who are suffering in silence. When they're in public, they put on a face as though everything is well. When they are long, they slip back into depression. We need to learn to get along, stop judging, and learn to love one another. That begins with the person you see in the mirror. The most powerful thing in the world is the human mind. People should take the words can't and impossible out of their vocabulary. If those two words are in your vocabulary, you will have a defeated mindset and you will fail before you get started. If you have faith, belief. Come up with a plan and take action. Anything is possible. The power is in belief. If you have the will, anything is possible. The purpose of the material in this book is to give the gift of hope. I want to inspire you people and lift them up. There are some people who are stressed out and depressed and have fallen into a dark place because of things they have experienced in life. Some of them have given up and stopped looking for a way out. If you are in a dark place in life, darkness cannot drive out darkness. It takes light to drive out darkness. We are bombarded with negativity from news and social media all day long. The materials in this book are meant to be a ray of light to drive out the darkness. The short stories in this book are about real people who've made mistakes. You can't make all your mistakes, but you can learn from someone else. Another purpose of this book is to encourage people to use their inner pain and hurt as fuel to push themselves toward their dreams. If you're not happy where you are in life, it's up to you to change it. You have to take responsibility for your life. No one is going to do it for you. No one is going to care for you more than you care for yourself. Here is a list of some of the topics that will be discussed in this book: learning disabilities, depression, loneliness, suicide, intuition, solitude, self-love, self-hate, self-worth, self-esteem, stress, and much more.

Download or read book Ace s Place written by Gabbi Grey and published by Gabbi Grey. This book was released on 2022-05-07 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek Murphy has come to the godforsaken small town of Merritt, British Columbia in search of a new beginning. The man is tired, jaded, and resigned to never having sex again. Until Friday night at the local sports bar changes everything. Harold Graham, hometown boy made good, has lived in Merritt his entire life. When he meets the new guy in town, he's compelled to reach out the hand of friendship. And maybe more. But secrets and omissions cloud what could be the beginning of something special. Can they take a chance on being vulnerable enough to fall in love? Ace's Place is a 13k word short story about second-chances, hockey, and an adorable but nosy Bouvier.

Download or read book The Player 2 written by David Scott and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After serving two years on a life sentence, David Scott is given a new trial because of new evidence that has come out, and once he is set free, he thinks that his past is in the past. But little does he know, everyone has someone who loves them, and after he's home and trying to live his life trouble-free, there are things going on around him that he doesn't see or feel, until after one night of drinking and celebrating an employee's four-month party, plus thinking he was about to have sex with one of his many lady friends, he wakes up tied to a chair. And there standing in front of him are people he's given a job or just plain trusted since he's been home, but to have these people tell him this is his last day, his heart starts racing, and his head and stomach seem like they're fighting against each other. But his mind gets clear enough to know that because of his past actions, there would be a hit out on him once he was set free from prison. So now thinking about everything, damn, he never pays attention to his surroundings and never thinks anything like this would ever happen. To his knowledge, all has been forgotten once he was sentenced to life, but now for what he did or they thought he did, the time for payback is standing in his face and in the form of people he has been around and trusted.

Download or read book A Woman s Place written by Lynn Austin and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They watched their sons, their brothers, and their husbands enlist to fight a growing menace across the seas. And when their nation asked, they answered the call as well. Virginia longs to find a purpose beyond others' expectations. Helen is driven by a loneliness money can't fulfill. Rosa is desperate to flee her in-laws' rules. Jean hopes to prove herself in a man's world. Under the storm clouds of destruction that threaten America during the early 1940s, this unlikely gathering of women will experience life in sometimes startling new ways as their beliefs are challenged and they struggle toward a new understanding of what love and sacrifice truly mean.

Download or read book Women in War Films written by Ralph Donald and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War has been depicted in cinema for more than a century, from early silent films to more recent blockbusters such as Saving Private Ryan and Lone Survivor. Most war films, especially combat films, are about men engaged in battle. But while Hollywood has reinforced the cultural stereotype of war as a man’s job, women have not been completely invisible in many of these films, whether waiting for their men to return home or standing shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts on the battlefield. In Women in War Films: From Helpless Heroine to G.I. Jane, Ralph Donald and Karen MacDonald examine the representations of females in war throughout the history of film. They identify various types of women portrayed in these films, from home-front wives and daughters supporting their loved ones from afar to nurses and doctors stationed near the front lines of combat. The authors also look at depictions of foreign females who comfort homesick soldiers, ordinary women who unexpectedly encounter the enemy, female spies, and modern enlistees taking on roles traditionally reserved for men. Through these representations, the authors explore what war films say about the culture that created them and the social construction of reality that these films assert. The book covers an array of war films distributed in the United States, including Hearts of the World, Wings, Mata Hari, Mrs. Miniver, Casablanca, Cry “Havoc,”Since You Went Away, The Best Years of Our Lives, From Here to Eternity, The Americanization of Emily, M*A*S*H, Coming Home, Courage under Fire, G.I. Jane, and Zero Dark Thirty. Featuring an extensive filmography, Women in War Films will appeal to scholars of gender studies, history, and film, as well as to readers interested in the evolving portrayals of females in military-related cinema.

Download or read book Angel written by R.E. Braithwaite and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1970, and Angel is a desperado who despises rules and authority above all else, with the possible exception of cruelty towards women. While inhabiting a world attempting to recover from student riots, Angelwho is exhausted by the sheer volume and rancor of political discoursedecides to turn to his two favorite things: literature and women. As Angel chases love on the campus of Dartmouth, he finds that the most astounding movement of the sixties was not civil rights or antiwar clamor, but instead, it is the liberation of women. While attempting to merge his passions into a single orb, Angelwho has somehow become a cross between an accidental playboy and literary nerdsometimes succeeds gloriously. Other times, not so much. As he moves from bedroom to classroom and classroom to bedroom, Angel smokes weed with the hope of gaining clarity. But as time goes on, Angel cannot help but wonder if he will ever be able to view the world from a womans perspective or whether he will go down in flames as a fortuitous playboy who never determined the difference between lust and love. Angel blends sex, drugs, comedy, and literary influences into a wild brew as a Dartmouth student embarks on a journey of self-discovery during 1970s America.

Download or read book You Can Never Satisfy a Woman written by Robert Gonzalez and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Never Satisfy A Woman is about many things in a woman’s life that happens. The story is about a woman the way she thinks, speaks and do things. These experiences, thoughts and research I have learned growing up to adulthood about woman or women. A woman mind can change anytime, so you have to be ready.

Download or read book Women who Can Dish it Out written by Junior League of Springfield, MO Staff and published by Junior League of Springfield. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll be dishing out some great tasting, healthy recipes after reading this fantastic follow-up to Sassafras! Each recipe has a nutritional analysis and proves that eating healthy can taste good, too! To complement this creative title, there's whimsical artwork and Ozark myths to entertain you while cooking. Children will get a kick out of the Just Kiddin' section. Benefits community projects.

Download or read book SUDDENLY A FAMILY written by Leann Harris and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FAMILIES ARE FOREVER SUDDENLY A WIFE Toni Anderson knew she owed Zachary Knight a favor. But she never dreamed he would propose a marriage of convenience so she could be mother to the twin daughters he'd never known he had! With the girls' real mother gone, Zach had to prove they would have a stable home life—or lose them. And he didn't know he was offering her the impossible: children to call her own. Trouble was, wife-wary Zach insisted the marriage was to be strictly platonic. But one searing kiss between the instant couple proved that the arrangement was going to be impossible to keep.Happily ever after—with kids!

Download or read book Every Woman s Man written by Rique Johnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rique Johnson takes readers on an illuminating, passion-filled journey into the heart and mind of a single man who loves women to a fault—making him incapable of commitment. To every woman, Devin Alexander is the ideal lover: sensitive, sexy, considerate, and compassionate. There is just one problem—he is unable to commit to a lifetime soul mate. Follow this sensual, supremely successful man through his love affairs with three intelligent, passionate women. Sophia, Maggie, and Gabby are all irresistibly drawn to Devin, but soon come to realize that their main man cannot give his all to their respective relationships. What they don’t know is that buried in Devin’s past is a haunting secret that keeps him from completely giving his heart to one woman—until a major crisis forces him to confront his inner devils and the emotional truth he has been hiding behind his entire adult life. Suddenly, for the first time, happiness and fulfillment are within his reach. Can Devin succeed in laying his demons to rest and give himself over to the love he so passionately craves? Every Woman’s Man addresses today’s commitment issues with delicacy and grace. It is a humorous, deeply moving novel by a writer who understands the unique hopes and longings of modern men and women.

Download or read book No Need for a Clean up Woman in My House written by Shirley Jordan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cleanup woman is a woman that is willing to do all the things the main woman refuses to do without any stipulations.

Download or read book Thinking of You written by Jill Mansell and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestseller! Are you in the midst of one of those "exciting" phases of life, like the eerily quiet empty nest...or the new job with the distractingly attractive, off-limits boss...or a wacky new roommate who isn't at all as advertised? What about all of those at once... Is your life full of surprises? No? Well, what if it could be? You may begin to think you're living someone else's reality. And maybe, that's not a bad thing... International bestselling author Jill Mansell spins a poignant and funny story of mothers, daughters, friends, and lovers...and what happens when everything takes a turn for the unexpected. Praise for A Walk in the Park: "What a fabulous read...laugh out loud moments, heartwarming and sweet."—Wendy's Minding Spot "Wonderful characters...Held me captivated."—Long and Short Reviews "A great read with drama, dry humor, and colorful characters."—RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars "Mansell excels at the ensemble romantic comedy, and her quirky but endearing characters shine once again."—Booklist "Charming...Mansell deftly weaves a web of poignant loves stories."—Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1942-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.

Download or read book Working People of California written by Daniel Cornford and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the California Indians who labored in the Spanish missions to the immigrant workers on Silicon Valley's high-tech assembly lines, California's work force has had a complex and turbulent past, marked by some of the sharpest and most significant battles fought by America's working people. This anthology presents the work of scholars who are forging a new brand of social history—one that reflects the diversity of California's labor force by paying close attention to the multicultural and gendered aspects of the past. Readers will discover a refreshing chronological breadth to this volume, as well as a balanced examination of both rural and urban communities. Daniel Cornford's excellent general introduction provides essential historical background while his brief introductions to each chapter situate the essays in their larger contexts. A list of further readings appears at the end of each chapter. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995.