Francophone African Women Documentary Filmmakers: Beyond Representation
In: Studies in the Cinema of the B
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In: Studies in the Cinema of the B
Drawing on interviews with over half of new Labour women MPs, Sarah Childs reveals how the women experienced being MPs, and explores whether they acted for and like women - in constituencies, in Parliament and in government.
Sir Colin Campbell's incumbrances : women as a factor in British command decisions during the Indian Mutiny 1857 / T.A. Heathcote -- Heni Te Kiri Karamu : the heroine of the Gate Pa / Leicester Chilton -- Home from home on the Western Front, 1914-1918 : women's contribution to morale / Elspeth Johnstone -- Working, queueing and worrying : British women and the home front, 1939-1945 / Mark Connelly -- Flight through the retreating Allied armies : non-combatants and the Blitzkrieg of 1940 / George Bailey -- 'Put that light out' : the 93rd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery / Imogen Corrigan -- Homeland defence : British gunners, women and ethics during the Second World War / Georgina Natzio -- Princess Marina the Duchess of Kent as commandant of the WRNS during the Second World War / Celia Lee -- Hurricanes and handbags : women RAF ferry pilots during the Second World War / Mike Ryan -- British secret agents during the Second World War / Juliette Pattinson -- Sue Ryder and the FANYs of SOE / Jonathan Walker -- Women with a secret : photographic interpretation / Christine Halsall -- 'Station X' : the women at Bletchley Park / John Lee -- Women in the siege of Leningrad / Tatiana Roshupkina -- Lotta Svärd, Nachthexen and Blitzmädel : women in military service on the Eastern Front / Paul Edward Strong -- Women at war : Poland / Halik Kochanski -- Women who thawed the Cold War / Grace Filby -- War veterans : four short histories - Georgina Ivison; Theresa Jordan; Beryl; Minnie S. Churchill / edited by Celia Lee
In: Women Groundbreakers
In: Women Groundbreakers Ser.
Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Hilary Clinton are just a few of the most well known names in politics for forging new paths for women in a traditionally male-dominated field. However, many lesser-known women groundbreakers have changed the world by stepping out of the background and onto the political stage. This biographical text covers the lives of fascinating women in politics, from the earliest suffragette movements to modern-day women who could one day become the first female president of the United States. Readers are encouraged to look into careers that could place them among this text's legendary ladies. This text uses age-appropriate language to explain complex political and social topics, while informative fact boxes and a comprehensive timeline provide additional opportunities for learning
World Affairs Online
In: Routledge Library Editions: Women and Religion
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Ideal and Contextual Realities of Muslim Women -- Part One: Tile Ideal -- Chapter 1: The Status of Women in Early Islam -- Chapter 2: The Islamic Revolution and Women: Quest for the Quranic Model -- Part Two: Role Changes -- Chapter 3: Roles in Transition: The Evolving Position of Women in Arab-Islamic Countries -- Chapter 4: The Literary Treatment of Women in North Africa -- Chapter 5: Early Feminist Movements in Turkey and/Egypt -- Part Three: Contextual Realities -- Chapter 6: A Traditional Ceremony in an Islamic Milieu in Malaysia -- Chapter 7: Islam and the Legal Status of Women in Tunisia -- Chapter 8: Female Education in Egypt: Changing Attitudes over a span of 100 years -- Chapter 9: The Struggle of Women in the National Development of Pakistan -- Chapter 10: Lessons from Fieldwork in the Sudan.
In: Women's lives in history