Bettany Hughes on books about strong womenDaily Telegraph
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Discovering that her one night of passion with Cesare right before she was sacked had borne its fruit, Mina finds herself in the tough position of having to juggle being a single mother and making ends meet in a world that is frightful for women who do not have the kind of support system...
I Am a Tiger, by WANG Zumin and WANG Ying, tr. unnamed (Jan 2024) [王祖民,王莺 : 我是老虎我怕谁] — Tiger is always fierce and strong, but not always nice. Will this ruin Tiger’s birthday? Learn what it takes to be a friend in this story about kindness and cake. — ISBN: ...
However, the adhesive must still be thick enough to be effective. I carried out adhesion tests on aero linen and aero cotton swatches to find the smallest amount of adhesive that still yielded strong adhesion between the two fabrics. A 1:1 mix of Evacon R and wheat starch paste (1:3 wh...
although traditionally thought of as a country in which political power was (and remains) the preserve of men, four of the most important rulers who took Japan from a backwater known as the Land of Dwarves to the Land of the Rising Sun, were women. Significant but less-told and less acc...
While Maya’s mothers are the only same-sex parents in the book, their household is not the only one headed by women. Maya’s close friend Nastia is raised together with her first cousin Nazar by their single mothers—the women are sisters—and grandmother. The doublespread that introduces ...
Back to Lisa See and more tragedy, misogyny and atrocities heaped on women. This was a well written book with an engaging story and characters I cared about but there were parts I had to put down and walk away from. Dreams of Joy by Lisa See I could not not read the sequel to Shang...
Women’s History Month, celebrated during March in the US, and International Women’s day, celebrated March 8th across the world, present an opportunity to honor women’s contributions to history, culture and society while calling for greater equality.In recognition, Berghahn is delighted to offer...
Books for women should be written by women, about women, and read by women. Being a woman comes with many dynamics. They can be self-driven or societal, but the bottom line is that they affect women and those around them differently. It is a good thing that currently, there is a spac...