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The Case of Mistress Mary Hampson
This book, which features the autobiographical narrative of Mistress Mary Hampson, a 17th-century woman in an abusive and violent marriage, reconstructs the events in and around this harrowing tale and rescues a compelling and complicated voice from the past.
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The journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757
This richly detailed and intimate journal is the earliest ongoing record of a woman's daily life in the colonial United States. Written as a series of letters to the author's closest friend, the journal offers a rare glimpse into the public and private life of a spirited and articulate eighteenth-century woman.
Esther Edwards Burr was a member, by birth and marriage, of two of New England's elite families. Her father was the renowned Puritan theologian Jonathan Edwards; her husband Aaron was the president of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University); her son Aaron was to become the second vice-president of the United States. Burr's writings, however, focus on her own experience. Although her background was not typical of her era, her journal illuminates many aspects of colonial life that she shared with other women. Through her eyes we see the extensive household work of a white woman from a prosperous family and her striving to maintain her sense of the value of that work. We learn of her reliance on both evangelical religion and sisterhood for strength and support in times of trial. Set in its proper context by the editors' sensitive introduction, the journal is a historical source of enduring value.
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Committed : a skeptic makes peace with marriage
Picking up where her bestselling memoir \"Eat, pray, love\" left off, Gilbert details the extraordinary circumstances that surround her love with Felipe, the man she swore never to marry.
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I am not your victim : anatomy of domestic violence
This book details the evolution of domestic violence during the 16-year marriage of author Beth Sipe. Insightful commentaries written by experts in the field follow Beth′s story and deepen our understanding of the causes and process of spousal abuse, why battered women stay, and the dynamic consequences of domestic violence.
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Committed : a love story
The author chronicles how the U.S. government gave her and her Brazilian-born lover, Felipe, an ultimatum--marry or he cannot enter the country again--and how she tackled her fears through research and reflection on the institution of marriage.
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First ladies
As we move toward the year 2000, Americans continue to debate the job of First Lady. How much power does the position actually hold? How publicly should that power be wielded? First Ladies tells the story of this curious institution and the evolution of these women's role from ceremonial backdrop to substantive world figure. This expanded edition brings us up to the present, examining the legacies of our three most recent First Ladies: Nancy Reagan, credited with raising the job to that of \"Associate President\"; Barbara Bush, who took a more traditional approach); and Hillary Rodham Clinton, widely billed as the person responsible for changing the job completely. Covering all thirty-nine women from Martha Washington to our current First Lady and including the daughters, daughters-in-law, and sisters of presidents who sometimes served as First Ladies, Betty Boyd Caroli explores the background, marriage, and accomplishments and failures in office of each woman. This remarkably diverse lot included Abigail Adams, whose \"remember the ladies\" became a twentieth-century feminist refrain; Edith Wilson, who alone controlled access to the President when he suffered a stroke; Jane Pierce, who prayed her husband would lose the election; Helen Taft, who insisted on living in the White House, although her husband would have preferred a judgeship; and Pat Nixon, who perfected what some have called \"the robot image.\" They ranged in age from early 20's to late 60's; some received superb educations for their time, while others had little or no schooling. Including the courageous and adventurous, the emotionally unstable, the ambitious, and the reserved, these women often did not fit the traditional expectations of a presidential helpmate. Depicting how these women used the \"magic wand\" given to them, Caroli reveals not only how each First Lady changed the role,
but also how the role changed in response to American culture. Because of their position, these women left remarkably complete records, and their stories offer us an insider's view not only of their lives but also of the history of American women in general.
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Turia
A reconstruction of the remarkable life of a woman who became a combatant in the civil wars that ended the Roman Republic, Turia shows how her life can shed light on Roman women's contribution to their society and the ways in which men came to recognize them.
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