A new collection of fiction and poetry from a major voice in American feminism and literatureCharlotte Perkins Gilman was a turn-of-the-century American feminist and socialist thinker. In her works of fiction, Gilman sought to illustrate her ideas about the way American society squandered the talents and economic contributions of women. Based on th...more
Briefly traces Fanny Fern's life, presents her novel about a young widow struggling to support her children, and gathers a selection of her newspaper articles.
This Bridge Called My Back has served as a rallying call for women of color for a generation, and this new edition keeps that call alive at a time when divisions prove even more stubborn and dangerous. The new edition is further brought to life with the incorporation of visual art by seventeen noted women of color artists.
Sultana's Dream, first published in 1905 in a Madras English newspaper, is a witty feminist utopia-a tale of reverse purdah that posits a world in which men are confined indoors and women have taken over the public sphere, ending a war nonviolently and restoring health and beauty to the world."The Secluded Ones" is a selection of short sketches, fi...more
"Impressive....Haunting....Enchanting...Every story in the book, which covers nearly a century of tradition, is interesting, written with intelligent passion."THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWNative American scholar, literary critic, poet, and novelist Paula Gunn Allen, who is herself a Laguna Pueblo-Sioux Indian, became increasingly aware in her acad...more
Cofer tells readers of the women's lives that entangled with hers in El Building in Patterson, New Jersey. A community transplanted from what they now view as an island paradise, these Puerto Rican families yearn for the colors and tastes of their homeland. As they carve out their lives as Americans, their days are filled with drama, success and tr...more
In the sequel to When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple, a collection of poems, stories, and photographs explores the challenges, conflicts, satisfactions, and dilemmas associated with a wide range of women's choices.
Collects the novels, stories, poems, essays, memoirs, diaries, and letters of more than 170 writers--American, English, Canadian, and others writing in English.
A collection of humorous one-liners, stories and poems from women including Jo Brand, Mae West, French and Saunders, Jane Austen, Beatrix Potter, Jilly Cooper, Queen Victoria and Ruby Wax. A percentage of royalties on every copy sold goes to Comic Relief.
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