Feminist Press at The City University of New York - Böcker

Introduced by Renée Watson, these stories stand as a testament to how strong girls are part of everyone's cultural heritage.

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A labyrinthine excavation of forgotten Mexican women writers, this Gothic novel illustrates how gendered language can wield destructive power.

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This crucial expansion on social justice discourse surrounding reproductive rights explores the practical applications for activist thought migrating from the community into the academy.

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Set in Chicago during the 1940s and 1950s, this novel of Italian-American life is populated by hardworking immigrants whose heroism lies in their quiet, sometimes tragic humanity. At the centre of the novel is young Carmolina, who is torn between ...

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First published in 1978, "Silences "single-handedly revolutionized the literary canon. In this classic work, now back in print, Olsen broke open the study of literature and discovered a lost continent -- the writing of women and working-...

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To survive the long shadow of the Third Reich, many Jewish children were placed in hiding, forced to keep their true identities absolutely secret. Although these 'hidden children' avoided capture and murder, many of their family members did not, a...

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This half-memoir, half-philosophical treatise is a meditation on the art of translation, and its potential for activism and humanist engagement.

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A young girl's curiosity about her teacher's sudden disappearance sets the stage for her community's resonant analyses of 1960s Pointe-à-Pitre.

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Spanning the 1890s through the 1990s, this collection explores the many psychological and emotional tensions in women's relationships to, and perceptions of, their physical selves.

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Now in paperback, this spirited and groundbreaking anthology defies generations of stereotypes about Italian American women. Here, more than fifty writers respond to and explode the familiar stock images: the nurturant grandmother lovingly stirrin...

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Annice, Pat, and Barby are best friends from Iowa, freshly arrived in booming 1950s Chicago to explore different paths toward independence, self-expression, and sexual freedom.

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In this collection of short stories by a group of American women writers, mothers and daughters describe their coflicts and consolations, their trusts and mistrusts, their loves and hates.

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Annice, Pat, and Barby are best friends from Iowa, freshly arrived in booming 1950s Chicago to explore different paths toward independence, self-expression, and sexual freedom. From the hip-hang of a bohemian lifestyle to the sophisticated lure of...

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These 21 dynamic articles by Chinese women scholars explore the limitations on women's lives in premodern China, detail their involvement in the great political movements of the 20th century and examine how new laws have improved women's status, y...

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A collection of personal and political essays reflects on what it means to be a woman writer and explores the pleasures and dangers of writing as a woman, encompassing such topics as defiance of traditions, exile, and re-creation of identities and...

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With this critically acclaimed 1940 memoir, pioneering Japanese writer and activist Ayako Ishigaki made history. "Restless Wave" is the first book written in English by a Japanese woman, introducing Western readers to a largely unknown w...

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In this unique and essential collection, a host of frontline thinkers, journalists, and activists employ wit, outrage, and cold, hard facts to expose the "W Effect," a comprehensive incursion into women's rights.

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While Now, Voyager is a tear-jerking romance, it is at the same time the empowering story of a woman who finds the strength to chart her own course in life; who discovers love, sex, and even motherhood outside of marriage; and who learns that men ...

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Hurst was one of the premiere literary chroniclers of poor and working class urban life in early 20th century America. Her stories contain vivid portraits of Eastern European immigrants struggling to survive a new land.

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In these testimonies, a distinguished group of 27 pioneering women from 12 countries tell their own stories, revealing the moments when they realised that they could challenge the received wisdom of the day, and the struggles involved in turning t...

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This book marshals the power of literature to confront domestic violence, an experience that is still too often neglected or condoned, surrounded by silence and shame.

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In August 2003, the world gained access to a remarkable new voice: a blog written by a 25-year-old Iraqi woman living in Baghdad, whose identity remained concealed for her own protection. Calling herself Riverbend, she offered searing eyewitness a...

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Seen through the eyes of a strong-willed and perceptive young girl, this book captures the atmosphere of Baghdad in the 1940s and 1950s. Through lyrical descriptions, it recreates a city of public steam baths, roadside, butchers and childhood game...

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When a group of French women collect in a London barracks during World War II, their khaki uniforms cannot conceal their sexual desire - often for each other. Touchingly written from the point of view of one of the younger and more innocent 'girl ...

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When a group of French women collect in a London barracks during World War II, their khaki uniforms cannot conceal their sexual desire - often for each other. Touchingly written from the point of view of one of the younger and more innocent 'girl ...

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This beloved coming-of-age story set in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II follows the life of Selina Boyce, the daughter of Caribbean immigrants. Author Danticat explores the novel's themes of identity, sexuality, and values as well ...

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The acclaimed Women Writing Africa project "opens up worlds too often excluded from the history books" ("Booklist") and is an "essential resource for scholars and general readers alike" ("Library Journal"). ...

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Reveals the cultural legacy of African women in their own words that include communal songs and lullabies, letters and speeches, and poetry and fiction. Representing 20 languages and 12 countries, this volume covers western Africa, where most Afri...

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Presents a Mexican-American story of a girl's journey across borders and into womanhood; how as a young woman, she crosses the border into the United States to pursue her dreams of independence, land ownership and American citizenship for her chil...

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Laura Hunt was the ideal modern woman: beautiful, highly ambitious, and mysterious. No man could resist her charms - not even the NYPD detective sent to find out who turned her into a faceless corpse. As he probes the mystery of her death, he beco...

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