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Be Awesome
By Hadley Freeman
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Published 25-Apr-2013
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Hadley Freeman, Guardian features writer and author of the popular 'Ask Hadley...' column, reminds the modern lady to 'Be Awesome'.
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Women of the Revolution
By Kira Cochrane
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Published 29-Feb-2008
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Over the years, the feminist movement has won triumphs and endured trials, but it has never weakened its resolve, nor for a moment been dull. "The Guardian" has followed its progress throughout. This collection brings together the very best of the "Guardian's" feminist writing.
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Fifty Shades of Feminism
By Lisa Appignanesi
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Published 28-Mar-2013
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Girl Trouble
By Carol Dyhouse
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Published 14-Mar-2013
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The history of young women is a history of trouble. This title takes a look at the anxieties, horror stories and moral unease that have accompanied changes in girls' lives since Victorian times. It shows the importance of disentangling panic from progress if we are to understand the true story of twentieth century girls.
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Bluestockings
By Jane Robinson
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Published 29-Apr-2010
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In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a man's. Doctors warned that if women studied too hard their wombs would wither and die. This title tells the story of the fight for female education in Britain.
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XX Factor
By Alison Wolf
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Published 25-Apr-2013
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The reality of female professional success in today's world - a challenge to long held assumptions about female achievement and sexual inequality. For most of history, being female defined limits of a woman's achievements. This book deals with the social, cultural and economic schisms behind the phenomenal rise of women in the workplace.
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Flappers
By Judith Mackrell
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Published 23-May-2013
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A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade they came of age - the 1920s
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Lean IN
By Sheryl Sandberg
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Published 12-Mar-2013
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The statistics, although an improvement on previous decades, are certainly not in women's favour - of 197 heads of state, only twenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of seats in parliaments globally, and in the world of big business, a meagre eighteen of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. This title draws on author's own experience.
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How to be a Woman
By Caitlin Moran
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Published 01-Mar-2012
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It's a good time to be a woman: we have the vote and the Pill, and we haven't been burnt as witches since 1727. However, a few nagging questions do remain... Why are we supposed to get Brazilians? Should we use Botox? Do men secretly hate us? And why does everyone ask when you're going to have a baby? This title provides answers to such questions.
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Invisible
By HsiaoHung Pai
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Published 04-Apr-2013
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In this chilling expose, investigative journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai works undercover as a housekeeper in a brothel and unveils the terrible reality of the British sex trade.
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