From admired historian—and coiner of one of feminism's most popular slogans—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich comes an exploration of what it means for women to make history. In 1976; in an obscure scholarly article; Ulrich wrote; "Well behaved women seldom make history." Today these words appear on t-shirts; mugs; bumper stickers; greeting cards; and all sorts of Web sites and blogs. Ulrich explains how that happened and what it means by looking back at women of the past who challenged the way history was written. She ranges from the fifteenth-century writer Christine de Pizan; who wrote The Book of the City of Ladies; to the twentieth century’s Virginia Woolf; author of A Room of One's Own. Ulrich updates their attempts to reimagine female possibilities and looks at the women who didn't try to make history but did. And she concludes by showing how the 1970s activists who created "second-wave feminism" also created a renaissance in the study of history.
#3470583 in Books Ingramcontent 2016-05-21Original language:English 9.21 x 1.19 x 6.14l; #File Name: 1358415641The Empire of Russia From the Remotest Periods to the Present Time
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Russian cruise ship through time in a bookBy CustomerTidbits of historical Russia which were intellectual eye-openers; presented as like a captivating movie screenplay made for a mini-series; punctuated by key players; events; geography; timeline and importance; portrays a Russia not like anything I ever imagined.I found the piece quite well structured but not an easy read if you are expecting a PBScan narrative.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. but it does an excellent job of covering everything from about the 9th century ...By CustomerThis was written a century ago; so the writing style is a bit dry. It doesn't cover the 20th century; but it does an excellent job of covering everything from about the 9th century to the 19th century. A casual reader probably won't like the way it is written; but someone who is used to reading older works will appreciate the detail provided. It's a good book for someone who seriously wants to understand how Russian culture and ethos came about.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A readable overview from another point in timeBy Victor Harper-slaboszewiczI found this book to be extremely interesting. Written 150 years ago; it provides a perspective untainted by current political winds on the process of development of the nation state using the very interesting example of Russia; evolving from battling warlords to emerging power to subservience to the khanate to an emerging state to the worst kind of despotism. The viewpoint is realistic but informed by the democratic impulse of mid-19th century American idealism.
