Browsing: Women’s Studies

This New York Times bestseller reveals the eye-opening true story of four women who became spies during the Civil War. “This is that rare work of history that reads like a novel — and a really good one at that” (New York Times bestselling author Michael Korda).

In A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in…

A New York Times bestseller: When a Michigan hairdresser founded a beauty school in Afghanistan, she became part of a community of women that would change her life… This vivid memoir is “witty and insightful” (Publishers Weekly starred review), with over 3,900 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

This New York Times bestseller provides an eye-opening look at the women who influenced America’s Founding Fathers. “Wonderful stories… If only our standard history books were written with such flair!” (Publishers Weekly).

From the Academy Award–winning screenwriter and director of Sleepless in Seattle comes a collection of hilarious and heartfelt essays on aging — covering everything from raising teenagers to unwelcome wrinkles. This read makes the “truth about life so funny when it should be so grim” (The Sunday Times).

Best known for the 1892 title story of this collection, a harrowing tale of a woman’s descent into madness, Charlotte…

“Thoroughly researched and convincing” (Publishers Weekly): A New York Times bestselling author analyzes modern society’s obsession with physical beauty in this “provocative and persuasive” account (Library Journal) with over 4,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A #1 New York Times bestseller with over 34,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: This smash hit classic offers “a translation of that foreign language your spouse is speaking” (USA Today).

Pregnant with her 16th child, midwife Anne Hutchinson defied the Puritans, faced down the Massachusetts General Court, and formed a new colony in Rhode Island. This fascinating portrait “deftly depicts the gritty world of colonial New England” (Booklist).

Three complex and willful upper-class sisters — the daughters of British viceroy Lord Curzon — come to life in this fascinating biography that explores their relationships, their scandals, and their politics. A look into the lives of the British elite and an “entertaining romp” (Library Journal).