Yuma Public Library

A cultural history of Wonder Woman traces the character's creation and enduring popularity, drawing on interviews and archival research to reveal the pivotal role of feminism in shaping her seven-decade story.

Explores how media and popular culture maligned and objectified women and girls in the 1990s, and how the sexism of the 1990s affected the sexism of the twenty-first century

"Throughout America's history women have contributed to more than their own goals of freedom and equality, and have vitally galvanized reform movements for religious tolerance, abolition, civil rights, wildlife conservation, environmental protection, and nuclear disarmament. More than 500 entries examine virtually every aspect of the experiences, struggles, and achievements of women in the United States: important and pioneering figures, key events...

Explains the origins of the women's rights movement in the United States, including women's participation in reform movements, the role women played in abolitionist movements, and the Declaration of Sentiments

Presents a cultural history of independent single women between the 1920s and the 1950s through the reclaimed life of glamorous guru Marjorie Hillis.

Women have come a long way since the first women's rights convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, but women's rights activists are still working to expand rights today. What are the main concerns of women's rights activists today? And what challenges have women faced in the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s in their fight for equality? Find out how Susan B. Anthony, Betty Friedan, and other groundbreaking activists paved the way for the women's...

Chronicles the role of women in America's growth in the areas of science, literature, and the arts, and in American history.