Contemporary Women's Lives
A Bibliography of Resources

Contemporary Women  |   Contemporary Issues   |  On the Web

Almost a Woman
    by Esmeralda Santiago    921 Santiago

Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
    by Shirin Ebadi                  921 Ebadi

Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran
    by Ru'ya Hakkakiyan        921 Hakkakiyan

Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
    by Queen Noor                  921 Nur

Madame Secretary
    by Madeleine Albright      921 Albright

Mankiller: A Chief and Her People
    by Wilma Mankiller           973.04975 Man

Ohitika Woman
    by Mary Brave Bird           305.48 Bra

So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places
    by Elinor Burkett                921 Burkett

The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky
    by Fara Ahmedi                305.23086 Ahm

Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom
    by Zoya                              958.104 Zoy


Contemporary Issues

The Juicy Tomatoes Guide to Ripe Living After 50
    by Susan Swartz               305.244 Swa

Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth about Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decisions of their Lives
                                                306.874 Koc

The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined Women
    by Susan Douglas             306.8743 Dou

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Aggression of Girls
    by Rachel Simmons          302.54 Sim

Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era
    by Boston Women's Health Book Collective          613.04244 Our

See Jane Hit: Why Girls Are Growing More Violent and What Can Be Done About It
    by Jame Garbarino            303.60835 Gar

Supernanny: How to Get the Best from Your Children
    by Jo Frost                          649.1 Fro

Unhooked Generations: Why We're Still Single
    by Jillian Straus                  306.815 Str

Woman Power: Transform Your Man, Your Marriage, Your Life
    by Dr. Laura Schlessinger       306.81 Sch


On the Web

Chicago Women's History
http://www.chipublib.org/003cpl/chgowomen.html

National Women's History Museum
http://www.nmwh.org

National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org

 

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Compiled 2/07