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Recent Books That May Be of Interest to Women Scholars

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of WIAReport.

Here are the latest selections. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.com.


Across God’s Frontiers:
Catholic Sisters in the American West, 1850-1920
by Anne M. Butler
(University of North Carolina Press)

Grandmother Power:
A Global Phenomenon
by Paola Gianturco
(powerHouse Books)

Health and Social Issues of Native American Women
edited by Jennie R. Joe and Francine C. Gachupin
(Praeger Publishers)

Lives in Play:
Autobiography and Biography on the Feminist Stage
by Ryan Claycomb
(University of Michigan Press)

Women Warriors Stories from the Thin Blue Line
by John M. Wills
(TotalRecall Publishing)

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