Recent Books 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.

Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain by Caitlin C. Gillespie (Oxford University Press)	Clinical Psychology and Adolescent Girls in a Postfeminist Era by Rosalyn H. Shute (Routledge)	Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists by Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi)
Gender, Sex, and Sexualities: Psychological Perspectives edited by Nancy Dess et al. (Oxford University Press)	Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World’s Next Superpower by Roseann Lake (W.W. Norton)	Sexual Politics and Feminist Science: Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900–1933 by Kirsten Leng (Cornell University Press)
The Black American Gender Gaps: American Citizenship, Educational Attainment, and National Leadership Positions by Amadu Jacky Kaba (Pan African University Press)	The Pursuit of Happiness: Black Women, Diasporic Dreams, and the Politics of Emotional Transnationalism by Bianca C. Williams (Duke University Press)	Uncommon Bonds: Women Reflect on Race and Friendship edited by Kersha Smith and Marcella Runell Hall (Peter Lang International)