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Fearless Women tells the story of women who dared to take destiny into their own hands. They were feminists and antifeminists, activists and homemakers, victims of abuse and pathbreaking professionals. Inspired by the nation's ideals and fueled by an unshakeable sense of right and wrong, they wouldn't take no for an answer. In time, they carried the country with them. Elizabeth Cobbs gives voice to fearless women on both sides of the aisle, most of whom considered themselves patriots.

Poche settimane dopo l'incarico alla guida del Governo, durante un veloce scambio di auguri con Giorgia Meloni, Alessandro Sallusti si lascia scappare una battuta: «Peccato che un presidente del Consiglio in carica non possa pensare di scrivere un libro per raccontare i suoi progetti». E lei: «E perché non può farlo?». Sallusti, preso in contropiede, la butta lì: «Non lo so esattamente, ma ci sarà un motivo se nessuno l'ha mai fatto». Lei: «Dovresti sapere che fare quello che hanno fatto tutti gli altri non è esattamente la mia specialità».

The Second World War represents one of humanity’s greatest tragedies. Yet in the thick of cruelty, suffering, and loss, ordinary women secretly stood against the Nazi regime, selflessly serving as bearers of peace and hope. They risked their lives to protect the persecuted without seeking reward or recognition.

In the midst of her groundbreaking twenty-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm once declared, “Everyone—with the exception of the black woman herself—has been interpreting the black woman.” Edited and introduced by Zinga A. Fraser, Shirley Chisholm in Her Own Words gives listeners a rare opportunity to engage with the congresswoman’s powerful ideas in her own voice.

A lo largo de más de doscientos años de existencia como país, México ha sido gobernado por una larga sucesión de presidentes varones, jamás una mujer. Eso, sin embargo, está por cambiar: el 2 de junio de este 2024, los mexicanos nos iremos a dormir con la noticia de quién será la primera presidenta de nuestra historia.

O indivíduo, a sociedade e o Estado é uma antologia de textos de Emma Goldman. Defesa intransigente da liberdade do indivíduo e crítica ferrenha à submissão ao poder estatal, o artigo que dá título ao conjunto já antecipava muitas das questões fundamentais do século XX, como a militarização estratégica dos EUA. A presente edição conta ainda com o posfácio do livro "My disillusionment in Russia" (1923), e "O comunismo não existe na Rússia", artigo publicado em 1935, no qual a autora critica o autoritarismo e a centralização de poder dos sovietes.

All over the world, Black and racialized women engage in the solidarity economy through what is known as mutual aid financing. Formally referred to as rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs), these institutions are purposefully informal to support the women’s livelihoods and social needs, and they act to reject tiered forms of neo-liberal development. The Banker Ladies–a term coined by women in the Black diaspora–are individuals that voluntarily organize ROSCAs for self-sufficiency and are intentional in their politicized economic co-operation to counter business exclusion.

In 1972, New York Representative Shirley Chisholm broke the ice in American politics when she became the first Black woman to run for president of the United States. Chisholm left behind a coalition-building model personified by a once-in-an-era Hollywood party hosted by legendary actress and singer Diahann Carroll, and attended by the likes of Huey P. Newton, Barbara Lee, Berry Gordy, David Frost, Flip Wilson, Goldie Hawn and others. In A More Perfect Party, MSNBC political analyst Juanita Tolliver presents a path to people-centered politics through the lens of this soiree.

Enesta biografía política, la reportera Ivonne Melgar—quien ha seguido la carrera de Xóchitl desde antes de que llegara a la política, hace 24 años—nos entrega la mejor investigación hecha sobre la candidata opositora. Aquí se relata su formación en la defensa de los más pobres frente al poder de los caciques, su vida universitaria, su llegada como indígena al mundo empresarialy a la política, sus encontronazos y su elección por el diálogo, sus polémicas y su terquedad, su pasado y sus planes.

Angela Merkel is a boss. A trailblazer. An icon of colorful suits. Formerly the new leader of the free world. With an entire hand gesture named after her (the “Merkel Diamond”) and celebrated in a viral meme for sparring with Trump, Angela Merkel spent a decade economically and politically revitalizing her country. No one is better positioned than New York Times Berlin correspondent Melissa Eddy to pull back the curtain on the woman who engineered Germany’s rise to wealth, power, and an economy worth 3.8 trillion in USD.

Die Autorin Ellen Key (1849-1926) war eine schwedische Reformpädagogin und Schriftstellerin. Sie entwickelte einen ausgeprägten Freiheits- und Gerechtigkeitssinn. Im Jahr 1869 erschienen erste Artikel von ihr in einer damals sehr renommierten Frauenzeitschrift, obwohl Ellen Key erst 20 Jahre alt war. Ab 1875 unterwies sie an einer Art Volkshochschule junge Damen in Geschichte und Literatur. Ihr Engagement für Frauen- und Kinderrechte verstärkte sich. Sie sprach häufig vor Arbeiter- und Frauenvereinen.

Born into privilege but expected to use her advantages for the good of others, Senator Nancy Ruth has led an uncommon, unconventional life. Like Nancy herself, this book is rich in surprises and contradictions about a remarkable woman who used her privilege to support social change and the battle to better women’s lives.

Lola Young has been an actress, an academic, an activist and a crossbench peer. But from the age of eight weeks to eighteen years, she was moved between countless foster care placements and children's homes. It would take many decades before she was able to make sense of her childhood. Baroness Young's story is a vital part of contemporary Black British history, but is also a moving account of being a child in care, a black child in a white family, and the sense of disconnection that comes from living between cultures.