Women Work Life

Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Ivanka is donating the unpaid portion of her advance and all future royalties received from Women Who Work to the Ivanka M. Trump Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund that will make grants to organizations that empower and educate women and girls.* "This is a...

The heralded Queen of Hip-Hop Lit presents an addictive collection of celebrated urban authors with their fingers on the pulse of the streets. Street lit’s finest female voices—Keisha Starr, Tysha, LaKesa Cox, and Monique S. Hall—deliver searing stories about women who make hard...

Achieve authentic leadership and master the balance between career and life, even if you've faced countless challenges in your professional journey! Do you feel undervalued in a male-dominated industry? Struggling to balance career demands with family life or battling self-doubt as you climb the career ladder? You're not alone. Many professional women face these challenges—but they can be overcome. The Power of Women in Leadership offers the tools and strategies to unlock your potential and lead confidently and authentically.

Are you overwhelmed, stressed, or on the verge of a nervous breakdown? Are your projects stalled? Breathe, the author gives you her magic wand - her book. If only I were more confident! Who hasn't wanted this before? People who have strong self-esteem have a good opinion of themselves, are optimistic, and are on an equal footing with their fellow human beings.

Ophelia DeVore boldly overcame tragedy and hardship to become the first Black model in the United States of America. She possessed grace, finesse, intelligence, natural beauty, and courage. Being the first black graduate of the Vogue Modeling School, she eventually became a powerful business mogul, an exuberant entrepreneur, and a respected leader in her field. Her story is unique because she redefined "beauty" in America. Throughout her life, she sought to prove to the world beauty could be found in every shade of color.

Your past experiences often shape your core beliefs and attitudes. It’s easy to lose self-confidence and faith in yourself when things go wrong or don’t turn out exactly as you hoped they would. Even if you think you have good self-confidence, there may still be stubborn areas of your life that make you doubt yourself. In order to move forward toward success, you need to understand how things have affected you in the past and begin the process of changing your core beliefs.