Women Also Know History Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South
Rebecca Sharpless
Join us in celebrating @SharpleMR's new book "Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South" (@unc_press/2022)! https://t.co/H9m7n1OAek https://t.co/qTbcGoQJKL
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reproductive Justice: An Introduction Volume 1
Loretta J. Ross
Drs. Loretta Ross ( @LorettaJRoss) and Rickie Solinger's book, Reproductive Justice: An Introduction ( @ucpress, 2017) is an essential primer for students interested in understanding and mobilizing around reproductive justice. You can get your copy here: https://t.co/Kv3mBAdgUa https://t.co/OMOEjCJ59N
Paperback, 2017
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America
Kabria Baumgartner
Dr. Kabria Baumgartner’s ( @ksbaumg) book, “In Pursuit of Knowledge” ( @NYUPress, 2019) highlights the pivotal role of Black women and girls in the fight for 19th cen education rights. Get your copy here: https://t.co/ogkXfiIZtO https://t.co/csfpejOsPJ
Paperback, 2022
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Taking Children: A History of American Terror
Laura Briggs
Dr. Laura Briggs's ( @LjbriggsLaura) "Taking Children" ( @ucpress, 2021) is an important read, and can help contextualize the "we will adopt your child" signs within violent state systems of forced child-taking. She has a great thread on the topic here: https://t.co/gAo7WBP4vL https://t.co/qnPdYdgCrV
Hardcover, 2020
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Is Political Philosophy: An Introduction
Alex Tuckness
Drs. Loretta Ross ( @LorettaJRoss) and Rickie Solinger's book, Reproductive Justice: An Introduction ( @ucpress, 2017) is an essential primer for students interested in understanding and mobilizing around reproductive justice. You can get your copy here: https://t.co/Kv3mBAdgUa https://t.co/OMOEjCJ59N
Paperback, 2016
$38.95$19.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice
Zakiya Luna
Dr. Zakiya Luna's ( @zakiyaluna) "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights" ( @NYUpress, 2020) highlights SisterSong, an intersectional reproductive justice organization, to show how reproductive justice became seen as a human rights issue. Get your copy here: https://t.co/I95czr2HoK https://t.co/vtejSS0Saa
Paperback, 2020
$37.00$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
Tiya Miles
Congratulations Dr. Tiya Miles ( @TiyaMilesTAM), author of "All that She Carried," ( @penguinrandom, 2022)! "All That She Carried is a poignant story of resilience and love passed down against steep odds." You can get your copy here: https://t.co/7ve7MxbxgV https://t.co/I3xAQo2g6h
Paperback, 2022
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reckoning with Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in the Early Black Atlantic
Jennifer L. Morgan
Congratulations Dr. Jennifer L. Morgan ( @ProfJLMorgan), author of "Reckoning with Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in the Early Black Atlantic" ( @DukePress, 2021)! You can get your copy here: https://t.co/TcUDltOss3 https://t.co/LqfBsTF4FT
Paperback, 2021
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America
Keisha N. Blain
Wow! Congratulations Dr. Blain!!! You can get your copy of "Until I am Free" by Dr. Keisha Blain ( @KeishaBlain) here: https://t.co/kV0MdeNBBn ( @BeaconPressBks, 2021) https://t.co/qFZUv1zhzZ
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa
Jocelyn Hendrickson
Congratulations to Jocelyn Hendrickson, who was awarded honorable mention for the #ASLH2022 Peter Gonville Stein Book Award for her book, Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa! #WomenAlsoKnowLegalHistory https://t.co/ySwVx9xcS8
Hardcover, 2021
$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book