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Women Also Know History Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South, Rebecca Sharpless

Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South

Rebecca Sharpless
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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
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Book Cover for: Reproductive Justice: An Introduction Volume 1, Loretta J. Ross

Reproductive Justice: An Introduction Volume 1

Loretta J. Ross
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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
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Book Cover for: In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America, Kabria Baumgartner

In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America

Kabria Baumgartner
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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
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Book Cover for: Taking Children: A History of American Terror, Laura Briggs

Taking Children: A History of American Terror

Laura Briggs
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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
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Book Cover for: This Is Political Philosophy: An Introduction, Alex Tuckness

This Is Political Philosophy: An Introduction

Alex Tuckness
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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
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Book Cover for: Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice, Zakiya Luna

Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice

Zakiya Luna
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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
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Book Cover for: All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake, Tiya Miles

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

Tiya Miles
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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
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Book Cover for: Reckoning with Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in the Early Black Atlantic, Jennifer L. Morgan

Reckoning with Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in the Early Black Atlantic

Jennifer L. Morgan
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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
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Book Cover for: Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America, Keisha N. Blain

Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America

Keisha N. Blain
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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
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Book Cover for: Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa, Jocelyn Hendrickson

Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa

Jocelyn Hendrickson
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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
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