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#WOMENSART Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Red Bag, George Ebey

The Red Bag

George Ebey
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Bea Last, The Red Bags, 2022, contemporary sculptural installation by the Scotland based artist who is shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize #WomensArt https://t.co/YRDvsUO8Mc

Paperback, 2006

$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Moominland Midwinter, Tove Jansson

Moominland Midwinter

Tove Jansson
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Illustration from the book 'Moominland Midwinter' (1957) by Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson #WomensArt Happy #Solstice all xx https://t.co/1aBtCQhv4y

Paperback, 2010

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Middlemarch, George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot
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Mary Ann Evans by a friend who traced her shadow profile. The sitter later known as George Eliot, English novelist of such works as The Mill on the Floss (1860) and Middlemarch (1871), used a male pseudonym in order to be taken seriously #WomensArt https://t.co/02xgBnowoI

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Book Cover for: The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath
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The iconic book cover design for Sylvia Plath's book 'The Bell Jar' (1966 edition, Faber and Faber) was created by graphic artist Shirley Tucker, who metaphorically reflected the protagonist's psychological trials. The image soon became a design classic #WomensArt https://t.co/UYTApio5XW

Paperback, 2005

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: 1984: 75th Anniversary, George Orwell

1984: 75th Anniversary

George Orwell
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Eileen Blair, from South Shields, UK, was believed to have had a large influence on her husband George Orwell's writing. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four's title/idea is thought to be based on one of her poems, 'End of the Century, 1984' Every month on @womensart1 is #womenshistorymonth https://t.co/x9AWf9TjYk

Paperback, Mass Market, 1950

$12.00Member price:$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Mill on the Floss (1860), George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss (1860)

George Eliot
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Mary Ann Evans by a friend who traced her shadow profile. The sitter later known as George Eliot, English novelist of such works as The Mill on the Floss (1860) and Middlemarch (1871), used a male pseudonym in order to be taken seriously #WomensArt https://t.co/02xgBnowoI

Hardcover, 2010

$54.95Member price:$49.46 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Wuthering Heights, Eternal Sky Classics

Wuthering Heights

Eternal Sky Classics
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Artist Clare Leighton created illustrations for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights book in 1931. They are said to have inspired set designer for the 1939 film version of the novel starring Laurence Olivier #WomensArt https://t.co/OFFYBRWWMs

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Book Cover for: Unravelling Women's Art: Creator, Rebels and Innovators in Textile Arts, P. L. Henderson

Unravelling Women's Art: Creator, Rebels and Innovators in Textile Arts

P. L. Henderson
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UNRAVELLING WOMEN'S ART the womensart1 book ....makes a great gift 🎁 📚 ❤ available from various outlets incuding Amazon, Book Depository, yr indie bookshops and here. Thank-you! https://t.co/fGCYr5oqwO... feedback has been great! #BookTwitter #BestSeller https://t.co/og158ZpjH6

Paperback, 2021

$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Comet in Moominland, Tove Jansson

Comet in Moominland

Tove Jansson
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Illustration from 'Comet in Moominland' (1946), the second in Tove Jansson's series of Moomin books #WomensArt https://t.co/tarkoeahjE

Paperback, 2010

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, by George Eliot, Mary Ann Evans

Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, by George Eliot

Mary Ann Evans
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Mary Ann Evans by a friend who traced her shadow profile. The sitter later known as George Eliot, English novelist of such works as The Mill on the Floss (1860) and Middlemarch (1871), used a male pseudonym in order to be taken seriously #WomensArt https://t.co/02xgBnowoI

Paperback, 2023

$22.95Member price:$20.66 + Free shipping10% off