Women's Studies

Under the Knife

Cosmetic Surgery, Boundary Work, and the Pursuit of the Natural Fake

Samantha Kwan and Jennifer Graves

How the pursuit of a “naturally” beautiful body plays out in cosmetic surgery

212 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 4 tables

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Good Reasons to Run

Women and Political Candidacy

Edited by Shauna L. Shames, Rachel I. Bernhard, Mirya R. Holman, and Dawn Langan Teele

How and why women run for office

324 pages | 6 x 9 | 8 tables, 32 figures, 2 maps

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Gender Differences in Public Opinion

Values and Political Consequences

Mary-Kate Lizotte

Explores the gender gap in public opinion through a values lens

256 pages | 5.25 x 8.5 | 25 tables, 23 figures

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Feminist Post-Liberalism

Judith A. Baer

Reconciling liberalism and feminist theory

220 pages | 6 x 9

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Anna May Wong

Performing the Modern

Shirley Jennifer Lim

How Anna May Wong’s work shaped racial modernity and made her one of the most significant actresses of the twentieth century

262 pages | 6 x 9 | 26 halftones

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Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures

The Creation of Women’s Caucuses

Anna Mitchell Mahoney

Investigating the opportunities, resources, and frames that women utilize to create legislative caucuses

258 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 19 tables, 2 maps

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Push Back, Move Forward

The National Council of Women's Organizations and Coalition Advocacy

Laura R. Woliver

An in-depth explanation of the coalition dynamics—origin, workings, strengths, and weaknesses—of the National Council of Women’s Organizations

240 pages | 6 x 9

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The Cost of Being a Girl

Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap

Yasemin Besen-Cassino

Traces the origins of the gender wage gap to part-time teenage work, which sets up a dynamic that persists into adulthood

208 pages | 6 x 9 | 11 tables, 8 line drawings

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Addressing Violence Against Women on College Campuses

Edited by Catherine Kaukinen, Michelle Hughes Miller, and Ráchael A. Powers

What we know, what we are doing, and how we can improve our prevention of and response to violence against women on college campuses

354 pages | 6 x 9 | 5 line drawings, 3 halftones

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Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness

A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America

Jean Elson

This fascinating story of the troubled marriage and acrimonious divorce of Nina and James Walker elucidates early twentieth-century gender and family mores

336 pages | 6 x 9 | 13 halftones

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Empowered by Design

Decentralization and the Gender Policy Trifecta

Meg Rincker

Do reforms that decentralize the state actually empower women?

244 pages | 6 x 9 | 17 tables, 9 line drawings, 6 halftones, 3 maps

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Getting Paid While Taking Time

The Women's Movement and the Development of Paid Family Leave Policies in the United States

Megan A. Sholar

Analyzing family leave policy in the United States—from the role of the women’s movement in the passage of paid leave to policymaking at the state level

252 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 3 tables

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