Those Harper Women

Author : Stephen Birmingham
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504095686

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Those Harper Women by Stephen Birmingham Pdf

Four generations of women grapple with the gilded cage of their family dynasty in this #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s “big, bustling novel” (The New York Times). Meredith Harper made millions in rum before Prohibition ruined the market. When he died, he left behind an estate of such vast wealth that his descendants were set for life—but what sort of life would it be? In Those Harper Women, Stephen Birmingham presents a fictional group portrait of women who pass down both fortunes and misfortunes, who want for nothing save happiness. Across generations, the Harper women seek joy, self-fulfillment, or mere escape from the trappings of their privilege. But through trips to Europe and the Caribbean, through marriage and divorce, the women find themselves returning time and again to the looming shadow of Meredith and his money.

Author : Stephen Birmingham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:00007992

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Those Harper women, a novel by Stephen Birmingham Pdf

Author : Dana Spiotta
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593312490

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Wayward by Dana Spiotta Pdf

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • A “furious and addictive new novel” (The New York Times) about mothers and daughters, and one woman's midlife reckoning as she flees her suburban life. “Exhilarating ... reads like a burning fever dream. A virtuosic, singular and very funny portrait of a woman seeking sanity and purpose in a world gone mad.” —The New York Times Book Review Samantha Raymond's life has begun to come apart: her mother is ill, her teenage daughter is increasingly remote, and at fifty-two she finds herself staring into "the Mids"—that hour of supreme wakefulness between three and four in the morning in which women of a certain age suddenly find themselves contemplating motherhood, mortality, and, in this case, the state of our unraveling nation. When she falls in love with a beautiful, decrepit house in a hardscrabble neighborhood in Syracuse, she buys it on a whim and flees her suburban life—and her family—as she grapples with how to be a wife, a mother, and a daughter, in a country that is coming apart at the seams. Dana Spiotta's Wayward is a stunning novel about aging, about the female body, and about female complexity in contemporary America. Probing and provocative, brainy and sensual, it is a testament to our weird times, to reforms and resistance and utopian wishes, and to the beauty of ruins.

Author : Stephen Birmingham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1331938938

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Those Harper Woman by Stephen Birmingham Pdf

Author : Jane R. Plitt
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0815606389

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Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream by Jane R. Plitt Pdf

"Born in Ontario, Canada, Harper struggled for twenty-five years as a servant to change her life and that of other working-class women. In 1888, after immigrating to the United States, she pioneered the idea of a public hairdressing salon based on health-conscious precepts. Within three years, her concept was enthusiastically embraced by both the social elite and suffragettes across the country, including Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell.".

Author : Harper Bliss
Publisher : Ladylit Publishing via PublishDrive
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789464339055

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That Woman Next Door by Harper Bliss Pdf

Sometimes what you’re running from is exactly what you need Olivia Chevalier is perfectly happy living a quiet life of solitude with her two cats in the tempestuous countryside of Brittany. Olivia’s peace is disrupted when heartbreaker extraordinaire Marie Dievart moves in to the holiday home next door after an event at work makes her flee her everyday life. Olivia hates having a neighbour and Marie is put off by Olivia’s cranky ways. But maybe these two women have more in common than they first believe. Best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss brings you a slow-burn opposites-attract story about the power of connection and opening yourself up to the possibility of love.

Author : Judith E. Harper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135950057

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Women During the Civil War by Judith E. Harper Pdf

For more information, including a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Women During the Civil War website. Women During theCivil War: An Encyclopedia is the first A-Z reference work to offer a panoramic presentation of the contributions, achievements, and personal stories of American women during one of the most turbulent eras of the nation's history. Incorporating the most recent scholarship as well as excerpts from diaries, letters, newspapers, and other primary source documents, this Encyclopedia encompasses the wartime experiences of famous and lesser-known women of all ethnic groups and social backgrounds throughout the United States during the Civil War era.

Author : Germain N'Guessan Kouadio
Publisher : Editions Publibook
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782748369557

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The Dynamics of Politics and Didacticism in Frances E. W. Harper’s Writing by Germain N'Guessan Kouadio Pdf

Novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, orator and activist, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is one of the most famous Afro-American woman of the nineteenth century. Combining social issues – as for Blacks as for women –, Christian morality and literary innovations, she stood out as a complex and confounding figure fighting for justice and humanity. Revolution, reconciliation, reconstruction: three underlying concepts that almost guide the work of Frances Harper. Mixing sociopolitical, historical and literary interests, Kouadio Germain N’Guessan questions the plural objective of her writing, giving an outstanding study of her whole life of activism.

Author : Michael Stancliff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136947063

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper by Michael Stancliff Pdf

A prominent early feminist, abolitionist, and civil rights advocate, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper wrote and spoke across genres and reform platforms during the turbulent second half of the nineteenth century. Her invention of a new commonplace language of moral character drew on the persuasive and didactic motifs of the previous decades of African-American reform politics, but far exceeded her predecessors in crafting lessons of rhetoric for women. Focusing on the way in which Harper brought her readers a critical training for the rhetorical action of a life commitment to social reform, this book reconsiders her practice as explicitly and primarily a project of teaching. This study also places Harper's work firmly in black-nationalist lineages from which she is routinely excluded, establishes Harper as an architect of a collective African-American identity that constitutes a political and theoretical bridge between early abolitionism and 20th-century civil rights activism, and contributes to the contemporary portrayal of Harper as an important theorist of African-American feminism whose radical egalitarian ethic has lasting relevance for civil rights and human rights workers.

Author : Rebecca Solnit
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781608467204

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The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit Pdf

A collection of feminist essays steeped in “Solnit’s unapologetically observant and truth-speaking voice on toxic, violent masculinity” (The Los Angeles Review). In a timely and incisive follow-up to her national bestseller Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit offers sharp commentary on women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the gender binary, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more. In characteristic style, “Solnit draw[s] anecdotes of female indignity or male aggression from history, social media, literature, popular culture, and the news . . . The main essay in the book is about the various ways that women are silenced, and Solnit focuses upon the power of storytelling—the way that who gets to speak, and about what, shapes how a society understands itself and what it expects from its members. The Mother of All Questions poses the thesis that telling women’s stories to the world will change the way that the world treats women, and it sets out to tell as many of those stories as possible” (The New Yorker). “There’s a new feminist revolution—open to people of all genders—brewing right now and Rebecca Solnit is one of its most powerful, not to mention beguiling, voices.”—Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times–bestselling author of Natural Causes “Short, incisive essays that pack a powerful punch.” —Publishers Weekly “A keen and timely commentary on gender and feminism. Solnit’s voice is calm, clear, and unapologetic; each essay balances a warm wit with confident, thoughtful analysis, resulting in a collection that is as enjoyable and accessible as it is incisive.” —Booklist

Author : Brandi Cheyenne Harper
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781683359234

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Knitting for Radical Self-Care by Brandi Cheyenne Harper Pdf

From knitting expert Brandi Harper, a must-have pattern book for modern knitters, with essays on self-care and sourcing creativity. There is no such thing as being “kind of” a knitter—the wobbly scarves and that oversize sweater you tried to shrink all count, too. Each contribution that you make to the world through knitting is meaningful, but maybe you’ve slowed your commitment to this craft, or you can’t seem to find the time to be creative. There’s a lot to be distracted by, and the path forward isn’t always clear. Brandi Harper aims to bring those challenges to the forefront and help you unearth the immense benefits that knitting has to offer. In her debut book, Knitting for Radical Self-Care, Harper offers tips and suggestions for carving out time for creativity, alongside beautiful patterns to try yourself. The book includes 10 original and diverse style patterns inspired by revolutionary women of color, and Harper will speak to these women and their immense impact on her life and our world. The patterns include detailed instructions, alongside her original prose, all designed to inspire.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:N12592073

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Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Harper St. George
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593197240

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The Lady Tempts an Heir by Harper St. George Pdf

One of Oprah Daily’s Most Anticipated Romances of 2022! A fake engagement brings together a lady with bold and daring dreams, and the heir whose heart she captured—perfect for fans of Bridgerton! Tall, dark, and brooding—to say that American Maxwell Crenshaw stood out in the glittering ballrooms of London is an understatement. He vowed never to set foot in England again, but when a summons from his father along with an ultimatum to secure his legacy has him crossing the Atlantic for the last time, reuniting him with the delectable Lady Helena March, he can’t deny the temptation she presents. Or the ideas she inspires… Lady Helena March is flirting with scandal. Instead of spending her time at teas and balls in search of another husband, as is expected of a young widow, Helena pours her energy into The London Home for Young Women. But Society gives no quarter to unmarried radicals who associate with illegitimate children and fallen women, and Helena’s funding is almost run out. So when the sinfully seductive Crenshaw heir suggests a fake engagement to save them both—him from an unwanted marriage and her from scorn and financial ruin—Helena finds herself too fascinated to refuse the sexy American. As their arrangement of convenience melts oh so deliciously into nights of passion, their deception starts to become real. But if Max knew the true reason Helena can never remarry, he wouldn’t look at her with such heat in his eyes. Or might the Crenshaw heir be willing to do whatever it takes to win the one woman he’s never been able to forget…

Author : Charlotte Montague
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780785835004

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Women of Invention by Charlotte Montague Pdf

Hypatia was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who invented the hydrometer in about 400 AD. Described as a charismatic teacher, she was seen as an evil symbol of the pagan science of learning and she was eventually murdered by Christian zealots. For many women in years gone by, the invention process was fraught with danger and difficulty. Not only did they face the hardship and obstacles of inventing, they also had to contend with the sexism and gender discrimination of a male world that believed women had nothing to contribute. Scientific women came to the fore with momentous innovations which were impossible for men to ignore. During World War Two, Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr became a pioneer in wireless communications, developing a “Secret Communications System.” More recently, 20-year-old Ann Makosinski has invented the ingenious Hollow Flashlight which converts radiant body heat into electricity. Meanwhile other women continued inventing in the domestic sphere with Miracle Mops, long-lasting lipsticks, and magic knickers. In every walk of twenty-first century life women have been challenging themselves (and men) to shape the way we live. Some of the incredible innovators featured include Myra Juliet Farrell, Sally Fox, Rosalind Franklin, Helen Murray, Anna Pavlova, Mária Telkes, Giuliana Tesoro, Halldis Aalvik Thune, Ann Tsukamoto, Margaret A. Wilcox, Ada Lovelace, and many more. The 150 remarkable women in this book show all too clearly that not only can invention no longer be described as a male dominated domain but that a woman’s inspiration and ingenuity will probably be driving the life-changing ideas of tomorrow’s world.

Author : Henry Mills Alden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCD:31175023709721

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Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden Pdf

Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.