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Author : Vicki León
Publisher : Conari Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1573240109
Piquant and witty collection excavates 200 pyramid-builders, poets, poisoners, physicians, power brokers and panderers of ancient times.
Author : Vicki León
Publisher : M J F Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1567312497
In a witty and informative way, Vicki Leon profiles 150 women who made their mark around the Mediterranean between 2800 B.C. and 450 A.D.--3,200 years of history from a female vantage point. Among those featured are the Assyrian queen of Babylon who is credited with inventing trousers and the Queen of Kish who began her career as a bar owner. Photos and illustrations.
Author : Vicki León
Publisher : Red Wheel
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 1573240397
Containing in-depth historical research and period artwork, a spirited book highlights the brash and eccentric women of the Renaissance, from Catalina de Erauso who dueled, drank, and cross-dressed to Chiyome who started a lucrative business renting out female ninjas known as "deadly flowers." Original. Tour. IP.
Author : V. Leon
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1417645350
Author : Vicki León
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Women
ISBN : 1606710869
Author : Vicki León
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-03-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0471170046
Some were feisty and fiery. Others were cool and dangerous. All were incredibly courageous. Outrageous Women of The Middle Ages took on the challenge of their world--and didn't worry about ruffling a few feathers. Among the outrageous women you'll meet are: * Eleanor of Aquitaine--queen of France and later England, she led a group of women on the Second Crusade and created her own financial system * Lady Murasaki Shikibu--besides being a wife and mother, she learned the "forbidden" language of Chinese and wrote the world's first novel * Aud the Deep-Minded--a Viking wise woman and explorer who led her clan, grandchildren and all, on a risky voyage from Scotland to Iceland * Hildegarde of Bingen--the German nun who, late in life, became a composer, a botanist, and founded convents * Damia al-Kahina--a nomadic freedom fighter, skilled at peacemaking and war, who kept her North African homeland free
Author : Marlon James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101011317
From the author of the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings "An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings, desires, and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. But the real revelation of the book-the secret to the stirring imagery and insistent prose-is Marlon James himself, a young writer at once breathtakingly daring and wholly in command of his craft.
Author : Lisa M. Wolfe
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725244818
This lively commentary encompasses four major books focusing on women in the Hebrew Bible and Apocrypha. Each section in the volume addresses the biblical text in detail, and draws connections from the world of ancient audiences to that of present-day readers. Wolfe's research is motivated by the usual inquiries of biblical scholarship, as well as the questions raised by the many church Bible study groups she has taught. Clergy and laity, students and scholars will benefit from these contemporarily relevant reflections on Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs and Judith. Ruth: The foreign widow who sneaks onto the nighttime threshing floor to find survival for herself and her devastated mother-in-law. Esther: The Jewish orphan-turned-queen who turns Persian banqueting on its head in an effort to defend her people. Song of Songs: The proud and alluring lover who claims her sexuality as her own and joyfully shares it with her beloved. Judith: The pious and beautiful widow who lets the enemy commander's appetite become his downfall in order to save her besieged city. This volume is an opportunity to engage these women's suspense-filled stories, which have sustained faith communities since ancient times.
Author : Vicki Le�n
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802719973
Reveals tales of sex and love from ancient Greece, Rome, and other Mediterranean cultures, offering insight into these civilizations' beliefs about contraception, bisexuality, cross-dressing, nymphomania, and erotic practices.
Author : Vicki León
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802718624
Vicki Leon, the popular author of the Uppity Women series (more than 335,000 in print), has turned her impressive writing and research skills to the entertaining and unusual array of the peculiar jobs, prized careers and passionate pursuits of ancient Greece and Rome. From Architect to Vicarius (a deputy or stand-in)-and everything in between-Working IX to V introduces readers to the most unique (dream incubator), most courageous (elephant commander), and even the most ordinary (postal worker) jobs of the ancient world. Vicki Leon brought a light and thoughtful touch to women's history in her earlier books, and she brings the same joy and singular voice to the daily work of the ancient world. You'll be surprised to learn how bloody an editor's job used to be, how even a slave could purchase a vicarius to carry out his duties and that early Greeks had their own ghost-busters with the apt title of psychopompus. In addition to stand-alone profiles on callings, trades, and professions, Leon offers numerous sidebar entries about actual people who performed these jobs, giving a human face to the ancient workplace. Combining wit and rich scholarship, Working IX to V is filled with anecdotes, insights, and little-known facts that will inform and amuse readers of all ages. For anyone captivated by the ancient past, Working IX to V brings a unique insight into the daily grind of the classical world. You may never look at your day-to-day work in the same way!
Author : Vicki Leon
Publisher : Conari Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 157324127X
Introducing some of history's most dangerous, outrageous, and flamboyant women, Uppity Women of the Renaissance introduces readers to ex-nun Catalina de Erauso, who dueled, drank, and cross-dressed her way through Spain and North America; Chiyome, who started a profitable business renting out female ninjas, called "deadly flowers," in 16-century Japan; and Zubayda, an Arab engineer who, when she wasn't busy building aqueducts, roads, or entire cities, found time to throw lavish, Martha Stewart-style parties. Covering wide geographical ground and combining meticulous historical research, period artwork, and a rollicking sense of humor, this latest volume in the Uppity Women series profiles more than 200 heroines, hussies, and harpies of the fourteenth through the 17th centuries.
Author : Deirdre Kelly
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781771640008
Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection--the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century--who often led double lives as concubines--through the poverty of the corps de ballet dancers in the 1800's and the anorexic and bulimic ballerinas of George Balanchine, starvation and exploitation have plagued ballerinas throughout history. Using the stories of great dancers such as Anna Pavlova, Isadora Duncan, Suzanne Farrell, Gelsey Kirkland, Evelyn Hart, Marie Camargo, and Misty Copeland, Deirdre Kelly exposes the true rigors for women in ballet. She rounds her critique with examples of how the world of ballet is slowly evolving for the better. But to ensure that this most graceful of dance forms survives into the future, she says that the time has come to rethink ballet, to position the ballerina at its center and accord her the respect she deserves.
Author : Rebecca Holdorph
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526739827
A surprising look at women who wielded power in medieval Europe, from queens to concubines to abbesses. Medieval society might expect the elite women who decorated its courts to play the role of Queen Guinevere, but many of these women had very different ideas. Great queens, who sometimes ruled in their own right, fought wars and forged empires. Noblewomen acted behind the scenes to change the course of politics. Far from cloistered off from the world, powerful abbesses played the role of kingmaker. And concubines had a role to play as well, both as political actors and as mothers of children who might change a country’s destiny. They experienced tremendous success and dramatic downfalls. This book tells the stories of women from across medieval Europe, from a Danish queen who waged political war to form a Scandinavian empire to a Tuscan countess who joined her troops on the battlefield. Whether they wielded power in battle, from a convent, or from a throne—or even in the bedchamber—these women were far from damsels in distress waiting for their knights in shining armor.
Author : Vicki León
Publisher : M J F Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1567312500
The author of "Uppity Women of Ancient Times" makes history sizzle once again with insightful and witty portraits and accounts of women, notorious, courageous, and unusual who both defined and defied their times. Exceptionally researched and irresistibly entertaining, "Uppity Women of Medieval Times" gives readers a feminist--and humorous--perspective on little-known great women of history. NPR underwriting in San Francisco and New York.
Author : Eve D'Ambra
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521818391
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