Women Activism

Es difícil imaginar una personalidad argentina del siglo XX que genere más controversias y pasiones que Eva Perón. Amada y odiada con la misma intensidad mientras estuvo en el poder, mitificada y repudiada desde su muerte en 1952, Evita se ha convertido en un icono político y social. Su figura ha sido reivindicada por sectores políticos en apariencia inconciliables, y sin ella, ni el peronismo ni el antiperonismo habrían sido lo que fueron (y lo que son).

"Corentine" ou l'histoire d'une revanche sur un avenir de malheur et de servitude. En 1890, une petite fille naît dans une famille de paysans bretons au cœur de ces montagnes noires où la misère pousse des milliers de gens à émigrer. Ses parents vont la placer, alors qu'elle n'a que sept ans, chez un riche propriétaire où, disait-elle, elle put enfin manger à sa faim.

Stephen L. Carter delves into his past and retrieves the inspiring story of his grandmother’s life. She was Black and a woman and a prosecutor, a graduate of Smith College and the granddaughter of slaves, as dazzlingly unlikely a combination as one could imagine in New York of the 1930s - and without the strategy she devised, Lucky Luciano, the most powerful Mafia boss in history, would never have been convicted. When special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey selected 20 lawyers to help him clean up the city’s underworld, she was the only member of his team who was not a white male.

A thorough and compelling biography of the life and career of late Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from birth to her passing in late 2020. Although there are many lawmakers in American history, few are as well-known as feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dubbed “The Notorious RBG” by members of the public, Ginsburg left behind an incredible legacy by the time she passed in late 2020.

Jill Craigie - filmmaker, writer, pioneering feminist, and devoted wife to former Labour leader Michael Foot - led an extraordinary life. Strikingly attractive, fiercely independent, and politically radical, Craigie established a reputation as a filmmaker with her 1944 film Out of Chaos, becoming the first female director to gain national attention.

Woman Lawyer tells the story of Clara Foltz, the first woman lawyer in the West. Famous as a public intellectual, leader of the women's movement, and legal reformer, Foltz faced terrific prejudice and well-organized opposition as she tried cases in front of all-male juries, raised five children as a single mother, stumped for political candidates, and urged the creation of a public defender to balance the public prosecutor.

A mixed-race orphan, Murray grew up in segregated North Carolina before escaping to New York, where she attended Hunter College and became a labor activist in the 1930s. When she applied to graduate school at the University of North Carolina, where her white great-great-grandfather had been a trustee, she was rejected because of her race. She went on to graduate first in her class at Howard Law School, only to be rejected for graduate study again at Harvard University this time on account of her sex. Undaunted, Murray forged a singular career in the law.

Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness has inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. Now, National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before.

Osada, valiente, libre, divertida, cosmopolita, popular, amante de los placeres de la vida pero también capaz de grandes sacrificios pocos reconocerán en este retrato a esa gran desconocida que fue la madre del rey, un ser humano excepcional a quien no en vano Alfonso XIII apodó María la Brava. Porque sí, María fue todo esto, y también conoció profundas desgracias -exilio, la muerte accidental de un hijo, infidelidades matrimoniales, soledad y sanatorios- que la arrastraron a un abismo del que surgió más vital, más interesante y más cercana.

Nearly 15 million girls, including many in the U.S., are forced into marriage each year. Each of these girls has a price tag—and a story. Sonita Alizada was almost sold twice. Her price tag was $9,000. The money her family received for selling her would pay for her brother’s wife. In Sonita, the Afghan rap artist and activist shares the story of how she fled Afghanistan to pursue her dreams and evolved into a woman who is changing the world.

Why does the political representation of women matter? And which hurdles - personal, political and societal - have been faced, fought and sometimes overcome in the past 30 years? From campaigning with small children to increasing the number of women in Parliament, bringing women's issues to the heart of the Labour Party and tackling a parliamentary culture with no consideration for family life, this frank, inspiring and politically charged audiobook is a crucial account of the progress (and occasional setbacks) made.

Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) is considered the first modern writer for children and the inventor of the children’s adventure story. In The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit, award-winning biographer Eleanor Fitzsimons uncovers the little-known details of her life, introducing listeners to the Fabian Society cofounder and fabulous socialite who hosted legendary parties and had admirers by the dozen, including George Bernard Shaw. Through Nesbit’s letters and archival research, Fitzsimons reveals "E." to have been a prolific lecturer and writer on socialism.

A vida de Hannah Arendt se estende por um período imprescindível na história do mundo ocidental, que abrange não apenas a ascensão do regime nazista e as crises da Guerra Fria, mas a formulação de reflexões fundamentais sobre o valor e a culpa da humanidade diante desses episódios. Nesse sentido, suas contribuições intelectuais estão diretamente relacionadas à sua vida, marcada por experiências terríveis, mas também por amor, exílio e saudade.

Cuando, en 1770, la archiduquesa María Antonieta de Habsburgo-Lorena, hija de la emperatriz María Teresa de Austria, deja Viena para unirse al futuro Luis XVI, es una de las princesas más afortunadas de Europa. Pero su innata gentileza se revela un arma de doble filo en la moralmente relajada corte que la recibe: la astucia de algunos nobles en Versalles nada tiene que envidiar a la de las cortesanas que van minando los cimientos de la centenaria monarquía francesa.

Margaret Thatcher var en formidabel politisk leder. Meningerne om Thatchers indsats som britisk premierminister 1979-90 er imidlertid stadig meget delte. For den britiske centrum-venstrefløj var hun en katastrofe, hvis nyliberalistiske reformer polariserede det britiske samfund, ydmygede fagbevægelsen, ødelagde den britiske fremstillingsindustri, demonterede velfærdsstaten og bar griskhed, småborgerlighed og snæversynet nationalisme frem som bærende samfundsværdier.

In 1964, Mary Pinchot Meyer, the beautiful, rebellious, and intelligent ex-wife of a top CIA official, was killed on a quiet Georgetown towpath near her home. Mary Meyer was a secret mistress of President John F. Kennedy, whom she had known since private school days, and after her death, reports that she had kept a diary set off a tense search by her brother-in-law, newsman Ben Bradlee, and CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton. But the only suspect in her murder was acquitted, and today her life and death are still a source of intense speculation.

"BECOMING - Erzählt für die nächste Generation" ist eine ehrliche, faszinierende Darstellung des Lebens von Michelle Obama für junge Hörer*innen. Sie schreibt darüber, wie ihrer Ansicht nach alle Jugendlichen etwas für sich selbst und andere bewirken können, ganz egal, wo im Leben sie gerade stehen. Sie bittet darum, sich klarzumachen, dass niemand perfekt ist, dass der Prozess des Werdens zählt und dass man nie aufhört, sich selbst zu entdecken.

Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over 35 years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial woman until her death in 1980. His book, an intellectual and psychological portrait, confronts candidly the central puzzles of her life.

In 1909, a young Australian actress made headlines around the world when she took to the sky over London in an airship emblazoned with the slogan 'Votes for Women' and dropped leaflets over the city. Muriel Matters was dubbed 'that daring Australian girl', and the American media declared it to be the world's first aerial protest. Just months earlier, Muriel had become the first woman to make a speech in the British House of Commons, after chaining herself to a brass grille to protest against the segregation of women in the Parliament.

Margrete den Første var en ener. En af de største statsmænd i Nordens historie og hjernen bag Kalmarunionen. En begavet, viljestærk og ambitiøs kvinde, der hensynsløst forstod at udnytte øjeblikkets politiske muligheder. Men også en kvinde, der betalte en høj personlig pris for sin succes.