Books tagged: womens history

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RENA'S PROMISE - Two Sisters in Auschwitz    by Rena Kornreich Gelissen Estate
Price: $9.99 USD. 95820 words. Published on February 23, 2011. .

"I do not Hate. To Hate is to let Hitler win." Despite spending over 3 years in Auschwitz this little dynamo of a woman reminds us that against all odds and great adversity, the human spirit can still be an indomitable force for good. A true survivor's story that will change your life.
Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream...How One Woman Changed the Face of Modern Business    by Jane Plitt
Price: $5.99 USD. 52650 words. Published on July 14, 2011. .

Learn how a 19th century servant Martha Matilda Harper transformed her life and the lives of other poor women by creating modern franchising. With franchises worldwide, British royalty, the Kennedy clan, George Bernard Shaw, presidents of the United States all became her devoted clientele. Harper's life provides a blueprint for business success and how to use business for social change.
Shooting Star: The First Attempt By A Woman To Reach Hawaii By Air    by Richard DuRose
Price: $3.99 USD. 30280 words. Published on August 31, 2011. .

Shooting Star is the story of Mildred Doran, who, in 1927 set her sights on becoming the first woman to fly from the West Coast of the United States to Hawaii, a distance of 2,400 miles. She was a participant in the Dole Transpacific Air Race, which promised fame and fortune to the first aviator to land at Honolulu from Oakland, California. You know about Amelia Earhart, now learn about Mildred.
Deare Sister    by Chris Wind
Price: $2.99 USD. 16110 words. Published by Magenta  on October 6, 2011. .

This work of fiction consists of letters that might have been written by Lady Godiva, Milton’s daughter, Rubens’ model, Mozart’s mother, Freud’s wife, Plato’s students, and others – assuming a feminist consciousness. (What would they say?)
Satellites Out of Orbit    by Chris Wind
Price: $4.99 USD. 61460 words. Published by Magenta  on October 6, 2011. .

Includes Soliloquies: the lady doth indeed protest, Thus Saith Eve, UnMythed, Deare Sister, and Snow White Gets Her Say.
Khadijah: The First Lady of Islam    by Maxine Meilleur
Price: $7.50 USD. 84810 words. Published on December 9, 2011. .

This work of historical fiction chronicles the life of Khadija, the first wife of Islam's Prophet Mohammad. It interweaves the predominate culture of her day into the telling of her life. It has extensive end-notes which serve as an educational tool. Suitable for Muslim and non-Muslim readers alike, it outlines the fascinating life of 'The First Lady of Islam' and an overlooked woman in history.
Eucalyptus and Green Parrots    by Lori Eaton
Price: $2.99 USD. 66750 words. Published on February 15, 2012. .

Virginia Reed followed her husband, Clem, to Argentina, trading in her mother’s Texas poultry factory for a cocktail-bright social life in Buenos Aires. It is 1943. Allied and Axis agents fight a secret war for control in South America. When Clem’s clandestine activities put her family at risk, Virginia discovers friends in unlikely places and enemies frighteningly close to home.