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Gifts of age : portraits and essays of 32 remarkable women / by Painter, Charlotte.(CARDINAL)132607; Valois, Pamela.(CARDINAL)189226;
Jacomena Maybeck -- Alice Fong Yu -- Louise M. Davies -- Margaret Murdock -- Jane Hollister Wheelwright -- Jean Christie Lien -- Lucille Elliott -- Lidia Puente Fielschmidt -- Virgina Walsh -- Frances Mary Albrier -- Josephine Enizan Araldo -- Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher -- Martha St. John -- Margaret Calder Hayes -- Alice Lindberg Snyder -- Julia Child -- Stella Nicole Patri -- Inez Marks Lowdermilk -- Ursula Hodge Casper -- Ruth Bernhard -- Monika Kehoe -- Marie LeMarquand Lovejoy -- Kay Morris Seidel -- Margaret Briggs Gardner -- Klarna Pinska -- Cecil Pierce -- Ada Cutting Perry -- Eleanor Milder Lawrence -- Anna Keyes Neilsen -- Haruko Obata -- Joan Bridge Baez -- Tish Sommers."Writer Charlotte Painter and artist/photographer Pamela Valois have combined their impressive talents to present these intimate glimpses into the lives of thirty-two remarkable women, each of whom has discovered in maturity the opportunity of exploring new and exciting challenges. These are the Gifts of Age: the time, the freedom, and hopefully the wisdom to develop creative new images of oneself and one's place in the complexities of a long life. All of the women in this book are more than sixty-five years of age, and included are such well-known personalities as Julia Child, M.F.K. Fisher, Joan Baez Senior, and Louise M. Davies. No two have followed the same path, but each has been successful in achieving some new, frequently unanticipated distinction in her latter years. Gifts of Age is a fascinating insight into just how productive one's extended life can be, an inspiration for anyone who believes that the creative talent for living need not diminish with the passage of years." -- From cover flap.
Subjects: Portraits.; Older women; Older women; Minority women; Minority women;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Revolutionary women : 50 women of color who reinvented the rules / by Shen, Ann,author.(CARDINAL)412930;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- In pursuit of art. Dorothy Toy ; Eartha Kitt ; Gloria Estefan ; Misty Copeland ; Nancy Kwan ; Tracey Norman ; Yayoi Kusama -- In pursuit of equity. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ; Grace Lee Boggs ; Kamala Harris ; Patsy Mink ; Shirley Chisolm ; Sonia Sotomayor ; Stacey Abrams -- In pursuit of excellence. Ann Lowe ; Joyce Chen ; Maria Tallchief ; Naomi Osaka ; Portia White ; Rita Moreno ; Victoria Draves -- In pursuit of exploration. Annie Easley ; Bessie Coleman ; Bessie Stringfield ; Hazel Ying Lee ; Kalpana Chawla ; Mae Jemison ; Mary Golda Ross -- In pursuit of expression. Anna Siu ; Carmen Rupe ; Celia Cruz ; Isabel Allende ; Sandra Oh ; Sylvia Rivera -- In pursuit of identity. Annie Dodge Wauneka ; Dolores Huerta ; Georgia Gilmore ; Jovita Idár ; Kathleen "Kay" Livingstone ; Madonna Thunder Hawk ; Whina Cooper ; Wilma Mankiller ; Zitkála-Sá -- In pursuit of knowledge. Anandibai Joshee ; Charlotta Bass ; Chien-Shiung Wu ; Ida B. Wells ; Marie Van Brittan Brown ; Pura Belpré ; Susan La Flesche Picotte."Revolutionary Women is a celebration of women of color, centering women who have historically been sidelined. For fans of Ann Shen's beloved Bad Girls Throughout History, this spiritual successor celebrates the accomplishments of these incredible women alongside Ann's signature artwork. From dancers, actors, and singers to scientists, astronauts, politicians, and activists, these women used their voices and their passions to change the world"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Minority women; Minority women; Women social reformers;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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More than ready : be strong and be you, and other lessons for women of color on the rise / by Muñoz, Cecilia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208).Starting out -- Sharp elbows and other tools -- Dealing with doubt, from outside and within -- On fear and fearlessness -- Finding heroes -- Dare to be disliked -- Facing setbacks -- In defense of kindness -- Family matters -- Life beyond work."Women of color are experiencing an unprecedented wave of 'firsts'--whether it's the first in a family to attend college, the first to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or the first to serve in Congress for a red state, women of color have reached new heights of influence. Cecilia Muñoz was a first, too, and she knows the difficulties of making her way without exemplars to follow. The first Latinx to direct national domestic policy issues, More than Enough draws lessons from the challenges she facedand the victories she achieved as a woman of color in the White House. She shares her experiences in the Obama administration as an offering of inspiration to others--Latinas and other women of color--who are no longer willing to be invisible, or left behind. She provides tactical techniques for getting ahead as a person of color in a white-dominated arena, such as: Keep your elbows sharp: Hold your ground when others seek to devalue your contribution Defend kindness: Elevate empathy in the workplace andbeyond Leverage failure: Turn losses into gains by embracing the benefits of the experience Full of invaluable lessons about working through fear, overcoming racial injustices, and facing down detractors, Muñoz provides the thoughtful insight and tactical tools women of color need to reach unprecedented levels of power and success--without compromising who they are"--
Subjects: Minority women; Minority women in the professions.; Success.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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All about skin : short fiction by women of color / by Ortiz, Jina,editor.(CARDINAL)612755; Spencer, Rochelle(Writer),editor.(CARDINAL)612756;
All About Skin features twenty-seven stories by women writers of color whose short fiction has earned them a range of honors ... The prose in this multicultural anthology addresses such themes as racial prejudice, media portrayal of beauty, and family relationships and spans genres from the comic and the surreal to startling realism. It demonstrates the power and range of some of the most exciting women writing short fiction today.
Subjects: Short stories.; Fiction.; Literature; Literature; Minority women;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Leading well : a Black woman's guide to wholistic, barrier-breaking leadership / by King, Jeanne Porter,1959-author.(CARDINAL)872635;
Includes bibliographical references."Experienced career consultant empowers Black women to overcome historical and present-day barriers, equipping them to lead from a place of spiritual wholeness and embrace their God-given leadership identity and purpose"--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Leadership in minority women.; Christian leadership.; Women, Black.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gods of want : stories / by Chang, K-Ming,author.(CARDINAL)839140;
"In "Auntland," a steady stream of aunts adjust to American life by sneaking surreptitious kisses from women at temple, buying tubs of strawberry ice-cream to prepare for citizenship tests, and hatching plans to name their daughter "Dog." In "The Chorus of Dead Cousins," ghost-cousins cross space, seas, and skies to haunt their live-cousin, wife to a storm-chaser. In "Xífù," a mother-in-law tortures a wife in increasingly unsuccessful attempts to rid the house of her. In "Mariela," two girls explore one another's bodies for the first time while in "Virginia Slim," a woman from a cigarette ad comes to life. And in "Resident Aliens," a former slaughterhouse serves as a residence to a series of widows, each harboring her own calamitous secrets"--
Subjects: Short stories.; Fiction.; Asian American women; Sexual minority women;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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We go high / by Ellis, Nicole,author.;
Includes index."We Go High brings together the inspiring stories, motivational quotes, and personal philosophies of 30 influential women of color who have sought to overcome challenges in their lives. From activists to scientists, artists to sporting icons, each woman's story is different-but all have in common a deep-seated resilience to fight against the prejudices and barriers to success that women of color face on a daily basis. The book features political powerhouses such as Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams, as well as businesswomen like Arundhati Bhattacharya and Angelica Ross, and writers Michaela Coel and Amanda Gorman. With 30 stunning, specially commissioned portraits, We Go High not only celebrates these remarkable women's achievements, but uncovers the personal beliefs, attitudes, and determination that drive them."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Biographies.; Quotations.; Inspiration; Leadership in minority women.; Minority women activists.; Minority women in the professions.; Minority women; Minority women;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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All the women in my family sing : women write the world : essays on equality, justice, and freedom / by Santana, Deborah,1951-editor.(CARDINAL)467828;
Includes bibliographical references."An anthology [of prose and poetry] documenting the experiences of women of color at the dawn of the twenty-first century ... whose topics range from the pressures of being the vice-president of a Fortune 500 Company, to escaping the killing fields of Cambodia, to the struggles inside immigration, identity, romance, and self-worth"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Essays.; Literature.; Minority women; Minority women; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Women artists : multi-cultural visions / by LaDuke, Betty.(CARDINAL)224914;
Subjects: Art, Modern; Minority women artists.; Women artists.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sympathy for wild girls : stories / by McGhee, Demree,author.;
"Sympathy for Wild Girls is a debut collection of stories about queer Black women searching for belonging in a subtly warped version of our world. A runaway seeks shelter from violence with a pack of wild coyotes. A young woman falls into a hypocritical crew of white Christian YouTube influencers. A mother witnesses her daughter's prophecy about the end of the world come true"--
Subjects: Short stories.; Sexual minority women; Women, Black; Women; Short stories, American.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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