Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a collection of significant speeches, made both by those who held the reins of power and those who did

An empowering collection of interviews with 40 successful and inspiring women throughout history—including Maya Angelou and Jane Fonda—as they reflect on th

From a March 2000 conference at the University of Pennsylvania, 16 essays explore such aspects as women's dialogue writing in 16th-century France, Maria Domitil

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