182 Books in the SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women\'s Studies Category

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No Human Involved: The Serial Murder of Black Women and Girls and the Deadly Cost of Police Indifference

No Human Involved: The Serial Murder of Black Women and Girls and the Deadly Cost of Police Indifference
Magic Enuff: Poems

Magic Enuff: Poems
We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men

We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men
Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education

Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education
A Burst of Light: and Other Essays

A Burst of Light: and Other Essays
Black Women’s Wellness: Your I’ve Got This! Guide to Health, Sex, and Phenomenal Living

Black Women’s Wellness: Your I’ve Got This! Guide to Health, Sex, and Phenomenal Living
Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic

Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic
Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust

Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, 1: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 1

Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, 1: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 1
Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture

Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture
The Poetics of Difference: Queer Feminist Forms in the African Diaspora

The Poetics of Difference: Queer Feminist Forms in the African Diaspora
The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women

The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women
Soul Healing: A Guided Journal for Black Women: Prompts to Help You Reflect, Grow, and Embrace Your Power

Soul Healing: A Guided Journal for Black Women: Prompts to Help You Reflect, Grow, and Embrace Your Power
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women
Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay

Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought

Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought
Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone

Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone
She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power - 1619 to 1969

She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power - 1619 to 1969
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll

Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora

Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora
Queens of the Resistance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Queens of the Resistance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Queens of the Resistance: Nancy Pelosi

Queens of the Resistance: Nancy Pelosi
Queens of the Resistance: Maxine Waters

Queens of the Resistance: Maxine Waters
Queens of the Resistance: Elizabeth Warren

Queens of the Resistance: Elizabeth Warren
The Age of Phillis

The Age of Phillis
A Black Women’s History of the United States

A Black Women’s History of the United States
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights

Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America

Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America
We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood

We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood
Mothering While Black: Boundaries and Burdens of Middle-Class Parenthood

Mothering While Black: Boundaries and Burdens of Middle-Class Parenthood
A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland

A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland
Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women: 20th Anniversary Edition

Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women: 20th Anniversary Edition
Beyoncé in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism

Beyoncé in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.

Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.
Searching for Sycorax: Black Women’s Hauntings of Contemporary Horror

Searching for Sycorax: Black Women’s Hauntings of Contemporary Horror
Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul

Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul
Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women

Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women
The Crunk Feminist Collection

The Crunk Feminist Collection
Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life

Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life
Invisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory (Radical Thinkers)

Invisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory (Radical Thinkers)
Learning in Womanist Ways: Narratives of First Generation African Caribbean Women

Learning in Womanist Ways: Narratives of First Generation African Caribbean Women
WOMANISH: How She Survived

WOMANISH: How She Survived
Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City’s Underground Economy

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City’s Underground Economy
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
Church Ladies: Untold Stories of Harlem Women

Church Ladies: Untold Stories of Harlem Women
But Some Of Us Are Brave: All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men: Black Women’s Studies

But Some Of Us Are Brave: All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men: Black Women’s Studies
Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian

Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian
The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America

The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America
African American Women (Double Exposure)

African American Women (Double Exposure)
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Feminist Classics)

Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Feminist Classics)
Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women

Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women
Dark Girls

Dark Girls
Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery

Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery
Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black

Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
Black Looks: Race and Representation

Black Looks: Race and Representation
Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics

Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics
Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance

Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance
Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality: Western, Islamic, and African Perspectives

Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality: Western, Islamic, and African Perspectives
Black Queer Identity Matrix: Towards An Integrated Queer of Color Framework (Black Studies and Critical Thinking)

Black Queer Identity Matrix: Towards An Integrated Queer of Color Framework (Black Studies and Critical Thinking)
Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists And Progressive Politics During World War Ii

Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists And Progressive Politics During World War Ii
Miss Anne In Harlem: The White Women Of The Black Renaissance

Miss Anne In Harlem: The White Women Of The Black Renaissance
The Color Complex: The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium

The Color Complex: The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
The Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer: To Tell It Like It Is

The Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer: To Tell It Like It Is
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective
On Intellectual Activism

On Intellectual Activism
Women of Lebanon: Interviews with Champions for Peace

Women of Lebanon: Interviews with Champions for Peace
Unfinished Business: Black Women, The Black Church, And The Struggle To Thrive In America

Unfinished Business: Black Women, The Black Church, And The Struggle To Thrive In America
Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home

Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home
The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010

The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010
Iconic: Decoding Images Of The Revolutionary Black Woman

Iconic: Decoding Images Of The Revolutionary Black Woman
Enslaved Women in America: An Encyclopedia

Enslaved Women in America: An Encyclopedia
Women Warriors of the Afro-Latina Diaspora

Women Warriors of the Afro-Latina Diaspora
How Great Women Lead: A Mother-Daughter Adventure into the Lives of Women Shaping the World

How Great Women Lead: A Mother-Daughter Adventure into the Lives of Women Shaping the World
Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World

Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World
Dorothy West’s Paradise: A Biography Of Class And Color

Dorothy West’s Paradise: A Biography Of Class And Color
Literary Sisters: Dorothy West And Her Circle, A Biography Of The Harlem Renaissance

Literary Sisters: Dorothy West And Her Circle, A Biography Of The Harlem Renaissance
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, And Black Women In America

Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, And Black Women In America
Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths And Discovering Fulfillment In The Age Of Michelle Obama

Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths And Discovering Fulfillment In The Age Of Michelle Obama
A Fragile Freedom

A Fragile Freedom
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
A Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation

A Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation
Swing the Sickle for the Harvest Is Ripe: Gender and Slavery in Antebellum Georgia

Swing the Sickle for the Harvest Is Ripe: Gender and Slavery in Antebellum Georgia
Women in Grenadian History, 1783-1983

Women in Grenadian History, 1783-1983
The Politics Of Black Women’s Hair

The Politics Of Black Women’s Hair
Why We Hate Black Women: And Why We Should Love Them

Why We Hate Black Women: And Why We Should Love Them
The Varieties of Women’s Experiences: Portraits of Southern Women in the Post–Civil War Century

The Varieties of Women’s Experiences: Portraits of Southern Women in the Post–Civil War Century
Still Brave: The Evolution of Black Women’s Studies

Still Brave: The Evolution of Black Women’s Studies
Divas On Screen: Black Women In American Film

Divas On Screen: Black Women In American Film
Moses And The Monster And Miss Anne

Moses And The Monster And Miss Anne
Who’s Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices Of Women And Mothers

Who’s Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices Of Women And Mothers
Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching

Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching
Go, Tell Michelle: African American Women Write To The New First Lady

Go, Tell Michelle: African American Women Write To The New First Lady
The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam

The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
The Busy Woman’s Little Book of Motivation: 42 Morsels of Motivation To Help You Live Out Loud and Become The Phenomenal Woman You Were Born To Be

The Busy Woman’s Little Book of Motivation: 42 Morsels of Motivation To Help You Live Out Loud and Become The Phenomenal Woman You Were Born To Be
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After A Lifetime Of Ambivalence

Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After A Lifetime Of Ambivalence
Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color

Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color
I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters on Their Craft

I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters on Their Craft
Her Rite of Passage: How to Design and Deliver a Rites of Passage Program for African-American Girls and Young Women

Her Rite of Passage: How to Design and Deliver a Rites of Passage Program for African-American Girls and Young Women
All Bound Up Together: The Woman Question in African American Public Culture, 1830-1900

All Bound Up Together: The Woman Question in African American Public Culture, 1830-1900
Black Women For Beginners

Black Women For Beginners
Directed By Desire: The Collected Poems Of June Jordan

Directed By Desire: The Collected Poems Of June Jordan
Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women

Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women
My Mother Who is Me: Life Stories of Jamaican Women In New York

My Mother Who is Me: Life Stories of Jamaican Women In New York
Bird

Bird
Life Lessons For My Sisters: How to Make Wise Choices and Live a Life You Love!

Life Lessons For My Sisters: How to Make Wise Choices and Live a Life You Love!
The Black Woman: An Anthology

The Black Woman: An Anthology
Creating Their Own Image: The History of African-American Women Artists

Creating Their Own Image: The History of African-American Women Artists
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
Dark Designs and Visual Culture

Dark Designs and Visual Culture
“After Mecca”: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement

“After Mecca”: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement
The Real Lives of Strong Black Women: Transcending Myths, Reclaiming Joy

The Real Lives of Strong Black Women: Transcending Myths, Reclaiming Joy
Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America

Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America
Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk about Sexuality and Intimacy

Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk about Sexuality and Intimacy
The Angry Black Woman’s Guide To Life

The Angry Black Woman’s Guide To Life
Why I Love Black Women

Why I Love Black Women
Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem

Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
The Book of African-American Women: 150 Crusaders, Creators, and Uplifters

The Book of African-American Women: 150 Crusaders, Creators, and Uplifters
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife

Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife
Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt

Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt
For My Sisters: 7 Relationship Tips

For My Sisters: 7 Relationship Tips
Some Of Us Did Not Die: New And Selected Essays (New And And Selected Essays)

Some Of Us Did Not Die: New And Selected Essays (New And And Selected Essays)
What Your Mother Never Told You about S-E-X

What Your Mother Never Told You about S-E-X
Gender Talk: The Struggle for Women’s Equality in African American Communities

Gender Talk: The Struggle for Women’s Equality in African American Communities
Why I Love Black Women

Why I Love Black Women
Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement

Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement
Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood

Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood
Freedom’s Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970

Freedom’s Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970
Black and Beautiful

Black and Beautiful
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings

Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings
Beloved Sisters And Loving Friends: Letters From Rebecca Primus Of Royal Oak, Maryland, And Addie Brown Of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868

Beloved Sisters And Loving Friends: Letters From Rebecca Primus Of Royal Oak, Maryland, And Addie Brown Of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868
Where We Stand: Class Matters

Where We Stand: Class Matters
Whatever Happened to Daddy’s Little Girl?: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women

Whatever Happened to Daddy’s Little Girl?: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down

When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
Nkrumah’s Legacy and Africa’s Triple Heritage Between Globallization and Counter Terrorism

Nkrumah’s Legacy and Africa’s Triple Heritage Between Globallization and Counter Terrorism
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman

Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
A Miracle Every Day: Triumph and Transformation in the Lives of Single Mothers

A Miracle Every Day: Triumph and Transformation in the Lives of Single Mothers
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (hardcover)

When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (hardcover)
Flat-Footed Truths: Telling Black Women’s Lives

Flat-Footed Truths: Telling Black Women’s Lives
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday

Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life

Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life
A Shining Thread of Hope

A Shining Thread of Hope
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
The Unedited Diaries of Carolina Maria De Jesus

The Unedited Diaries of Carolina Maria De Jesus
Honey, Hush!: An Anthology of African American Women’s Humor

Honey, Hush!: An Anthology of African American Women’s Humor
Can I Get a Witness?

Can I Get a Witness?
Fighting words: Black Women and the Search for Justice

Fighting words: Black Women and the Search for Justice
Not Just Race, Not Just Gender: Black Feminist Readings

Not Just Race, Not Just Gender: Black Feminist Readings
Stylenoir: The First How to Guide to Fashion Written with Black Women in Mind

Stylenoir: The First How to Guide to Fashion Written with Black Women in Mind
The Women

The Women
On Being Female Black Free: Margaret Walker 1932-1992

On Being Female Black Free: Margaret Walker 1932-1992
The Heart of a Woman

The Heart of a Woman
Having Your Baby: For the Special Needs of Black Mothers-To-Be, from Conception to Newborn Care

Having Your Baby: For the Special Needs of Black Mothers-To-Be, from Conception to Newborn Care
The Afro-American Woman: Struggles and Images

The Afro-American Woman: Struggles and Images
Embracing the Fire: Sisters Talk About Sex and Relationships

Embracing the Fire: Sisters Talk About Sex and Relationships
In the Company of My Sisters

In the Company of My Sisters
killing rage: Ending Racism (Owl Book)

killing rage: Ending Racism (Owl Book)
The Goddess Blackwoman: Mother of Civilization

The Goddess Blackwoman: Mother of Civilization
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Hair Raising: Beauty, Culture, and African American Women

Hair Raising: Beauty, Culture, and African American Women
Skin Deep: Black Women & White Women Write About Race

Skin Deep: Black Women & White Women Write About Race
Women of Vision: The Story of the Canadian Negro Women’s Association, 1951-1976

Women of Vision: The Story of the Canadian Negro Women’s Association, 1951-1976
Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought

Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought
Tomorrow’s Tomorrow: The Black Woman

Tomorrow’s Tomorrow: The Black Woman
The Weather That Kills

The Weather That Kills
Girlfriend to Girlfriend: Everyday Wisdom and Affirmations from the Sister Circle

Girlfriend to Girlfriend: Everyday Wisdom and Affirmations from the Sister Circle
Wild Women Don’t Wear No Blues: Black Women Writers on Love, Men and Sex

Wild Women Don’t Wear No Blues: Black Women Writers on Love, Men and Sex
Conversations: Straight Talk with America’s Sister President

Conversations: Straight Talk with America’s Sister President
Selected Poems

Selected Poems
Daughters of the Dust: The Making of an African American Woman’s Film

Daughters of the Dust: The Making of an African American Woman’s Film
Working Miracles: Womens Lives in the English-Speaking Caribbean

Working Miracles: Womens Lives in the English-Speaking Caribbean
Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South

Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South
The Sexual Mountain and Black Women Writers: Adventures in Sex, Literature, and Real Life

The Sexual Mountain and Black Women Writers: Adventures in Sex, Literature, and Real Life
The Magazine Novels of Pauline Hopkins: (including Hagar’s Daughter, Winona, and of One Blood)

The Magazine Novels of Pauline Hopkins: (including Hagar’s Daughter, Winona, and of One Blood)
The Collected Works of Phillis Wheatley (The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers)

The Collected Works of Phillis Wheatley (The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers)
Pauli Murray: Autobiography Black Activist Feminist Lawyer

Pauli Murray: Autobiography Black Activist Feminist Lawyer
Slipping Through The Cracks: The Status Of Black Women

Slipping Through The Cracks: The Status Of Black Women
Women, Race, & Class

Women, Race, & Class