Herstory

There is an immense amount that we are just beginning to learn about the contributions of women throughout the world’s herstory. We are not fond of preaching books, so here are a few that simply help us see further than we thought we could.

Bio/Memoir, Herstory, Inspirational

Finding My Way

Bio/Memoir, Herstory, Inspirational | By MaryAnn Shank

Malala leads us to the person behind the fame, the one who loves and lives a kind, generous life.

Family Relationships, Faraway Places

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Herstory, Mystery

The Four Queens of Crime

Herstory, Mystery | By Suzy's Crew

It is 1938 and Lilian Wyles, the first (real life) woman Detective Chief Inspector in the CID at Scotland Yard, must find the baronet’s killer at Hursley House. She quietly recruits the four queens of crime, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham to help her solve the case.

Historical Mystery, Women Sleuths

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Herstory, Inspirational

IN THE SPIRIT OF WE’MOON: CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

Herstory, Inspirational | By Suzy's Crew

Overflowing with ideas and images and thoughts, from long ago and yesterday.

Anthology, Art, Poetry

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Biographical Fiction, Herstory, Historical Fiction, Inspirational, Literary Fiction

SOR JUANA, MY BELOVED — The Poetry, The Passions of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, by MaryAnn Shank

Biographical Fiction, Herstory, Historical Fiction, Inspirational, Literary Fiction | By Suzy's Crew

Sor Juana had two passions in life: Poetry and the Viceroy’s wife.

Faraway Places, Mexico, Writers/Poets

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Madam May
May strives to become an independent woman in early 1900s Atlanta and was willing to do whatever it took to become one, in spite of being poor, rural and uneducated.
The Pelican Tide
A massive oil spill disrupts a family's future.
A Family Matter
A young wife following her heart. A husband with the law on his side. Their daughter, caught in the middle.
Finding My Way
Malala leads us to the person behind the fame, the one who loves and lives a kind, generous life.
Upon the Corner of the Moon
The Macbeths you’ve never known: Destined to unite Scotland, they first had to survive as pawns in a dynastic struggle.
50 After 50
Do you feel stuck in your life? Want a way out? Read 50 After 50 for ways to elevate your life. It's your life; it's up to you what you do with it.
The Four Queens of Crime
It is 1938 and Lilian Wyles, the first (real life) woman Detective Chief Inspector in the CID at Scotland Yard, must find the baronet’s killer at Hursley House. She quietly recruits the four queens of crime, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham to help her solve the case.
Saving Ellen
When you grow up in a big Irish family in which the mother is determined, stubborn, and drop-dead fumy, you can survive almost anything.
Lunch Ladies
It is 1976 and Hanley, Minnesota has a bicentennial parade in the works. Is this a task for lunch ladies? Their answer would be "no."
Gun Girl and the Tall Guy
1924 Brooklyn -- love, crime, and no turning back. The true story of Brooklynites Celia and Ed Cooney
The Faerie Morgana
A mystical tale of the Arthurian legend, a young woman growing into her immense magical powers.
Hidden Rooms
After coming home to bury her father, distance-runner Riley Svenson wants nothing more than to keep her close-knit family together and to get the hell out of her rural Ohio home town. But then a murder and a strange illness upend everything.