Joan M. Burda

“Dr. Gunter provides girls and women with a sound, well-researched discourse on what they need to know about their bodies as well as what to demand of doctors.”

“This richly textured narrative whipsaws the reader between the 14th and 21st centuries.

“Faderman’s engaging style defies the fear of this being a dense, obtuse, textbook. It isn’t.

“The book seems hurried as if the author was rushing to be the first to publish a book about Walker.”

“Eve Bites Back is a delightful, and challenging read.”

“This Much Is True is an entertaining, sometimes shocking, periodically uncomfortable, but altogether delightful read.”

“. . . physicians once believed that women’s nerves were too highly strung for them to receive an education and that their ovaries would become inflamed if they read too much.

“The archetypal Valentine, summoned up for the person who has never met her, appears trousered, not merely trousered but actually cross-dressed, as she perceived herself, and this is how she remain

“I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“an unvarnished look at how religion can be corrupted by people who use the Bible to support their own insidious and prejudiced views of people with whom they disagree or find no common gro

“Connie Schultz has a reputation for writing about everyday people and their lives.

“Uncounted . . . explores methods that take away the right to vote, while we sleep . . .

“The Vagina Bible is a reference that helps women and girls understand that the female body is complicated and fascinating and nothing to be ashamed of.

The topic of death and dying has gripped the publishing world for the past several years.

“This book is a catalyst for a thoughtful discussion of . . . complicated and challenging issues.”

“From the first page to the last, readers are enmeshed in a beguiling story of government intrigue, criminal cunning, FBI backstabbing, and foreign covert shenanigans.”

“Readers will shout and stomp; snort and yell, while reading Nasty Women. It is the perfect weapon for dispensing gut-ripping vitriol in the privacy of your own mind.”

“This book falls short of providing practical and achievable suggestions for achieving the goal of protecting people from sex classification based discrimination.”

“provides a firm foundation for understanding the effect the women’s movement had on the political process.”

Susan Quinn’s new book addresses a facet of Eleanor Roosevelt’s life that has been hinted at but never fully developed.

Lillian Faderman received the 2016 Anisfield-Wolf Book award for The Gay Revolution. That alone makes this book worth reading.

One advantage of reviewing nonfiction books is learning about people who are often excluded from discussions. This usually happens with historical figures who happen to be women.

The travails experienced by transgender persons in the United States are receiving an increasing amount of publicity.

The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: A Story of Marriage and Money in the Early Republic by Margaret A.

The plight of homeless LGBT youth seldom gets the attention it deserves. Ryan Berg’s book No House to Call My Home is one man’s attempt to remedy that situation.

“an erudite and entertaining discussion of the U.S. Constitution . . .”

Barney Frank came to Washington with Ronald Reagan in 1980. There ends any similarity between them.

Times have changed in the quarter century since Lesléa Newman first published Heather Has Two Mommies. Twenty-five years ago Newman could not find a publisher for the book.

“The Bees is a blend of imagination and gumption.

“In order for ‘equal justice under the law’ to be a reality, that justice must be affordable for and accessible to everyone.”

This year, 2013, is turning into the year of marriage equality for lesbian and gay couples in the United States.

“The book raises questions that are left unanswered. So the reader is left to wonder.”

“Know a woman graduating from law school? Give her a copy of this book.”