Civil Rights

Image of The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
Author(s):
Lynn Povich
Genre(s):
Civil Rights, Women, Women’s Studies, Writing & Journalism, Civil Rights, Women, Women’s Studies, Writing & Journalism, Writing & Journalism, Women’s Studies, Women, Civil Rights

The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace

September 7, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Diane Brandley

“. . . an honest portrayal of the battles of a few meant to benefit not only themselves but those who came after them.”

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Image of Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America
Author(s):
Tanner Colby
Genre(s):
Cultural Affairs, United States, Politics—General, Civil Rights

Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America

July 6, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Liana Giorgi

“. . . a wonderful book that deserves to be read widely . . .”

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Image of Rights at Risk: The Limits of Liberty in Modern America
Author(s):
David K. Shipler
Genre(s):
Current/Public Affairs & Events, Civil Rights, History, History, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Civil Rights, History, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Civil Rights, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Civil Rights, History

Rights at Risk: The Limits of Liberty in Modern America

March 29, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Robert Schaefer

“. . . despite protections given through checks and balances in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights . . .

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Image of Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Board Room
Author(s):
Merle Hoffman
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Historical, Personal Memoir, Political, Civil Rights, Women, Health Care & Medicine, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Historical, Personal Memoir, Political, Civil Rights, Women, Health Care & Medicine, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Political, Personal Memoir, Historical, Women, Health Care & Medicine, Civil Rights

Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom

January 10, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Judith Reveal

“Although the structure of Intimate Wars and the attention so deeply focused on the author seems frequently purposefully ego-centered, it is abundantly clear that Merle Hoffman car

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Image of Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination
Author(s):
Alondra Nelson, Ph.D.
Genre(s):
United States, Politics—General, Civil Rights

Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination

October 18, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Geri Spieler

“. . . stiff, awkward, and confusing with all of its redundant information. . . .

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Image of Promises and Limits of Web-deliberation
Author(s):
R. Kies
Genre(s):
Political & Social Science, Civil Rights, U.S. Society and Culture

Promises and Limits of Web-deliberation

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert Schaefer

Raphaël Kies is a researcher in political science at the University of Luxembourg; co-founder of the E-democracy center, Switzerland; and a member of Réseau de Démocratie Électronique, France.

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