https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/ALLENQ?QRY=GENSU%3A%20(WOMEN%20%2B%20HISTORY)&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20Women%20--%20History%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&SORTS=MAIN.CREATED_DATE.DESC%5DMAIN.CREATED_TIME.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5672274 Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with brutally killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realises that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial. Desiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering the causes of justice and equality for everyone. She comes to Freeman County and enters a fractious and unwieldy partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in the Commonwealth. Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with brutally killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realises that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial. Desiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering the causes of justice and equality for everyone. She comes to Freeman County and enters a fractious and unwieldy partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in the Commonwealth.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Baldacci, David<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2024.<br />480 pages ; 25 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />Great Missenden Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Donation: adult fiction - This item cannot be reserved (Set: 23 Apr 2024) - Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 - 95100000372220<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5639746 When Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are transported back to 1911, they're excited to meet some amazing people fighting for women's rights! But will they be able to get back to the present without changing the course of history? When Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are transported back to 1911, they're excited to meet some amazing people fighting for women's rights! But will they be able to get back to the present without changing the course of history?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ahmed, Sufiya<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Little Tiger, 2024.<br />144 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />Time travellers<br /><br />High Wycombe Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Children's fiction: paperback - Available - 95100000425135<br />Marlow Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Children's fiction: paperback - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 95100000424729<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5638905 It's not so long ago that a woman's expressed interest in other realms would have ruined her reputation, or even killed her. And yet spiritualism, in various incarnations, has influenced numerous men without repercussion. The fact that so many radical women artists of their generation - and earlier - also drank deeply from the same spiritual well has for too long been sorely neglected. In 'The Other Side', the author explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women, from the twelfth-century mystic, composer and artist Hildegard of Bingen to the nineteenth-century English spiritualist Georgiana Houghton, whose paintings swirl like a cosmic Jackson Pollock. It's not so long ago that a woman's expressed interest in other realms would have ruined her reputation, or even killed her. And yet spiritualism, in various incarnations, has influenced numerous men without repercussion. The fact that so many radical women artists of their generation - and earlier - also drank deeply from the same spiritual well has for too long been sorely neglected. In 'The Other Side', the author explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women, from the twelfth-century mystic, composer and artist Hildegard of Bingen to the nineteenth-century English spiritualist Georgiana Houghton, whose paintings swirl like a cosmic Jackson Pollock.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Higgie, Jennifer<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024.<br />320 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Beaconsfield Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 709.22 HIG - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 95100000422956<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5638032 When the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often a men-only preserve. That perception completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of codebreakers were in fact women. And foremost among them was one who is largely unknown to the public, and whose activities were a secret even to her closest contacts - Emily Anderson. Anderson was a leading member of British intelligence for over three decades. She played key roles in both World Wars, worked in Bletchley Park and in the Middle East, and was reckoned among the top three female codebreakers in the world. Her work coincided with her other great love - music. She is famous in musicology circles as being the first to effectively decipher the letters and diaries of Mozart and Beethoven. This narrative of her life places Emily Anderson at the forefront of great British codebreakers. When the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often a men-only preserve. That perception completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of codebreakers were in fact women. And foremost among them was one who is largely unknown to the public, and whose activities were a secret even to her closest contacts - Emily Anderson. Anderson was a leading member of British intelligence for over three decades. She played key roles in both World Wars, worked in Bletchley Park and in the Middle East, and was reckoned among the top three female codebreakers in the world. Her work coincided with her other great love - music. She is famous in musicology circles as being the first to effectively decipher the letters and diaries of Mozart and Beethoven. This narrative of her life places Emily Anderson at the forefront of great British codebreakers.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Uí Chionna, Jackie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline, 2024.<br />418 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Castlefield Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - B AND UIC - Available - 95100000423106<br />Haddenham Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - B AND UIC - Available - 95100000423116<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5637781 Here is the captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain - from a woman at the heart of the women's liberation movement. What was it like to start a feminist bookshop, in an industry dominated by men? How could a lesbian thrive in Thatcher's time, with the government legislating to restrict her rights? How do you run a business when your real aim is to change the world? Silver Moon was the dream of three women - a bookshop with the mission to promote the work of female writers and create a much-needed safe space for any woman. Founded in 1980s London against a backdrop of homophobia and misogyny, it was a testament to the power of community, growing into Europe's biggest women's bookshop and hosting a constellation of literary stars from Margaret Atwood and Maya Angelou to Angela Carter. Here is the captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain - from a woman at the heart of the women's liberation movement. What was it like to start a feminist bookshop, in an industry dominated by men? How could a lesbian thrive in Thatcher's time, with the government legislating to restrict her rights? How do you run a business when your real aim is to change the world? Silver Moon was the dream of three women - a bookshop with the mission to promote the work of female writers and create a much-needed safe space for any woman. Founded in 1980s London against a backdrop of homophobia and misogyny, it was a testament to the power of community, growing into Europe's biggest women's bookshop and hosting a constellation of literary stars from Margaret Atwood and Maya Angelou to Angela Carter.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cholmeley, Jane<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mudlark, 2024.<br />376 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Beaconsfield Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 381.45002 CHO - Onloan - Due: 08 May 2024 - 95100000424692<br />Lt. Chalfont Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Donation: adult non fiction - 381.450 - This item cannot be reserved (Set: 02 Mar 2024) - 95100000377692<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5624582 In the wake of World War II, four agents were critical in helping build a new organisation now known as the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchison, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier, called the 'wise gals' by their male colleagues because of their sharp sense of humour and even quicker intelligence, they were not the stereotypical femme fatale of spy novels. They were smart, courageous, and groundbreaking agents at the top of their class, instrumental in both developing innovative tools for intelligence gathering - and insisting (in their own unique ways) that they receive the credit and pay their expertise deserved. In the wake of World War II, four agents were critical in helping build a new organisation now known as the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchison, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier, called the 'wise gals' by their male colleagues because of their sharp sense of humour and even quicker intelligence, they were not the stereotypical femme fatale of spy novels. They were smart, courageous, and groundbreaking agents at the top of their class, instrumental in both developing innovative tools for intelligence gathering - and insisting (in their own unique ways) that they receive the credit and pay their expertise deserved.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Holt, Nathalia, 1980-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Icon, 2023.<br />xiv, 382 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Chesham Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 327.120925 HOL - Available - 95100000421092<br />Great Missenden Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 327.120925 HOL - Available - 95100000421122<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5621312 October 1941. As war rages in the Soviet Union, Nina is devastated as she watches her younger brother being sent off to the front. She has witnessed so many soldiers go to war and never return, and with her father already on the battlefield, her brother is her only family left. Sick of feeling helpless and determined to fight for her motherland, Nina and her best friend Katya decide to volunteer for the first female-only aviation regiment, led by the legendary pilot Marina Raskova. But fighting a war is nothing like they expected, and soon the battle lines are no longer restricted to the front - a forbidden love begins to blossom, and Nina is faced with the ultimate betrayal. Will Nina and her loved ones make it out alive? October 1941. As war rages in the Soviet Union, Nina is devastated as she watches her younger brother being sent off to the front. She has witnessed so many soldiers go to war and never return, and with her father already on the battlefield, her brother is her only family left. Sick of feeling helpless and determined to fight for her motherland, Nina and her best friend Katya decide to volunteer for the first female-only aviation regiment, led by the legendary pilot Marina Raskova. But fighting a war is nothing like they expected, and soon the battle lines are no longer restricted to the front - a forbidden love begins to blossom, and Nina is faced with the ultimate betrayal. Will Nina and her loved ones make it out alive?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kortchik, Lana<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HQ Digital, 2023.<br />1 online resource (352 pages)<br /><br />eLibrary - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - eBook - Electronically available (Set: 29 Aug 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5616921 'Women at Work' reveals the sometimes overlooked stories of women from 1900 to the present day who have shaped history and culture in Britain and beyond. The book celebrates over 100 influential and inspiring women and their achievements in fields including science, activism, photography, and design. 'Women at Work' reveals the sometimes overlooked stories of women from 1900 to the present day who have shaped history and culture in Britain and beyond. The book celebrates over 100 influential and inspiring women and their achievements in fields including science, activism, photography, and design.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : National Portrait Gallery, 2023.<br />224 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm<br /><br />Buckingham Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 757.40904 FRI - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - 95100000419319<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5609851 While working at the Royal Horticultural Society, Fiona Davison discovered a cache of letters from a young gardener who was denied a scholarship by the RHS, on the grounds that she was female. Appalled and intrigued to find out what became of Olive, Fiona began to research the wider story of early female professional gardeners and discovered a group of pioneers whose struggles against patriarchy changed forever the rights and opportunities for women gardeners. 'An Almost Impossible Thing' follows six hitherto littleknown women gardeners in the years before the First World War, and examines their lives in the context of suffragism, collectivism and Empire. While working at the Royal Horticultural Society, Fiona Davison discovered a cache of letters from a young gardener who was denied a scholarship by the RHS, on the grounds that she was female. Appalled and intrigued to find out what became of Olive, Fiona began to research the wider story of early female professional gardeners and discovered a group of pioneers whose struggles against patriarchy changed forever the rights and opportunities for women gardeners. 'An Almost Impossible Thing' follows six hitherto littleknown women gardeners in the years before the First World War, and examines their lives in the context of suffragism, collectivism and Empire.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Davison, Fiona<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Bridport : Little Toller Books, 2023.<br />304 pages<br /><br />Burnham Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 635.09252 - Available - 95100000417221<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5607024 1942. When Helda Dahlstrom flees her abusive husband and Nazi-occupied Norway with her eight-year-old son she doesn't know if they'll make it out alive. In her desperate journey to safety she'll find safety on the rocky shores of the Shetland Islands, rescued by Canadian Flight Sergeant Bill Gauthier. As WWII's destruction rages at their doorsteps, can love find its way through the rubble? 1942. When Helda Dahlstrom flees her abusive husband and Nazi-occupied Norway with her eight-year-old son she doesn't know if they'll make it out alive. In her desperate journey to safety she'll find safety on the rocky shores of the Shetland Islands, rescued by Canadian Flight Sergeant Bill Gauthier. As WWII's destruction rages at their doorsteps, can love find its way through the rubble?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Pass, Emma<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Aria, 2023.<br />1 online resource (400 pages)<br /><br />eLibrary - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - eBook - Electronically available (Set: 29 Aug 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5595596 In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the lily white, upper-crust National Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive the powerhouse player who would integrate 'the game of kings': Althea Gibson. A street-savvy young woman from Harlem, Gibson was about as alien in that rarefied white world as an aspiring tennis champion could be. In her tattered jeans and short-cropped hair, Gibson drew stares from both sides of the colour fence. But her astonishing skill on the court soon eclipsed all of that, as she eventually became one of the greatest tennis champions the United States has ever produced. In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the lily white, upper-crust National Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive the powerhouse player who would integrate 'the game of kings': Althea Gibson. A street-savvy young woman from Harlem, Gibson was about as alien in that rarefied white world as an aspiring tennis champion could be. In her tattered jeans and short-cropped hair, Gibson drew stares from both sides of the colour fence. But her astonishing skill on the court soon eclipsed all of that, as she eventually became one of the greatest tennis champions the United States has ever produced.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jacobs, Sally H., 1957-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.<br />464 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Aylesbury Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - B GIB JAC - Available - 95100000420383<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5595433 Here's how the history of the Roman Empire usually goes. We start with Romulus, go on to Brutus overthrowing Tarquin, bounce through an appallingly tedious list of battles and generals and consuls, before emerging into the political stab-fest of the late Republic. From there, it runs through all the emperors, occasionally mentioning a wife or mother to show how bad things get when women get out of control, until Constantine invents Christianity and then Attila the Hun comes and ruins everything. But the history of Rome and empire is so much more than these Important Things. In this alternative history, Emma Southon traces the story of the Roman Empire through women: Vestal Virgins and sex workers, business owners and poets, martyrs and saints. Here's how the history of the Roman Empire usually goes. We start with Romulus, go on to Brutus overthrowing Tarquin, bounce through an appallingly tedious list of battles and generals and consuls, before emerging into the political stab-fest of the late Republic. From there, it runs through all the emperors, occasionally mentioning a wife or mother to show how bad things get when women get out of control, until Constantine invents Christianity and then Attila the Hun comes and ruins everything. But the history of Rome and empire is so much more than these Important Things. In this alternative history, Emma Southon traces the story of the Roman Empire through women: Vestal Virgins and sex workers, business owners and poets, martyrs and saints.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Southon, Emma<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Oneworld, 2023.<br />416 pages ; 22 cm<br /><br />Princes Risborough Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 937.06082 SOU - Available - 95100000415764<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5594166 Princess Ademola arrived in England from Nigeria in 1939, full of hope that training as a midwife would give her the skills to provide a better future for her kingdom. But as Nazi Germany rose to power, Ademola found herself living in a country plunged into war. Working in a busy London hospital, the Princess must navigate not only the challenge of nursing during the war, but the prejudice of the people she is trying to help. 80 years later, in 2019, Ademola's great niece, Yemi, arrives in London clutching her great aunt's precious diaries and longs to uncover the mysteries they hold. Princess Ademola arrived in England from Nigeria in 1939, full of hope that training as a midwife would give her the skills to provide a better future for her kingdom. But as Nazi Germany rose to power, Ademola found herself living in a country plunged into war. Working in a busy London hospital, the Princess must navigate not only the challenge of nursing during the war, but the prejudice of the people she is trying to help. 80 years later, in 2019, Ademola's great niece, Yemi, arrives in London clutching her great aunt's precious diaries and longs to uncover the mysteries they hold.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Awonubi, Ola<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : One More Chapter, 2023.<br />1 online resource (400 pages)<br /><br />eLibrary - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - eBook - Electronically available (Set: 29 Aug 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5580129 A comprehensive history of the queens, princesses, and ladies of the Tudor family. Always more than mere foils of men, these Tudor women are fascinating in their own right. A comprehensive history of the queens, princesses, and ladies of the Tudor family. Always more than mere foils of men, these Tudor women are fascinating in their own right.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Licence, Amy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Stroud : Amberley Publishing, 2023.<br />448 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Haddenham Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 942.050925 LIC - Available - 95100000414964<br />Princes Risborough Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 942.050925 LIC - Onloan - Due: 16 May 2024 - 95100000415378<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5578554 Plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics, and discover how, for centuries, women have turned to make up as a rich source of creativity, community and resistance. The Renaissance was an era obsessed with appearances. And beauty culture from the time has left traces that give us a window into an overlooked realm of history - revealing everything from 16th-century women's body anxieties to their sophisticated botanical and chemical knowledge. 'How to be a Renaissance Woman' allows us to glimpse the world of the female artists, artisans and businesswomen carving out space for themselves, as well as those who gained power and influence in the cut-throat world of the court. In a vivid exploration into women's lives, Professor Jill Burke invites us to rediscover historical cosmetic recipes and unpack the origins of the beauty ideals that are still with us today. Plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics, and discover how, for centuries, women have turned to make up as a rich source of creativity, community and resistance. The Renaissance was an era obsessed with appearances. And beauty culture from the time has left traces that give us a window into an overlooked realm of history - revealing everything from 16th-century women's body anxieties to their sophisticated botanical and chemical knowledge. 'How to be a Renaissance Woman' allows us to glimpse the world of the female artists, artisans and businesswomen carving out space for themselves, as well as those who gained power and influence in the cut-throat world of the court. In a vivid exploration into women's lives, Professor Jill Burke invites us to rediscover historical cosmetic recipes and unpack the origins of the beauty ideals that are still with us today.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Burke, Jill, 1971-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Profile Books, 2023.<br />xiii, 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Aylesbury Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 391.63094 BUR - Onloan - Due: 07 May 2024 - 95100000419279<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5577078 The way we remember the past today remains dishearteningly patriarchal: a place where women have always been oppressed by men, from ancient times to the present day. 'A History of Women in 101 Objects' tells a new story of female history, revealing the evolution of the role women have played in society through the quiet power of their everyday items. The way we remember the past today remains dishearteningly patriarchal: a place where women have always been oppressed by men, from ancient times to the present day. 'A History of Women in 101 Objects' tells a new story of female history, revealing the evolution of the role women have played in society through the quiet power of their everyday items.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hirsch, Annabelle, 1986-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Edinburgh : Canongate, 2023.<br />416 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm<br /><br />Beaconsfield Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 305.4209 HIR - Available - 95100000421127<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5575727 Drawing on her personal experiences and relating them to the work of women past and present who are often overlooked, Rachel Reeves explores the ideas of theorists such as Harriet Martineau, Mary Paley Marshall and Joan Robinson but also the contributions of policy makers such as Janet Yellen, Gita Gopinath and Christine Lagarde. Throughout, she outlines her vision for the future of the economy if she does become the first female Chancellor of the UK, a future in which productivity is enhanced, growth is sustainable and there are opportunities for all, not just a privileged elite. Drawing on her personal experiences and relating them to the work of women past and present who are often overlooked, Rachel Reeves explores the ideas of theorists such as Harriet Martineau, Mary Paley Marshall and Joan Robinson but also the contributions of policy makers such as Janet Yellen, Gita Gopinath and Christine Lagarde. Throughout, she outlines her vision for the future of the economy if she does become the first female Chancellor of the UK, a future in which productivity is enhanced, growth is sustainable and there are opportunities for all, not just a privileged elite.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Reeves, Rachel, 1979-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Basic Books, 2023.<br />vii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm<br /><br />Burnham Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 330.0922 - Available - 95100000421515<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5573829 We have fallen into the belief that women were absent from great events, and ineffectual in normal times. Through a radical reframing of the conventional eras of our history, 'Normal Women' will tell the story of our nation - not with the rise and fall of Kings and the occasional Queen - but through social and cultural transition, showing the agency, persistence and effectiveness of women in society. Through the stories of the soldiers, guild widows, highwaywomen, pirates, miners and ship owners, international traders, theatre runners and 'female husbands', 'Normal Women' will redefine 'normal' female behaviour to include heroism, rebellion, crime, treason, money-making, jousting and sainthood. And much rioting. Philippa Gregory has been working on this book for over ten years. It is the work of a lifetime from one of our greatest historical storytellers. We have fallen into the belief that women were absent from great events, and ineffectual in normal times. Through a radical reframing of the conventional eras of our history, 'Normal Women' will tell the story of our nation - not with the rise and fall of Kings and the occasional Queen - but through social and cultural transition, showing the agency, persistence and effectiveness of women in society. Through the stories of the soldiers, guild widows, highwaywomen, pirates, miners and ship owners, international traders, theatre runners and 'female husbands', 'Normal Women' will redefine 'normal' female behaviour to include heroism, rebellion, crime, treason, money-making, jousting and sainthood. And much rioting. Philippa Gregory has been working on this book for over ten years. It is the work of a lifetime from one of our greatest historical storytellers.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gregory, Philippa<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : William Collins, 2023.<br />678 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Aylesbury Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 305.40941 GRE - Onloan - Due: 11 May 2024 - 95100000421005<br />Buckingham Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 305.409 GRE - In-transit from Haddenham Community Library to Buckingham Library (Set: 27 Apr 2024) - 95100000420160<br />Chalfont St Giles Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Donation: adult non fiction - 305.409 - This item cannot be reserved (Set: 06 Nov 2023) - 95100000371701<br />Chalfont St Peter Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Donation: adult non fiction - 305.409.GRE - Adult non fiction - This item cannot be reserved (Set: 16 Nov 2023) - 95100000373687<br />Gerrards Cross Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 305.40941 GRE - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 95100000420893<br />Great Missenden Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Donation: adult non fiction - 305.409 GRE - This item cannot be reserved (Set: 22 Nov 2023) - 95100000372825<br />Long Crendon Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 305.40941 GRE - Onloan - Due: 16 May 2024 - 95100000421599<br />Lt. Chalfont Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Donation: adult non fiction - 305.409 - This item cannot be reserved (Set: 31 Oct 2023) - 95100000377589<br />Princes Risborough Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 305.409 GRE - Onloan - Due: 03 May 2024 - 95100000419680<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5560497 In the early 1800s, women were dying in large numbers from treatable diseases because they avoided receiving medical care. Examinations performed by male doctors were often demeaning and painful, and women faced damaging social stigma from illness. Despite countless obstacles, Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Sophia Jex-Blake fought for a woman's place in the male-dominated medical field. The three pioneers earned medical degrees and paved the way for other women to do the same, then built women-run hospitals and teaching colleges - creating for the first time medical care for women by women. In the early 1800s, women were dying in large numbers from treatable diseases because they avoided receiving medical care. Examinations performed by male doctors were often demeaning and painful, and women faced damaging social stigma from illness. Despite countless obstacles, Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Sophia Jex-Blake fought for a woman's place in the male-dominated medical field. The three pioneers earned medical degrees and paved the way for other women to do the same, then built women-run hospitals and teaching colleges - creating for the first time medical care for women by women.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Campbell, Olivia M.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Swift Press, 2023.<br />368 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Marlow Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 610.9252 CAM - Onloan - Due: 15 May 2024 - 95100000413478<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5555527 Drawn from real life, from interviews with women from all sections of society who have ever had a job, this book is a portrait of British women's working lives from 1950, through cardigans and pearls, via mini-skirts and bottom-pinching, to shoulder pads and the ping of the first emails (early 1990s), never forgetting overalls, aprons and uniforms. Graham conveys the full range of experience: to convey the flavour and atmosphere of workplaces in all their character: the jollities as well as the drudgeries, the good men as well as the vile ones, the nasty women as well as the heroines, the office crushes and romances, the daily drudgery, the lunch hours, the parties, the great piles of paper all over the place, the family-feel of workplaces, the daily burden of trying to run a household and family as well. Drawn from real life, from interviews with women from all sections of society who have ever had a job, this book is a portrait of British women's working lives from 1950, through cardigans and pearls, via mini-skirts and bottom-pinching, to shoulder pads and the ping of the first emails (early 1990s), never forgetting overalls, aprons and uniforms. Graham conveys the full range of experience: to convey the flavour and atmosphere of workplaces in all their character: the jollities as well as the drudgeries, the good men as well as the vile ones, the nasty women as well as the heroines, the office crushes and romances, the daily drudgery, the lunch hours, the parties, the great piles of paper all over the place, the family-feel of workplaces, the daily burden of trying to run a household and family as well.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Maxtone Graham, Ysenda, 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Abacus Books, 2023.<br />320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Aylesbury Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 331.40941 MAX - Available - 95100000418782<br />Hazlemere Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 331.40941 - Available - 95100000418368<br />Lt. Chalfont Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Donation: adult non fiction - 331.409 - This item cannot be reserved (Set: 30 Sep 2023) - In-transit from Beaconsfield Library to Lt. Chalfont Community Library (Set: 24 Apr 2024) - 95100000279309<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5553341 This work tells the story of women's football in England since its 19th-century inception through pen portraits of its trailblazers. Find out about the women who broke barriers and set records - the legends of the game who built the foundations of the stage upon which today's stars flourish. This work tells the story of women's football in England since its 19th-century inception through pen portraits of its trailblazers. Find out about the women who broke barriers and set records - the legends of the game who built the foundations of the stage upon which today's stars flourish.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dunn, Carrie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Edinburgh : Arena Sport, 2023.<br />256 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Beaconsfield Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 796.334082 DUN - Available - 95100000413107<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5551707 Drawing on unique research based on the Parliamentary archives, government records and family history sources, Mari Takayanagi and Liz Hallam Smith show how women touched just about every aspect of the life of Parliament, largely unacknowledged - until now. Along the way, we meet an array of impressive and life-affirming women: from the Rickman sisters eavesdropping on Parliamentary debates from the roof space above the Commons in the 1820s; to Jane, the doyenne of Bellamy's, purveyors of tea, chops, steaks, pies and wine to MPs in the 1840s; and to Jean Winder, the first female Hansard reporter, who fought for years after being appointed in 1944 to be paid the same as her male counterparts. Drawing on unique research based on the Parliamentary archives, government records and family history sources, Mari Takayanagi and Liz Hallam Smith show how women touched just about every aspect of the life of Parliament, largely unacknowledged - until now. Along the way, we meet an array of impressive and life-affirming women: from the Rickman sisters eavesdropping on Parliamentary debates from the roof space above the Commons in the 1820s; to Jane, the doyenne of Bellamy's, purveyors of tea, chops, steaks, pies and wine to MPs in the 1840s; and to Jean Winder, the first female Hansard reporter, who fought for years after being appointed in 1944 to be paid the same as her male counterparts.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Takayanagi, Mari<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cheltenham : The History Press, 2023.<br />288 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Lt. Chalfont Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Donation: adult non fiction - 320.082 - This item cannot be reserved (Set: 16 Sep 2023) - 95100000279290<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5544395 In 1973, Myra Hindley, the most notorious woman in Britain, is serving a life sentence for the moors murders - a case that shocked the world. Behind bars she has fallen in love. When Hindley is refused parole she persuades a sympathetic prison officer and former nun to help her break out of London's grim Holloway prison. The women plan to run away together to Brazil. 20 years after Hindley's death, this extraordinary true story is brought to life by Howard Sounes, drawing on unseen prison files and new interviews with former Holloway inmates, prison officers and detectives. In 1973, Myra Hindley, the most notorious woman in Britain, is serving a life sentence for the moors murders - a case that shocked the world. Behind bars she has fallen in love. When Hindley is refused parole she persuades a sympathetic prison officer and former nun to help her break out of London's grim Holloway prison. The women plan to run away together to Brazil. 20 years after Hindley's death, this extraordinary true story is brought to life by Howard Sounes, drawing on unseen prison files and new interviews with former Holloway inmates, prison officers and detectives.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sounes, Howard, 1965-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Seven Dials, 2023.<br />331 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Buckingham Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 364.152309 SOU - Available - 95100000414612<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5529002 The redoubtable Owtram sisters take us back in time once again with recently rediscovered diaries and letters from the 20s and 30s that paint a vivid picture of their childhood at Newland Hall in Lancashire's Lune Valley. Here they lived with their parents Bunty and Cary Owtram and younger brother Bob, supported by a fascinating cast of cooks, maids and groundsmen, all presided over by 'Grandboffin', the sisters' indomitable grandfather. The redoubtable Owtram sisters take us back in time once again with recently rediscovered diaries and letters from the 20s and 30s that paint a vivid picture of their childhood at Newland Hall in Lancashire's Lune Valley. Here they lived with their parents Bunty and Cary Owtram and younger brother Bob, supported by a fascinating cast of cooks, maids and groundsmen, all presided over by 'Grandboffin', the sisters' indomitable grandfather.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Owtram, Patricia<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Great Britain : Mirror Books, 2023.<br />285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Hazlemere Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - B OWT OWT - Available - 95100000411118<br />High Wycombe Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - B OWT OWT - Available - 95100000410435<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5527032 Zarifa Ghafari was three years old when the Taliban banned girls from schools, and she began her education in secret. She was seven when American airstrikes began. She was twenty-four when she became mayor - the only female mayor in the country - of Maidan Wardak, Kabul. An extremist mob barred her from her office; her male staff walked out in protest; assassins tried to kill her six times. Ghafari stood her ground. She ended corruption in the province, promoted peace and tried to lift up women. When the Taliban took Kabul in 2021, Ghafari had to flee. This memoir describes the work she did, the women she still tries to help as they live under Taliban rule and her vision for how grassroots activism can change their lives and the lives of women everywhere. Zarifa Ghafari was three years old when the Taliban banned girls from schools, and she began her education in secret. She was seven when American airstrikes began. She was twenty-four when she became mayor - the only female mayor in the country - of Maidan Wardak, Kabul. An extremist mob barred her from her office; her male staff walked out in protest; assassins tried to kill her six times. Ghafari stood her ground. She ended corruption in the province, promoted peace and tried to lift up women. When the Taliban took Kabul in 2021, Ghafari had to flee. This memoir describes the work she did, the women she still tries to help as they live under Taliban rule and her vision for how grassroots activism can change their lives and the lives of women everywhere.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ghafari, Zarifa<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Virago, 2023.<br />271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Beaconsfield Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - B GHA GHA - Available - 95100000416273<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5514224 The riveting story of a true-life female Indiana Jones: an archaeologist who survived the Nazis and then saved Egypt's ancient temples. In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time: fifty countries had contributed nearly a billion dollars to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. It was a project of unimaginable size and complexity that required the fragile sandstone temples to be dismantled, stone by stone, and rebuilt on higher ground. But the massive press coverage of this unprecedented rescue effort completely overlooked the gutsy French archaeologist who made it all happen. Without the intervention of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, the temples would now be at the bottom of a gigantic reservoir. The riveting story of a true-life female Indiana Jones: an archaeologist who survived the Nazis and then saved Egypt's ancient temples. In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time: fifty countries had contributed nearly a billion dollars to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. It was a project of unimaginable size and complexity that required the fragile sandstone temples to be dismantled, stone by stone, and rebuilt on higher ground. But the massive press coverage of this unprecedented rescue effort completely overlooked the gutsy French archaeologist who made it all happen. Without the intervention of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, the temples would now be at the bottom of a gigantic reservoir.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Olson, Lynne<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scribe UK, 2023.<br />448 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Hazlemere Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 932.00909 OLS - Available - 95100000409351<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5512945 In Britain today, a mosaic of regulations protects the natural environment and guarantees public access to green spaces. But this was not always so. Over the last 150 years, activists have campaigned tirelessly for the right to roam through the countryside and the vital importance of preserving Britain's natural beauty. Matthew Kelly traces the history of landscape preservation through the lives of four remarkable women: Octavia Hill, Beatrix Potter, Pauline Dower, and Sylvia Sayer. From the commons of London to the Lake District, Northumberland, and Dartmoor, these women protected the English landscape at a crucial period through a mixture of environmental activism, networking, and sheer determination. They grappled with the challenges that urbanisation and industrial modernity posed to human well-being, as well as the natural environment. In Britain today, a mosaic of regulations protects the natural environment and guarantees public access to green spaces. But this was not always so. Over the last 150 years, activists have campaigned tirelessly for the right to roam through the countryside and the vital importance of preserving Britain's natural beauty. Matthew Kelly traces the history of landscape preservation through the lives of four remarkable women: Octavia Hill, Beatrix Potter, Pauline Dower, and Sylvia Sayer. From the commons of London to the Lake District, Northumberland, and Dartmoor, these women protected the English landscape at a crucial period through a mixture of environmental activism, networking, and sheer determination. They grappled with the challenges that urbanisation and industrial modernity posed to human well-being, as well as the natural environment.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kelly, Matthew, 1975-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New Haven : Yale University Press, 2023.<br />400 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Burnham Community Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 333.951609 KEL - Available - 95100000411256<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5508312 'A Woman's Game' explores the history of women's football from the Victorian era - with players in high-heeled boots - to the present day. It is the story of a rise, fall, and rise again: from the game's first appearance in England in the late 19th century; through the incredible teams which at their height in 1920 drew 53,000 spectators to Goodison Park; to its 50-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks when that ban was lifted. Now, as the women's game is once again on an unstoppable upward trend, with internationally renowned players and a record 11.7m viewers for England's semi-final match against the USA in the 2019 World Cup, Suzanne Wrack considers what the next chapter of this incredible story might be. From its relationship to the worldwide fight against oppression, to its ability to inspire change in the wider world, this is both a history of football as played by women, and a manifesto for a better game. 'A Woman's Game' explores the history of women's football from the Victorian era - with players in high-heeled boots - to the present day. It is the story of a rise, fall, and rise again: from the game's first appearance in England in the late 19th century; through the incredible teams which at their height in 1920 drew 53,000 spectators to Goodison Park; to its 50-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks when that ban was lifted. Now, as the women's game is once again on an unstoppable upward trend, with internationally renowned players and a record 11.7m viewers for England's semi-final match against the USA in the 2019 World Cup, Suzanne Wrack considers what the next chapter of this incredible story might be. From its relationship to the worldwide fight against oppression, to its ability to inspire change in the wider world, this is both a history of football as played by women, and a manifesto for a better game.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wrack, Suzanne<br />[New edition].<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Guardian Faber, 2023.<br />266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Aylesbury Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 796.334082 WRA - Available - 95100000410354<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5492295 This retelling of the sixteenth century introduces the reader to a gallery of amazing women, from queens to commoners, who navigated the patriarchal world in memorable and life-changing ways. Amy Licence has scoured the records from Europe and beyond to compile this testament to female lives and achievements, telling the stories of mistresses and martyrs, witches and muses, pirates and jesters, doctors and astronomers, escapees and murderesses, colonists and saints. This retelling of the sixteenth century introduces the reader to a gallery of amazing women, from queens to commoners, who navigated the patriarchal world in memorable and life-changing ways. Amy Licence has scoured the records from Europe and beyond to compile this testament to female lives and achievements, telling the stories of mistresses and martyrs, witches and muses, pirates and jesters, doctors and astronomers, escapees and murderesses, colonists and saints.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Licence, Amy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2023.<br />248 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />High Wycombe Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 940.23 LIC - Available - 95100000406260<br /> https://buckinghamshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5492285 'Speed Queens' is a history of women in motorsport, from the very beginning in 1897 to the modern era. Tracing the different ways that women have found into motor racing and rallying, it covers over a century of stories across the world. Each chapter takes a particular event as an introduction to a racer and her contemporaries, taking a different theme each time and moving forward through history. Circuit racing and rallying are both covered. Much more than a collection of profiles and lists of achievements, it explores ideas including sportswomen as performers in the early 20th century, women, death and risk and how the expansion of small car production in the 1960s benefitted female drivers. 'Speed Queens' is a history of women in motorsport, from the very beginning in 1897 to the modern era. Tracing the different ways that women have found into motor racing and rallying, it covers over a century of stories across the world. Each chapter takes a particular event as an introduction to a racer and her contemporaries, taking a different theme each time and moving forward through history. Circuit racing and rallying are both covered. Much more than a collection of profiles and lists of achievements, it explores ideas including sportswomen as performers in the early 20th century, women, death and risk and how the expansion of small car production in the 1960s benefitted female drivers.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Harris-Gardiner, Rachel<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2023.<br />224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm<br /><br />High Wycombe Library - (Buckinghamshire libraries) - Adult non fiction - 796.72082 HAR - Available - 95100000405167<br />