Gender Studies from KnC Books

Perhaps hoping to land somewhere between Erma Bombeck and Marie Kondo, the author accomplishes neither. What does result is an unwitting look at the social and cultural pressures that allot the role of "homemaker" to women in our society. 1st Books Library, 2004. Paperback, Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers clean, showing only minimal shelf rubbing. Edges and corners sharp. Author signed… Read more about this item

The title implies something akin to "Zen and the Art of Housework" - but the emphasis on being the "model housewife" belies that impression. A guide to gender-based role models. 1st Books Library, 2004. Paperback, Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers clean, edges and corners sharp. Shows slight shelf rubbing; the front wrap has small indentation marks. Author signed on title page,… Read more about this item

"Re-examines the myth of the Strong Black Woman ..." Agate, 2004. Hardcover, Near Fine/Very Good. DJ with minimal shelf wear, light crimping along the edges. Red cloth boards, clean, corners sharp. Binding is tight, text is clean, unmarked.

A multicultural queer youth anthology, various authors. Introduction by Margaret Kelley Rodriguez. Alyson Books, 2000. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st edition, second printing. Retired library copy; wrappers have been protectively laminated. Small label on spine, library stamp on flyleaf and title page. Remaining text is unmarked, no tears. Library card pocket inside back cover.

"This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone that has dared to wonder." Introduction by David Levithan. Sourcebook Jabberwocky, 2015. Paperback, Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 11th printing. Looks unread; wrappers clean, minimal wear. Text clean, unmarked, no creases or tears.

"21 Young Adult authors get real about injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America." Simon Pulse, 2018. Paperback, Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. First Simon Pulse paperback edition, 1st printing thus, March 2020. Looks unread, wrappers clean, edges and corners sharp. Text is clean and tight, unmarked, no creases.

A collection of essays by black women addressing the issues of autonomy, safety, freedom of expression, and the intersection of gender and race. Foreword by Joy James. Myers Education Press, 2019. Paperback, Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Looks unread, wrappers clean and shiny, edges and corners sharp. Pages tight, text unmarked, no creases or tears.

An anthology of material documenting the position of women in Western civilization from the classical Greek period to the end of the 18th century. There is a comprehensive bibliography at the back. Wadsworth Publishing, 3rd printing, 1974. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers show some shelf and edge wear, some browning at edges. There is a score mark down the front… Read more about this item

Signed by the author on half title page. Kensington Books, 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing, Sept 2001. Dust jacket clean, faint shelf wear; in Brodart. Blue paper boards, lightly bumped. Text clean, no creases or tears.

The ground-breaking "Kinsey Report", based on surveys of female respondents made by the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University. Companion volume to the parallel study, Sexual Behavior In The Human Male. W.B. Saunders, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1st edition, 1st printing. DJ rough, with some loss and tape repairs; in Brodart. Boards clean with light wear, corners sharp. Binding tight,… Read more about this item

"This controversial approach to dating has given thousands of single women everything they need to attract romance, intimacy, and a marriage proposal." Fireside, 2002. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st printing, signed by the author. Wrappers clean, no spine or cover creases, very tight binding. Quiz on pg 23-24 done in pen, occasional underlining.

Here Is My Body follows the life of Irene (aka, Renie), one of seven children born to a poor couple in a mining town. She vows to rise above these humble beginnings, and uses her beauty to achieve it. Buried in the subtext of this otherwise unremarkable novel is a revealing glimpse of American morality and mores in the post-war era.… Read more about this item

A composite of different psychological case studies which led the author to term these troubled women as "modern witches". This book is a case study in misogyny. Originally published as "Loathsome Women". Popular Library, 1960. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Popular Library #SP63, 1st printing thus, July 1960. Faint spine crease, wrappers show some wear, front cover creased near bottom corner.… Read more about this item

Random House, 1981. Hardcover. Oprah Book Club edition. Facsimile signature on half title page. Small closed tears in DJ; in Brodart. Corners slightly bumped. The word 'To' on ffep, all other text clean, no tears. Binding tight.