San Francisco and Seattle: LesCon, Publisher, 1982. Tabloid. Side folding newspaper tabloid format. 16 pp. First issue of this journal seeking to highlight the role of lesbians within the greater feminist and womens' movements, in an effort to help all women become "woman-identified." This issue with editorials on goals of..... More
Washington, DC: The Furies, Publisher, 1972. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 24 pp., including covers. A few black and white illustrations in the interior. Second issue of this newspaper/journal published by the Furies Collective. The collective was a communal lesbian group based in Washington, DC that sought to promote..... More
San Francisco: Lisa Carver, Publisher. Wraps. no date, mid 1990s. Side stapled wraps. 40 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A later issue of this influential riot grrrl-esque zine by Lisa Carver, covering celebrities, sex, music, fashion and art (as well as her friends and cats) with her..... More
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1990. Cloth. 235 pp. A critique of the field of sociology, asserting it does not accurately describe how people experience the world, generating ideology instead of knowledge, especially in sociology's treatment or representation of women. GOOD condition. Some fading, minor soiling and scuffing to the jacket..... More
Somerville, MA: Outrageous Women, Publisher. Wraps. 1984-1986. Side stapled journals, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Pagination varies. Some photos and illustrations throughout each. Outrageous Women was founded by the editors Betsy Duren, Beryl Hoffstein, Beth and Diamond (last two names aliases) after meeting at a Boston support group for lesbian..... More
Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius. Wraps. no date. Blue wraps. 32 pp. An essay on the right of women to express and have control over their own sexuality and sexual desires, outlining the imposition of male expectations on women through a male dominated society. Accompanied by an essay by Sigmund Freud asserting..... More
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2017. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 325 pp. A few black and white photos in the interior. Isbn #9781439913918. A history of the publicized divorce of Nina and James Walker of Newport, Rhode Island from 1909 to 1916, using this case as an example of changing gender..... More
Washington: Off Our Backs, Publisher, 1987. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this newspaper devoted to issues affecting women in the United States and worldwide. Founded in 1970, the journal published until 2008, providing a voice to feminist philosophies..... More
Washington, DC: Off Our Backs, Publisher, 1984. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 32 pp. Printed date wrong on the front cover, correcting in ink. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this newspaper devoted to issues affecting women in the United States and worldwide. Founded in 1970..... More
Washington, DC: Off Our Backs, Publisher, 1987. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this newspaper devoted to issues affecting women in the United States and worldwide. Founded in 1970, the journal published until 2008, providing a voice to feminist..... More
Washington, DC: Off Our Backs, Publisher, 1987. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this newspaper devoted to issues affecting women in the United States and worldwide. Founded in 1970, the journal published until 2008, providing a voice to feminist..... More
No Place: Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)/Fireworks Graphics, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date (San Francisco, 1989). Thin paper stock. Offset printed. 25 by 19 inches. A pro-abortion poster, created by feminist artist Terry Forman and issued by Fireworks Graphics, a part of the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee. Poster depicts..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. No place or date, presumed Dover, New Hampshire, circa 1869. Blue, lined letter paper, measuring approximately 10 by 8 inches. Blindstamp reading "Learned," within an emblem of some sort at the top left of each page. Pages attached along the left edge (originating as single..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1919. Cloth. Blue cloth. 233 pp. A few black and white illustrations present. A work intended to explain physical and psychological changes in girls and young women, relying on many dated stereotypes of women and men, wrong information and outdated social concepts. This includes..... More
Berkeley: New American Movement, 1972. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 6 pages plus cover. A summary of a longer work originally written by Johnson and Somers, titled "The Political Economy of Sexism, or Behind Every Sexist Stands the Boss." This paper was adopted as the platform for socialist feminism by the..... More
U.S.A. Heibonsha, 1989. Cloth. 251 pp. All text in Japanese. Volume 2 ONLY of this influential series of works providing a history and analysis of women in Buddhism, providing examples, etc. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor browning to the jacket. Light edgewear. More
Washington: US Government Printing Office, 1941. Wraps. Wraps. 39 pp. With a few black and white photos. A short survey of the then growing role women were taking in the workplace of the United States, employed in factories and other jobs previously held by men. The author starts by stating..... More
No Place: Women's Union, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Perhaps New York, 1918. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. A flyer soliciting help for the Women's Union, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, as well as highlighting initiatives undertaken by the union. The piece..... More
New York: National Women's Political Caucus, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed early to mid 1970s. Two sheets, stapled at the upper left edge. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on both sides. A informational work describing the organization, its structure from the local to national level, and its policy council..... More
Lewiston, ME: Maine Historical Society, 1991. Wraps. Wraps. 48 pp. With several illustrations. A single issue of this quarterly, with this one devoted to women's fashions and apparel in Maine from 1800-1840, apparently accompanying an exhibition held in 1991. With an essay on collecting early 19th century costumes at the..... More
Newark, NJ: The Newark Museum, Publisher, 1965. Wraps. Printed wraps. 32 pp. A few small black and white reproductions of paintings and art throughout. A catalog accompanying a 1965 exhibition of women artists from America, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Kay Sage, Mary Cassatt and others. GOOD+ condition. General toning and minor..... More
Washington: US Civil Service Commission, 1938. First Edition. Wraps. Stated first edition. Wraps. 52 pp. With several photos, including one of Helen Hamilton Gardener and one of Clara Barton. A history of women employed by the US federal government under the Federal Services umbrella, discussing origins of the employment of..... More
New York: Socialist Workers 1976 National Campaign Committee, Publisher, 1976. Wraps. Oblong booklet. 8 pp. A few black and white photos present. Printed on newsprint type paper. A booklet promoting the Socialist Workers Party candidates for president (Peter Camejo) and vice-president (Willie Mae Reid), addressing their party's platform on women's..... More
Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, Publisher, 1983. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 16 pp. Photos throughout. Primarily a photo survey of documents, books, photos and illustrations in the Massachusetts Historical Society collection, all of which portray women working in the US, from colonial times to the 20th century. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading..... More
London: Printed by Women in Print. Wraps. no date, perhaps circa 1981. Wraps. 12 ½ by 8 ¾ inches. 20 pp. Black and white illustrations and clip art throughout. A zine style work written with a strong feminist perspective. No authors are given, but most of the zine consists of..... More