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Knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting—throughout history, these and other forms of textile work have often been dismissed as merely "women's work" and attached to ideas of domesticity and obedience. Yet, as psychologist and avid knitter Nicole Nehrig explores in this captivating book, textile work has often been a way for women to exercise power. When their voices were silenced and other avenues were closed off to them, women used the tools they had—often a needle and thread—to seek freedom.

This is a podcast for people who think deeply, notice patterns, and get tired of pretending they don’t.Each episode is a real-time rant, reflection, or reckoning about culture, money, power, relationships, spirituality, and the quiet thoughts we usually edit out.I’m not here to coach you, fix you, or hold your hand. I’m here to say the thing out loud so we can both sit with it.

Born in Hamburg in the 1930s, Marione Ingram fled Nazi Germany only to find racism as pervasive in the American South as anti-Semitism was in Europe. As a white woman and a Holocaust refugee, Marione was the most unlikely of heroes in the fight for civil rights for African Americans. This is her empowering story - a tale of courage, strength, and determination.

From the age of 14, Caitlin was completely controlled, repeatedly raped, provided with alcohol, given drugs, sold and passed on to new gangs over and over again. The majority of her abusers were Pakistani men, who were blatant in their attacks upon her, often collecting her from school or home, to be taken to flats they owned, family homes, or hotels booked for the day, to be horrifically and systematically abused.

Aus Erster Hand erzählt wahre Verbrechen der Polizei NRW aus Sicht der Ermittler*innen. Jedes Tötungsdelikt erfordert eine Mordkommission, jede Mordkommission erfordert eine Leitung. Die leitenden Ermittlerinnen und Ermittler berichten in unserem neuen True Crime Format "Aus Erster Hand" von ihren interessantesten Fällen. Es geht um Tatortarbeit, Spurensuche, Fahndung und Festnahmen. Da es sich um reale Fälle handelt, sind aus Opferschutzgründen Namen und Ortsbezeichnungen verändert worden.

In rural Ohio, a kidnapped woman risks her life by calling 911 with her captor's phone. After she is rescued, investigators turn their attention to her kidnapper: a man named Shawn Grate. As detectives interview Grate, they realize that he may be behind the disappearances of multiple missing women in the area. Could they be face to face with a serial killer?

"Talk to the hand, ’cause the face ain’t listening," the saying goes. When did the world stop wanting to hear? When did society become so thoughtless? It’s a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says it’s now reached the boiling point. Taking on the boorish behavior...

In 1861, the great journalist and social advocate Henry Mayhew published London Labour and the London Poor, an oral history of those living and working on the streets of Victorian London. Nothing on this scale had been attempted before. On the surface, the streets of London in 1861 and in 2019 are entirely different places. But dig just a little and the similarities are striking and, in many cases, shocking. Taking Mayhew's book as inspiration, Jennifer Kavanagh explores the changes and continuities by collecting and mapping stories from today's London.

Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes M. Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health.

Discover powerful, respectful parenting tools you can use to work with your child's feelings, rather than against them, especially when their behavior gets hard or confusing. Join hosts Emily and Kathy for tools that parents feel great about using.

Gespräche um die Profifotografie Fotograf Nils Hendrik Mueller unterhält sich regelmäßig mit KreativBranchenkennern wie FotografInnen, JournalistInnen, ArtBuyerInnen; BildredakteurInnen und vielen anderen mehr. „Wohin mit den Händen“ steht hierbei für Fragen die jeder kennt, aber keiner fragt. Die Themen bewegen sich rund um den fotografioschen Beruf, den Markt, Mut, Erfolg, Angst, Scheitern, die Dinge die Fotografierende verbindet und das was sie trennt.

東日本大震災の復興の歩み、復興を支えるひとたちの想いを紹介します。現地取材はアイドルグループ「=LOVE」のメンバーで福島県出身の諸橋沙夏さん。さらに福島に思いと関わりのある方々にもお話を聞いていきます。

Recent archaeological findings, newly discovered written accounts, and never-before-published records have contributed to a whole new understanding of our country's oldest ancestors. Drawing upon the latest research, as well as his own personal experience living among the Hopi tribes, acclaimed author and former Natural History magazine editor Jake Page covers all aspects of Indian life throughout the ages.

Prepare to be charmed by the delightful phases of life captured in this collection. Each story invites a smile, never at the expense of our shared humanity, goodwill, or virtue. While some tales are rooted in fact, they are lovingly enhanced with a touch of imagination. Within these pages, valuable lessons await those willing to reflect and take them to heart.

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Respected conservative talk show host, blogger and TV commentator Dana Loesch gives her views on the history and intent of the Second Amendment and discusses what she believes gun confiscation would mean to Americans' basic rights as citizens. How many people in America today are truly...

In Hands Up, Don't Shoot, Jennifer Cobbina draws on in-depth interviews with nearly 200 residents of Ferguson and Baltimore, conducted within two months of the deaths of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray. She examines how protestors in both cities understood their experiences with the police, how those experiences influenced their perceptions of policing, what galvanized Black Lives Matter as a social movement, and how policing tactics during demonstrations influenced subsequent mobilization decisions among protesters.

White women are one of the most influential demographics in America - we are the largest voting bloc, with purchasing power that exceeds anybody else’s, and when we unify to demand change, we are a force with which to be reckoned. Yet, so many of us sit idly on the sidelines, opting out of raising our hands to do, learn, and engage in ways that could make a difference. Why?

Py-Lieberman reflects on the profound connections between even outwardly dissimilar objects and offers insight and stories from Smithsonian experts. The book explores artworks, scientific specimens, historical artifacts, airplanes, spacecraft, plants, and so much more, contemplating how each item represents different facets of humanity and resonates with cultural meaning in surprising ways. Whimsical, affecting, and insightful, The Object at Hand offers an intimate and exclusive tour of the Smithsonian collections.

Suzanne Brøgger, der er en vigtig stemme i køns- og samfundsdebatten, har aldrig været bange for at ændre mening, fordi hun er blevet klogere. Her går hun i dialog med sine gamle bøger og opdaterer, nuancerer og diskuterer de emner, der altid har optaget hende, fx privatlivet, kernefamilien og parforholdet, voldtægt, skyld og skam, datter-, mor- og kvinderolle. Alt kommer til udtryk i Brøggers veloplagte og provokerende stil.