New Books in Women's History

1609 Episodes

1. Nancy Reddy, "The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom" (St. Martin's Press, 2025)

   Published: 1/13/2025
2. Jennifer Greenburg, "At War with Women: Military Humanitarianism and Imperial Feminism in an Era of Permanent War" (Cornell UP, 2023)

   Published: 1/11/2025
3. Sandy Ng, "Portrayals of Women in Early Twentieth-Century China" (Amsterdam UP, 2024)

   Published: 1/10/2025
4. Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany

   Published: 1/9/2025
5. Sarah B. Rodriguez, "The Love Surgeon: A Story of Trust, Harm, and the Limits of Medical Regulation" (Rutgers UP, 2020)

   Published: 1/7/2025
6. Judith Giesberg, “Sex and the Civil War: Soldiers, Pornography, and the Making of American Morality” (UNC Press, 2017)

   Published: 1/6/2025
7. Amy Aronson, "Chrystal Eastman: A Revolutionary Life" (Oxford UP, 2019)

   Published: 1/5/2025
8. Lisa Doggett, "Up the Down Escalator: Medicine, Motherhood, and Multiple Sclerosis" (Health Communications, 2023)

   Published: 1/5/2025
9. Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen, "Accidental Feminism: Gender Parity and Selective Mobility Among India’s Professional Elite" (Princeton UP, 2021)

   Published: 1/3/2025
10. Rachel Louise Moran, "Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

    Published: 1/2/2025
11. Donna Tesiero, "A Revolutionary Woman: Elizabeth Freeman and the Abolition of Slavery in the North" (McFarland, 2024)

    Published: 1/1/2025
12. Caitlin Davies, "Queens of the Underworld: A Journey into the Lives of Female Crooks" (The History Press, 2021)

    Published: 12/30/2024
13. Sara Lodge, "The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective" (Yale UP, 2024)

    Published: 12/29/2024
14. James Welker, "Transfiguring Women in Late Twentieth-Century Japan: Feminists, Lesbians, and Girls' Comics Artists and Fans" (U Hawaii Press, 2024)

    Published: 12/28/2024
15. Antoinette Denapoli and June McDaniel, "Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture" (MDPI, 2024)

    Published: 12/26/2024
16. Jennifer C. Nash, "How We Write Now: Living with Black Feminist Theory" (Duke UP, 2024)

    Published: 12/25/2024
17. Linda M. Clemmons, "Unrepentant Dakota Woman: Angelique Renville & the Struggle for Indigenous Identity, 1845-1876" (SDHS Press, 2023)

    Published: 12/22/2024
18. Paul French, "Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties, and the Making of Wallis Simpson" (St. Martin's Press, 2024)

    Published: 12/19/2024
19. Antoinette Burton, "Gender History: A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2024)

    Published: 12/15/2024
20. Dianne Ashton and Melissa R. Klapper, "The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai" (NYU Press, 2024)

    Published: 12/15/2024