[PDF] The Family Silver eBook

Author : Susan Krieger
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 1996-10-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520917057

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In an inventive and controversial collection of essays, sociologist Susan Krieger considers the many forms of wealth, both material and emotional, that women pass on to each other. This domestic heritage—the "family silver"—is the keystone for a discussion of mother-daughter relationships, intimate relationships between lesbians, ties between students and feminist teachers, the dilemmas of women in academia as well as in the broader work world, and the importance of female separatism. Drawing on her experiences as a lesbian, a feminist, and a teacher, Krieger presents a stunning critique of higher education. She argues for acknowledging gender in all areas of women's lives and for valuing women's inner realities and outer forms of expression. Krieger has developed a distinctly feminist approach to understanding and scholarship. Her style is self-revelatory, emotional, and at the same time deeply analytical. Her essays pioneer a new method of locating, defining, and honoring female values. The Family Silver includes a thought-provoking discussion of gender roles among women, including the author's experience of being mistaken for a man; an exploration of teaching in a feminist classroom; and a description of the controversy that resulted when the author refused to allow a hostile male student to take one of her courses. Beautifully written,The Family Silver addresses issues of central concern to feminists, postmodernists, and queer theorists and encourages new insights into how gender profoundly affects us all.

Author : Richard Shallcrass
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 22,5 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780864735331

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Richard Shallcross joined the New Zealand Treasury in 1977 at the height of the Muldoon era. Family Silver offers unique insights into bitter debate over economic policy that marked the closing years of the Muldoon administration, the tumultuous changes effected by the Lange Government, and the consequences for the National administration elected in 1990.

Author : Kathrene Sutherland Gedney Pinkerton
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 25,16 MB
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1839740485

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Bright with Silver, first published in 1947, it has been nearly sixty years since Kathrene Pinkerton wrote Bright with Silver. This study of the famous Fromm brothers and their endeavor and persistence to breed a very rare and valuable type of fox would become a landmark history of American entrepreneurship. The simple beauty and elegance of the silver fox would be the fulfillment of the brothers' struggles to build a fur breeding empire. The story of the Fromm brothers that Pinkerton provides is a classic study of ingenuity and stick-to-itiveness that for so many years became a trademark of these four brothers. The intricate and complex history of their endeavors began with growing ginseng. This included intense observations of the plant that would provide the conditions, which eventually yielded abundant harvests that resulted in the necessary cash to start their fur business. Of course, the main story of Pinkerton is how the dreams of a perfect silver fox culture had overtaken the Fromm's possessions, thoughts and lives. The continual endeavor to find the right strain for their silver fox breed and their devotion to medical research that would ease the ravages of disease that could plague these precious animals would be the story that Pinkerton does so very well. It is without doubt that these four brothers, Walter, Edward, John, and Henry brought to the central Wisconsin landscape a business enterprise that played a large part in the economic development of this part of the state. Their story has all the ingredients of imagination, creativity, and great business sense. This edition brings back the story of the Fromm brothers that has been long gone, and sorely missed from the Wisconsin literary scene. Included are 32 pages of photographs.

Author : Constance Curry
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1616205598

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“THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN GIVE OUR CHILDREN IS AN EDUCATION.” —Mae Bertha Carter In 1965, the Carters, an African American sharecropping family with thirteen children, took public officials at their word when they were offered “Freedom of Choice” to send their children to any school they wished, and so began their unforeseen struggle to desegregate the schools of Sunflower County, Mississippi. In this true account from the front lines of the civil rights movement, four generations of the Carter family speak to author and civil rights activist Constance Curry, who lived this story alongside the family—a story of clear-eyed determination, extraordinary grit, and sweet triumph. “Dignity . . . is a quality displayed in abundance by the heroes of this tale . . . Mae Bertha cut a path for her children. Now it is their turn, and their children's turn.” —The New York Times “Alternately inspiring and mortifying, frightening and enraging . . . Silver Rights is a sure-to-be-classic account of 1960s desegregation.” —Los Angeles Times “A ‘case study’ of moral leadership . . . [An] instructive, even revelatory book.” —Robert Coles, author of Children of Crisis “The book has an immediacy, intimacy and emotional truth that history rarely reveals. It also unfolds with a simplicity of words and facts that make the Carters' courage, faith and love a reality any reader can share.” —Smithsonian “A solid contribution to the literature of recent American political history.” —Kirkus Reviews “Silver Rights is pure gold . . . Connie Curry shines a light on the civil rights movement’s unknown makers . . . A must-read.” —Julian Bond A LITERARY GUILD SELECTION

Author : John Silver
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 21,29 MB
Release : 2009-08-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1291316620

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Tales of enforced maid, etc. service. Title story: crossdressing son borrows maid's uniform, ends as well-strapped maid for family, on to younger sister, who ships him to bordello slavery. Foregone Conclusion: nephew captivated by ladies rubber cape, humiliated by girl cousins by dressing publicly as little girl, tricked to be maid for them, aunt. Instant Cuckold: wife takes neighbour as lover, hubbie as slave maid to both. A Job Opportunity: casual help sorting ladies' clothes, caught wearing them, persuaded by husband to be slave maid, concubine. Loo Lady ex Company Accountant on caught-out in fraud. Neighbourhood Watch: flirt seduces neighbour; couple end up as his slaves. Superior Secretary: lady harnesses stepdaughter as ponygirl. Tenancy Agreement: young landlord to maid to black tenant's family. Colonial Convert: former Master dresses up his maid, wears her clothes, enslaved by her family, on return to Blighty recruited as shemale slave, slides down to toilet cleaner.

Author : General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Publisher :
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 21,56 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Reference
ISBN :

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The tracing of the descendants of the Mayflower passengers.

Author : Dorothy Abbott
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 35,27 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780878052387

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Drama recounting the experience of growing up in the Deep South

Author : Grace Lin
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 15,48 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316317691

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A New York Times Bestseller A National Book Award FinalistAn IndieBound Bestseller This breathtaking, full-color illustrated fantasy is inspired by Chinese folklore, and is a companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most thrilling tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a mysterious boy who seems to have his own secrets to hide. Together, the two must face obstacles usually found only in legends to find the Luminous Stone and save Pinmei's grandmother--before it's too late. A fast-paced adventure that is extraordinarily written and beautifully illustrated, When the Sea Turned to Silver is a masterpiece companion novel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky.

Author : Sanjay Tiwari
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Disinvestment
ISBN : 9788176256414

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Papers presented at the National Seminar on Disinvestment Programme in India, held at Jabalpur during 21-22 January 2005.