Reddit mentions: The best women in history books

• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, taught in many schools and rightfully so because it is great.
  
  
• The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins(also wrote Hunger Games) very few people have read these books which is sad because they are great, they are aimed for a younger audience but still good for a lighter read for adults
  
• The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean, great informative and entertaining book about science
  
  
• The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks, great fantasy series that few people have read
  
  
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Deluxe Heirloom Edition by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith, a entertaining twist on the original and this version has even more zombies than the original edition, have it and love it.
  
  These are some of my favorite books, all of which I have read and hope to own someday or currently own. I highly recommend the Underland Chronicles to you since you like the Hunger Games but I really think you will like any of these books.

Oh wow that is so awesome of you! My kindle stopped working a few weeks ago :( I loved that thing. Idk what happened to it but it wouldn't turn on even though it was charged. But I would love a fancy HD one. I had the old kindle fire which worked really well but I want to see the new bells and whistles! I love reading on the kindle because it's like carrying an entire library with me in my bag. It'd be nice to be able to read while I'm on vacation! I've been wanting to read this book for a while. I looove science and this is a collection of true stories that have to do with the periodic table of elements. I like hearing the history and the strange things in science!

Thank you again for the contest, it is so kind of you 186394!

> Does the fact that Black people once were slaved make it alright to be simply put, proud of their heritage?

Yes? Because the fact is that many black people do not know their heritage. It was, as I said, systematically erased. Most white folks do. There's a difference between being forced into a race (as many black folks are) and being allowed to "choose" a racial signifier. Ergo, how many white people are able to claim whiteness as well as their respective ethnic heritage, in comparison to many black folks who are nearly always read as just "black", even if they're, say, second-generation immigrants.

This has a lot to do with how race is constructed, etc. There's a lot of resources about this, including entire books. Mary Waters's "Optional Ethnicities?" is a fairly good primer, though, if you're really curious about this.

> How? excuse me I don't feel more powerful than my fellow black man.

I'm referring to systemic power, not individual.

Obama was one black President amongst 44 (including Trump). Congress doesn't fare much better. As of 2015, 13.5% of the U.S. population is black, not counting mixed race folks. We are not in any way close to reaching parity.

This isn't counting other institutional issues, such as systemic housing discrimination, job discrimination, the racial wage gap, and (of course!) police brutality.

> What criteria is that that only a few have and that allows them to enter the structure you mentionned?

Again, this is a racial formation question. You might want to read up on how immigrants such as the Irish and the Italians became white. And "conditional whiteness" in terms of how Ashkenazi Jewish folks are sometimes read as "white" and sometimes read as "Jewish".

The criteria, as most things of this nature, are often arbitrary. Both Indian and Japanese folks have lobbied for citizenship on the basis of their close identification with "whiteness". Both of these claims were rejected.

Wikipedia actually has an article on the whole idea of whiteness in the United States.

> Why are all these peoples treated differently?

Because society treats these people differently. (Refer to above.)

Again, "white" is not a heritage. It is perfectly all right to be proud of being French or German or Italian.

I'm unfamiliar with those books to know if these are an accurate equivalent, but these are the ones I would recommend regarding a good overview of Korean history:

• A Review of Korean History Vol.1, Ancient/Goryeo Era (Woo, Han Young)
  
• A Review of Korean History Vol.2, Joseon Era (Woo, Han Young)
  
• A Review of Korean History Vol.3, Modern/Contemporary Era (Woo, Han Young)
  
• Women of Korea: A History from Ancient Times to 1945 (Ed. Kim, Yung-Chung)
  
• Sources of Korean Tradition: Volume One: From Early Times Through the Sixteenth Century (Lee, Peter H.)
  
• The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History (Oberdorfer, Don)
  
• The Dawn of Modern Korea: the transformation in life and cityscape (Lankov, Andrei)
  
  A Review of Korean History is good for a quick overview of the political, cultural, and social changes that took place in the different polities of the Korean peninsula. It doesn't go into too much detail on any particular point but you do get information about things like the impact of corvée labour, the sarim faction, etc.
  
  Sources of Korean Tradition can be rather dry but includes translated quotes from the original source material. The book introduces differences in Buddhist schools and Confucian thought in Korea's past, which is not something that I've seen discussed in many other works.
  
  The Dawn of Modern Korea is a series of essays that each deal with the introduction of a new product or piece of technology: automobiles, the electric light bulb, photography, and so on. Not landmark history, but a fun read.

I’ve heard we should all be feminists is pretty good, but if you’re looking for like a collection that highlights feminist through throughout its history I suggest Feminism: the Essential Historical Writings. It’s a really good book featuring some of the most influential and important historical essays from the feminist movement. https://www.amazon.com/Feminism-Essential-Historical-Miriam-Schneir-ebook/dp/B00KEPLC5S/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=feminism&qid=1556813691&s=gateway&sr=8-5

Now the association of rationality with masculinity can be traced throughout the Western philosophical canon. Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, and Hegel all invoke the importance of rationality, but none of them really make room for women in philosophical inquiry. Thus, French feminism tries to carve out a space for women in thinking and writing. Hélène Cixous, a close friend of Jacques Derrida, also tries to capture what it means for women to write since writing is plagued by the dissemination of masculine thought. To be sure, the movement is baffling to most, but they have very interesting criticisms of philosophical discourse that take form outside of the typical "philosophical work". The idea is the challenge our notions of philosophy by adhering less and less to their criteria for inclusion.

Further Reading:

Tuana, Women and the History of Philosophy

Cixous, "The Laugh of the Medusa"

Irigaray, Speculum of the Other woman

There were also several layouts proposed for the table, and debates on how best to arrange the elements.

It's also easier to see that they fit in this configuration because it's a human invention. Elements as we know them are just electrons, protons, and neutrons. Certain electron shells convey certain properties, and have been arranged to show the most in common properties.

For a good read on this topic, check out The Disappearing Spoon. It has some history behind the discovery of various elements.

Being held back to every other weekend with my daughter was very sad for both of us. Her mom had plenty of opportunity to allow us to spend more time together and went out of her way to negate our attempts. For no reason except quote ''I resent how close the 2 of you are getting''.
I admittedly really hated not being allowed to be there for my child more. My ex had a bookshelf full of feminist books.
I remember the most popular feminist book of the 80s was ''The Politics of Women's Spirituality'', a hilarious title.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Politics-Womens-Spirituality-Founding/dp/0385172419
It instructed young women that choosing to be a feminist made one a spiritual goddess leader of eternal infallability. It is one of the most influential books in the history of feminism.
Not one reader realized that they were conflating ''spirituality'' with politics, as they derided anyone else who conflated the 2. Good times. The book told them what to believe, and also told them that any culture that was told what to believe was pure shitlord culture.
I highly recommend it to all interested in the 80s mutation of the feminist realm.
''From the Publisher: Rather than codifying a religion exclusively for women, the authors address a range of contemporary issues that are informed by spirituality, our attitudes toward life on Earth. The values and perceptions presented in this essay collection constitute a holistic paradigm, a dynamic model for the postpatriarchal era.''
....And people thought I was exaggerating. LOL

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean is a really good book and covers a lot of chemistry. It is well written and engaging and has a lot of fun facts and accounts of scientists.

I've never read "The Selfish Gene," so I'm not sure my suggestion will be any good, but I loved reading "The Disappearing Spoon" by Sam Keane.

It's basically a collection of narratives that have to do with various elements on the periodic table. Loved every minute of it.

I can finally participate, because I have a real use for ebooks ;D

The Disappearing Spoon looks wonderful. :)

Thank you for the contest! You're the shit.

Thanks for not just downvoting, I appreciate that :)
Not sure what the web footprint regarding historical definitions of chivalry (verses the cleaned up 'dudes doing right' version) is (it's been about 11 years since I've done the reading).
The concept is tied in to, among other things, Aristotle's biological concepts of women (tl:dr; uterus is mis-formed penis that 'happens' to come in handy) and is what filters into the big-3 modern religions (along with unpleasant things said by people like Aquinas, St John, & other big names of the time) and classical Greek ideas (sex w/wife = gross necessity, pederasty = agape, true expression of love/aesthetic beauty, etc).
Most of this stuff was in a bunch of comparative religion/philosophy texts & books of essays but here's a couple of links pointing in that direction:
[book at amazon about Aristotle's biology, check out the editorial reviews/comment for brief summary (I promise that's not my review!)] (http://www.amazon.com/Female-Aristotles-Biology-Reason-Rationalization/dp/0226512002).
[here is a google search about Thomas Aquinas, one of Christianity's fathers, famous quote where he winkingly says we should be chaste, but sex feels to good to stop] (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Grant+me+chastity+and+continence%2C+but+not+yet%22).
The Aquinas quote is there as a barometer of the general indifference towards women and hypocrisy.
I'll look around here & see if I still have relevant texts/etc.

The Disappearing Spoon is a great book if you are interested in how the periodic table shaped the history of the world. It's a really easy read and offers a lot of history and science facts that you may have not otherwise come across.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Disappearing-Spoon-Periodic-Elements/dp/0316051640

> I remember the most popular feminist book of the 80s was ''The Politics of Women's Spirituality'', a hilarious title.

>http://www.amazon.com/The-Politics-Womens-Spirituality-Founding/dp/0385172419

>It instructed young women that choosing to be a feminist made one a spiritual goddess leader of eternal infallability. It is one of the most influential books in the history of feminism.

How strange that the most popular feminist book of the 80s, and one of the most influential books in the history of feminism, has only three reviews. Must be a feminist conspiracy.

https://www.amazon.com/Curse-Cultural-History-Menstruation/dp/0252014529

Love this book! Not all specifically the US, but a lot of great information.

This isn't crochet, but it's an amazing book on the history of women's crafts like spinning and weaving.

Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Z03ED00/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Nrn4CbGBGA95G

• The Disappearing Spoon
  
  
• A Short History of Nearly Everything
  
  These are two I've read and suggest. The first is about the history and events surrounding discovery of the elements. The second is just a nice history of various science topics.
  
  Enjoy, and have a nice couple weeks off.
  
  -- C

Sheila Rowbotham! Sheila Rowbotham! Sheila Rowbotham! This might be a good place to start. Melissa Gira Grant's Playing the Whore is also wonderful and a must-read.

And then the old classics by Rosa Luxemburg and Emma Goldman, of course.

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

And I'll second Green_Army's recommendation of The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat- I'm a 'hard' scientist and even still I enjoyed this book.

Thanks for your interpretation. I majored in Latin, but I never got around to learning any Greek, which is unfortunate. But when most of the other writers (collective or others) of the NT raise very few misogynistic/feminist questions, and Paul seems to raise so many, it's hard for me to believe that Paul was so egalitarian. I know many Christians who take the Bible literally think that if one thing in the Bible is incorrect/not right, then everything in the Bible should be questioned, and I disagree with that; if Paul does exhibit misogynistic tendencies, I think we should admit that, but it doesn't null and void everything else he got right.

I don't know all your academic/scholastic background, but I do urge you to read more about Classical women and their roles. You seem to attribute Athenian society (which was quite misogynistic) to all of Hellenistic society (which ranged in its treatment of women); the ancient Greek polis-states were quite independent in culture and governments, and once most of the Greek polis-states were under Roman control (around the time of Paul), Roman women were gaining legal and economic status (though some Roman writers and politicians longed for the "good old days" of the Republic when women didn't have as many rights). I highly recommend Sarah B. Pomprey's "Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves" to anyone interested in Classical women and their changing roles.

Additionally, I'm not sure if your first example is apt. I was always told that Christianity appealed mostly to the lower class (for obvious reasons, as I'm sure you know), and it was only the richest Athenian families who could afford to sequester their women as you describe.

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements is quite interesting.

This is one out of hundreds of books that refute your outdated thinking. It has some colorful pictures and easy to read words, perfect for you. Its also peer reviewed and accepted in the scientific consensus. You're confusing humans of the neolithic age, with religious retards post agriculture and domestication of animals.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692966005/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

If you liked that, you would love The Disappearing Spoon. I'm not a spammer; I just loved this book.

Ohhhh, look at the pretty green cover of this ebook! Look at it. You know you want to :)

How on earth did you cut back on cofee? I'm bonkers without my 2nd, 3rd... 5th cup. Not to mention he headaches!!

Congrats to you. Here's an item that fits the bill. Thanks for the contest!!

What does being beautiful have to do with anything? It should be OK, then for an ugly woman to ruin her face in the sun and samd? It's a pleasant theory, but it doesn't stand up to even the most casual bit of historical scrutiny.

Veiling woman came directly from Mohamed, who was worried about other men looking at his wife (wives). Every time he felt threatened: oh gosh, the Angel just spoke to me again, and said you have to stay behind that curtain when my friends come over, you have to cover your hair, you have to cover your face, etc.

Before Mo, women wore pretty much the same climate appropriate robes as everyone else.

Try Nine Parts of Desire for a capsule overview on how modern attitudes toward women in Islam developed directly from Mohamed's personal life.

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

Not a chemistry fan, but I found this really fun and interesting.

For pleasure:

• The Disappearing Spoon
  
• Periodic Tales
  
• Stuff Matters
  
• Molecules of Murder
  
• The Elements of Murder
  
• The Elements
  
• Molecules
  
• Molecules that Changed the World
  
• The Chemistry Book
  
  Undergraduate
  
  
• Organic:
  Organic Chemistry as a Second Language, The art of writing reasonable organic reaction mechanisms
  
  
• Inorganic: Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory
  
  
• Analytical: Principles of Instrumental Anlsysis, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry
  
  Graduate
  
  
• Organic: Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry, March's Advanced Organic Chemistry, Greene's Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, Purification of Laboratory Chemicals, Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis
  
• Inorganic: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

There is actually a great book about the word: https://www.amazon.com/Cunt-20th-Anniversary-Declaration-Independence/dp/1580056644/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535819869&sr=8-1&keywords=cunt&dpID=51bgji-HEIL&preST=_SX258_BO1,204,203,200_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

The Disappearing Spoon. I absolutely loved reading it.

http://www.amazon.com/Disappearing-Spoon-Madness-Periodic-Elements/dp/0316051640

i'm sure we both mean the same thing. I did some reading about it in on the map by Simon Garfield, an interesting read if you haven't already read it.

Looks cool and also reminds me to recommend Ingenious Women: From Tincture of Saffron to Flying Machines by Deborah Jaffe and Sandi Toksvig

Chemistry kinda IS physics on a tiny scale. Try reading 'The Disappearing Spoon'. It presents chemistry in a very exciting way.

The Disappearing Spoon has been on my list since they made it a monthly deal - it looks so interesting! Thanks for the ebook contest. :)

I actually want to thank you for bringing back memories of begging to stay up to read one more chapter of [this book].

If I remember correctly, its mostly about the 1996 olympic team that won a gold in Atlanta, but it also goes into the beginning of the WNBA/the end of the ABL(?) or whatever the other women's league around then was called.

Simon Garfield's "On the Map" is quite a fun read if you're interested in the origins of cartography, and it's full of tidbits like this. Not a particularly in-depth read so might disappoint more rigorous readers, but very accessible as a starting point.

In the same vein, I also recommend The Disappearing Spoon.

Sure, here

I would suggest Barber's Women's Work. It's very early. It's a history of textiles, which were extremely important and are under-reported on for many reasons, including the fact that they don't survive very well.

The Disappearing Spoon. Also anything by Mary Roach, especially Stiff.

You could look into The Disappearing Spoon. This series of blog articles will give a bit of a preview of how the book reads.

Is this it? Women's Work, The First 20,000 Years- Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber

Someone has been reading "The Disappearing Spoon" I take it.

There's a good book on this that tells the story of each element and how it was discovered. And yes it was a nationalistic pissing contest. Some mad scientists were involved. The Disappearing Spoon

The Poisoner's Handbook is about the chemistry behind traditional poisons and the development of modern forensics in New York.

I have also seen Napoleon's Buttons and The Disappearing Spoon recommended, but I haven't read them yet.