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By exploring a range of films about American women, this book
offers readers an opportunity to engage in both history and film in
a new way, embracing representation, diversity, and historical
context. Throughout film history, stories of women achieving in
American history appear few and far between compared to the many
epic tales of male achievement. This book focuses largely on films
written by women and about women who tackled the humanist issues of
their day and mostly won. Films about women are important for all
viewers of all genders because they remind us that the American
Experience is not just male and white. This book examines 10 films,
featuring diverse depictions of women and women's history, and
encourages readers to discern how and where these films deviate
from historical accuracy. Covering films from the 1950s all the way
to the 2010s, this text is invaluable for students and general
readers who wish to interrogate the way women's history appears on
the big screen. Focuses on 10 films with an emphasis on racial and
class diversity Explores where storytelling and historical accuracy
diverge and clarifies the historical record around the events of
the films Organized chronologically, emphasizing the progression of
women's history as portrayed on film Accessible for general readers
as well as students
The Hartford Whalers began their existence in Boston as the New
England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Whalers
played in every season of the WHA's seven-year existence and were
the league's first champions. Although their games were well
attended in Boston, the upstart league was never serious
competition for the powerhouse Bruins. In 1975, they moved to
Hartford to play in the new Hartford Civic Center, and in 1979,
along with Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Quebec, joined the National
Hockey League. They moved to North Carolina following the 1997
season and won a Stanley Cup as the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.
The Hartford Whalers is a pictorial tribute to this beloved and
much-missed Hartford institution.
This book provides an invaluable introduction to the social,
economic, and legal status of women in ancient Rome. Daily Life of
Women in Ancient Rome is an invaluable introduction to the lives of
women in the late Roman Republic and first three centuries of the
Roman Empire. Arranged chronologically and thematically, it
examines how Roman women were born, educated, married, and active
in economic, social, public, and religious life, as well as how
they were commemorated and honored after death. Though they were
excluded from formal public and military offices, wealthy Roman
women participated in public life as benefactors and in religious
life as priestesses. The book also acknowledges the status and
occupations of women taking part in public life as textile
producers, retail workers, and agricultural laborers, as well as
enslaved women. The book provides a thorough introduction to the
social history of women in the Roman world and gives students and
aspiring scholars references to current scholarship and to primary
literary and documentary sources, including collected sources in
translation. Provides students of classical or women's history with
a chronologically and thematically oriented introduction to the
demography, legal and social status, life stages, social and public
roles, occupations, and leisure activities of women in Roman
society Emphasizes primary literary and documentary sources and
provides accessible references to further reading and research
Focuses on the diversity of Roman women's experiences across the
social hierarchy Discusses both the limitations that women faced
(e.g., in Roman law and custom) and how they negotiated or
transcended these limitations Includes visually interesting images
that enhance the text
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