Ergebnis für "H" in Frauen

Nicht weniger als ein ganzes Leben erzählt Annett Gröschner mit der Geschichte der Blumenbinderin und Kranfahrerin Hanna Krause – mit einer Wucht und Poesie, wie sie nur dort entstehen können, wo die Literatur wirklichkeitssatt ist. Hanna Krause war Blumenbinderin, bevor das Leben sie zur Kranführerin machte. Sie hat zwei Revolutionen, zwei Diktaturen, einen Aufstand, zwei Weltkriege und zwei Niederlagen, zwei Demokratien, den Kaiser und andere Führer, gute und schlechte Zeiten erlebt, hat sechs Kinder geboren und zwei davon nicht begraben können, was ihr naheging bis zum Lebensende.

Schon als Kind beschloss Helen Macdonald, Falknerin zu werden. Sie eignete sich das Fachvokabular an und las die Klassiker der Falknerei-Literatur. Ihr Vater unterstützte sie in dieser ungewöhnlichen Leidenschaft, er lehrte sie Geduld und Selbstvertrauen und blieb eine wichtige Bezugsperson in ihrem Leben. Als ihr Vater stirbt, setzt sich ein Gedanke in Helens Kopf fest: Sie muss ihren eigenen Habicht abrichten.

The figure of the horse, at once earthly and transcendent, represented the contradictions of freedom and captivity that enabled young Octavia to develop her nuanced sense of voice and place. Drawing on previously unknown archival research, this volume illustrates how Butler's development as a writer was tied to her extraordinary resourcefulness and self-awareness growing up as an awkward, bookish Black girl in segregated, Cold War Pasadena.

The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993—a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women’s rights, and popular culture. My Own Words offers...

"Rebel Artists" ist ein Buch über 15 Frauen aus aller Welt, die sich als Künstlerinnen Respekt verschafften. Sie mussten gegen Vorurteile und für ihre Rechte kämpfen. Aber sie ließen sich durch nichts und niemanden von ihrer Kunst abbringen. Frida Kahlo kennen alle als starke, mutige Malerin. Doch auch viele weitere Frauen verdienen Beachtung: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, die erst mit 80 Jahren anfing, unermüdlich zu malen, um dann mit über 3000 Bildern zur berühmtesten Aborigines-Künstlerin zu werden.

Gürpınar'ın diğer kitaplarında da gördüğümüz ironiyi ve toplum eleştirisini, Meyhanede Kadınlar'da da görüyoruz. Özellikle Cumhuriyet'ten sonra kadınlara sağlanan haklarla birlikte toplum içinde daha fazla görülmeye başlayan kadınların yaşadıklarını esprili bir dille anlatıyor yazar. İşte size kitap için bazı yorumlar: '' Bir bardak çayıma eşlik eden bir kıtap oldu Benım için, Gürpınarın tarzı, komedi ile iğnelemek eleştirmkti.

On December 23, 1919, Alice H. Parker received Patent No. 1,325,905 for a revolutionary gas-powered heating system that would transform American homes forever. Yet today, almost no one knows her name. HEAT OF GENIUS chronicles the remarkable life and groundbreaking innovation of Alice Parker, the Black woman inventor whose vision of centralized heating became the blueprint for every modern HVAC system.

Stories of Maria of Agreda's exceptional attributes spread from her cloistered convent in seventeenth-century Agreda, Spain, to the court in Madrid, and beyond. Without leaving her village, the abbess impacted the kingdom, her church, and the New World. Based upon her transcendent visionary experiences, Sor Maria chronicled the life of Mary, mother of Jesus of Nazareth, in the Mystical City of God. This work was temporarily condemned during the Spanish Inquisition.

In this incredible-but-true crime memoir from “The First Lady of BMF” (Black Mafia Family), Tonesa Welch reveals the dramatic story of her unlikely rise from middle-class teenaged mom to Mafia Queen of Detroit, from Beverly Hills mansions to federal prison—and from a life of danger and self-doubt to one of acceptance, redemption, and love....

Bloomsbury presents The Broken Road by Peggy Wallace Kennedy with Justice H. Mark Kennedy, read by Caitlin Thorburn. From the daughter of one of America’s most virulent segregationists, a memoir that reckons with her father George Wallace’s legacy of hate - and illuminates her journey towards redemption.

In Feather Trails, wildlife biologist and birder Sophie A. H. Osborn reveals how the harmful environmental choices we’ve made—including pesticide use, the introduction of invasive species, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction—have decimated Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and California Condors.

You are sure to be touched by the incredible journey of Carole Ward’s extraordinary life in answer to God’s calling as He takes her to Uganda and South Sudan in the midst of a horrible war. This dramatic story shows what one woman can do when she dares to trust a mighty God in even the most devastating circumstances with the aid of signs, wonders and miracles. Within this book you will find the secrets of walking in sync with God as Carol shares the Kingdom of God in great humility and with an impassioned heart and anointed revelation from the heart of the Father.

Mama Carole's stories, or Mama Africa, as they call her, and some call her Mama General, come from prayers tried in furnaces of affliction and testing, struggles and failures. They show a tenacious determination to never let go, never give up, and never go back. Her King Jesus alone is worthy of the reward of the price of His suffering...the most beautiful and largest Bride to present to the Bridegroom.

This is my story of survival during and after Hurricane Helene in Burnsville, North Carolina. It was a time when there was no power, water, cell phones, or outside communication at all. We were trapped in a seven-mile radius. All the roads to leave were destroyed.

Michelle Zauner vit à Philadelphie et jongle entre trois jobs alimentaires et un groupe de rock dont la carrière ne décolle pas quand elle apprend que sa mère est malade. Elle rentre alors dans l'Oregon pour l'accompagner dans son combat contre le cancer, et pour essayer de rattraper le temps perdu. Car Michelle a été une adolescente rebelle, ne se sentant jamais à la bonne place, et fuyant cette figure maternelle qui incarne l'exigence mais aussi la culture coréenne, si proche et si lointaine.

In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-white, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive a powerhouse player who would integrate "the game of royalty." The player was a street-savvy young Black woman from Harlem named Althea Gibson who was about as out-of-place in that rarefied and intolerant world as any aspiring tennis champion could be.

The page-turning story of three women reporters and the way they changed the world, work, and journalism. She hid on a Red Cross boat to reach Omaha Beach on D-Day. She walked the abandoned streets of Hong Kong to take food to her daughter’s father, a prisoner of war. She fought off the...

“H.E.A.R.T. of a Warrior” is an excellent listen about a Samoan woman who faced many adversities. However, she is still standing beautifully. Highlighting how she takes people through a journey, showing where strength and resilience perfectly describe the beautifully authentic warrior she is today. This extraordinary book delivers an inspirational, powerful, and loving message that will leave people feeling ready and motivated to face life's challenges. This book reveals a resilient woman with a humble and loving heart who fought for a deserving life and fought every battle unafraid.

Nine years of living with dying and raising three teens while working dawn to dusk. Slowly, I eased through it. Slowly, I developed a realization of my priorities, who I was, and where I belong. A world where handshakes are meaningless, love is a memory tear sliding down my cheek and death has become too-close of a companion. How could I keep going? Bird feathers, dolphins, a moon that brought me up short-these were the symbols that showed me the way. And gradually I attained a family, my family filled with love.

Author TH Gash dives deep into the heart-wrenching realities of relationships where one is merely an option rather than a priority. Drawing from personal experiences, Gash takes listeners through the highs and lows of love, betrayal, and self-discovery. Through candid storytelling and poignant reflections, "Option No More" uncovers the emotional toll of being sidelined and the struggle to reclaim one's self-worth.