Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of WIAReport.

Here are the latest selections. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.


Black Women in Politics:
Demanding Citizenship, Challenging Power, and Seeking Justice

edited by Julia S. Jordan-Zachary and Nikoi G. Alexander-Floyd
(State University of New York Press)

Horse Crazy:
Girls and the Lives of Horses

by Jean O’Malley-Halley
(University of Georgia Press)

Lumberjills:
Britain’s Forgotten Army

by Joanna Foat
(The History Press)

Syndicate Women:
Gender and Networks in Chicago Organized Crime

by Chris M. Smith
(University of California Press)

What Do We Need Men For?
A Modest Proposal

by E. Jean Carroll
(St. Martin’s Press)

Women and Sustainable Human Development:
Empowering Women in Africa

edited by Maty Konte and Nyasha Tirivayi
(Palgrave Macmillan)

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