Riches! A page of books on women's history all over the world

[ismnotwasm]

While these are more historical, I still get excited at at this kind of variety

WOMEN IN ASIA

The Courtesan’s Arts: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Edited by Martha Feldman and Bonnie Gordon
Delve into courtesan cultures, including artistic practices and cultural production, often overlooked or diminished in relevancy.
The Power of Gender and the Gender of Power: Explorations in Early Indian History by Kumkum Roy
Discover the distinct strategies through which men and women constituted their identities in India for all their implications, tensions, and inconsistencies.
Cornelia Sorabji: India’s Pioneer Woman Lawyer: A Biography by Suparna Gooptu
Learn about Sorabji’s decisive role in opening up the legal profession to women long before they were allowed to plead before the courts of law, including her writings and personal correspondence.
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Cleopatra: A Biography by Duane W. Roller
Uncover not the figure in popular culture, arts, and literature of the last five hundred years — but the real last Greek queen of Egypt.
Conceiving Citizens: Women and the Politics of Motherhood in Iran by Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet
Place women in their proper role as mothers of a nation — central to the history of Iran during successive regimes in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire by Leslie P. Peirce
Examine the sources of royal women’s power and assess the reactions of contemporaries, which ranged from loyal devotion to armed opposition.
- See more at: http://blog.oup.com/2014/03/womens-history-month-reading-list/#sthash.3n4fwQbx.dpuf

[Squinch]

1. How did I miss this? Belated big kick!

[ismnotwasm]

2. ...

[nomorenomore08]

3. A diversity of voices/perspectives is always good, and important.

I'm not being patronizing, I really mean that. When the only point of view permitted is a Eurocentric, male-centric one, we all lose out ultimately.