Stars: ***** I first got interested in boxing while reading an article in a Reader’s Digest magazine so I went looking for books on women’s boxing. This was the first one I found. It is not just about boxing but about women’s desire to fight but I like reading books about society. I thoroughly enjoyed… Read More »
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Without Apology: Girls, Women and the Desire to Fight by Leah Hager Cohen
March 15, 2006 by Kathleen ·
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Rapunzel’s Daughters: What Women’s Hair Tells Us About Women’s Lives by Rose Weitz
October 2, 2004 by Kathleen ·
Stars: ***** I thoroughly enjoyed Rapunzel’s Daughters because I learned so much about hair. When I first saw the book, I was trying to figure out how someone could possibly fill a whole book about hair. However I was pleasantly suprised to find there is lots to talk about. The chapters are called The History… Read More »
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