Social Activists
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Bernice Sandler and the Fight for Title IX
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
In 1969, Bernice Sandler was finishing her doctorate in education at the University of Maryland, teaching part-time at the university, and trying to secure a full-time position. Despite her… Read More →
Darkness Everywhere: The Assassination of Mohandas Gandhi
On January 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi, the world's most revered champion of nonviolent civil disobedience, was murdered in cold blood by a man he'd never met. Gandhi was legendary—in his… Read More →
Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
"She's another Eleanor Roosevelt. You've got to meet her."—Sam From This evocative biography tells the story of Evelyn Hooker, the extraordinary woman behind the research, advocacy, and… Read More →
Extraordinary Women in Psychology — Hardcover Set
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
These biographies of trailblazing women psychologists uncover ground-breaking research and tireless advocacy that has had great impact but remains relatively unknown. Loaded with backmatter… Read More →
Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World
Nearly every day there's another news story or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women's rights. #YesAllWomen, conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception,… Read More →
I Could Not Do Otherwise: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
Grateful American Book Prize Book of Honorable Mention As a teenager, Mary Edwards Walker determined she would no longer wear the confining corsets and long skirts society dictated women… Read More →
Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
This inspiring graphic novel tells the story of groundbreaking psychologist and civil rights activist Mamie Phipps Clark, PhD, and her research in the racial identity and development of self… Read More →
March of the Suffragettes: Rosalie Gardiner Jones and the March for Voting Rights
March of the Suffragettes tells the forgotten, real-life story of "General" Rosalie Gardiner Jones, who in the waning days of 1912 mustered and marched an all-women army nearly 200 miles to… Read More →
Real Justice: A Police Mr. Big Sting Goes Wrong: The Story of Kyle Unger
From the Series Lorimer Real Justice
On the night of June 23, 1990, teenage friends Kyle Unger and John Beckett made a last-minute decision to attend a music festival near Roseisle, Manitoba. They were loners, not the popular… Read More →
Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi'kmaq: The Story of Donald Marshall Jr.
From the Series Lorimer Real Justice
When a black teen was murdered in a Sydney, Cape Breton park late one night, his young companion, Donald Marshall Jr., became a prime suspect. Sydney police coached two teens to testify… Read More →
Real Justice: Fourteen and Sentenced to Death: The Story of Steven Truscott
From the Series Lorimer Real Justice
At fourteen, Steve Truscott was a typical teenager in rural Ontario in the fifties, mainly concerned about going fishing, playing football, and racing bikes with his friends. One summer… Read More →
Real Justice: Guilty of Being Weird: The Story of Guy Paul Morin
From the Series Lorimer Real Justice
At twenty-four, Guy Paul Morin was considered a bit strange. He still lived at home, drove his parents' car, kept bees in the backyard, and grew flowers to encourage the hives. He played the… Read More →
Real Justice: Jailed for Life for Being Black: The Story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
From the Series Lorimer Real Justice
Rubin Carter was in and out of reformatories and prisons from the age of twelve. At twenty-four, he became a winning professional boxer and was turning his life around. But Carter was also… Read More →
Real Justice: Sentenced to Life at Seventeen: The Story of David Milgaard
From the Series Lorimer Real Justice
David Milgaard was a troubled kid, and he got into lots of trouble. Unfortunately, that made it easy for the Saskatoon police to brand him as a murderer. At seventeen, David Milgaard was… Read More →
Real Justice: Young, Innocent and In Prison: The Story of Robert Baltovich
From the Series Lorimer Real Justice
At twenty-five, Rob Baltovich lost the love of his life, Elizabeth Bain. That was bad enough. Then he was arrested, jailed, sent to trial for murder, convicted, and sent to prison—for life.… Read More →
Rockin' the Boat: 50 Iconic Revolutionaries — From Joan of Arc to Malcolm X
We love to root for the underdog, and when it comes to underdogs, few are more impressive than the world’s great revolutionaries.After all, it’s pretty hard to find a more powerful opponent… Read More →
She Represents: 44 Women Who Are Changing Politics . . . and the World
Whichever side of the political aisle you lean toward, it can seem like the only people in power are white men. But the balance is beginning to tip. Women are being elected at record rates… Read More →
Things We Haven't Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out
A powerful collection of poems, essays, letters, and interviews written by a diverse group of adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents. This anthology is a valuable… Read More →