Asheville, NC: Moonshine Cove Publishing, (2015). SIGNED first edition - A story of a young woman's coming of age in the years leading up to World War II, and her years in the WACs, where she wound up in the Philippines in a secret unit of code-breakers. Based on her mother's life, and using actual letters and documents, this is a slightly fictionalized, but thoroughly researched book about a facet of the war that few are familiar with - partly because the emphasis on secrecy during the war itself continued afterwords. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated with photographs. Author's note. 248 pp. . ISBN: 978-1937327767.

Denver: Spinsters Ink Books, (2003.). SIGNED first edition - An attempt to explain why a woman like Susan Smith would drive into a lake with her two babies and leave them in the car to drown - this story is about incest, poverty, loyalty, expectations placed on women, and more. The author was born in the same town as Susan lived - Union, South Carolina. SIGNED on the title page by the author. ISBN: 1-883523-605.

New York: Hyperion, (2006). Hardcover first edition - The follow-up to her first book 'Stolen Lives', this tells the story of the years before her and her family's twenty-year imprisonment in a desert jail in Morocco, and of the years after 1996 when she was finally given a passport and allowed to go to France. 241 pp. ISBN: 1-401352065.

Pasadena CA: Ward Ritchie Press, (1976) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Humorous advice written for women on how to survive your husband's retirement - includes helpful suggestions on diverse topics such as hobbies, housing, hypochrondria, grooming, late-blooming romances, double beds, and budget management. While a lot of this seems dated now, it does contain some good practical advice - like taking a separate vacation and an argument that there should not be a mandotory retirement age. SIGNED on the front endpaper "with best wishes" and dated in 1977. 126 pp. ISBN: 0-378021559.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Women who work as servers in restaurants tell their own stories in their own words, often with humor and insight and candor. Dust jacket praise from Anthony Bourdain, Susan Brownmiller and Barbara Ehrenreich who called this book "a delightful chronicle of waitressing - from the first commercial eating establishments to a contemporary Pizza Hut - as seen through the eyes of its stalwart practitioners.a great pleasure to read, not least because it's a long overdue tribute to some of America's most tireless and least appreciated working women." SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with small photographs, notes. 334 pp. ISBN: 0-520217500.

New York: Harper & Row, 1972. dj. Hardcover first edition - Relates Tony Parker's interviews with six single mothers and reveals vast differences between women in this category. Tony Parker is well known as Britain's most expert interviewer and has in the past displayed skill at depicting the criminal mind. 159 pgs. ISBN: 0-06-0132760.

New York: Arno Press, 1972. dj. Facsimile reprint of a work originally published in 1913, by this reknowned anthropologist and folklorist, who is best known for her work among the American Indians. A title in the 'American Women: Images and Realities' series.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2008). First edition - The author's first book - "When licensed cosmetologist turned publisher's rep Kathy Patrick lost her job due to industry cutbacks, she wasn't deterred. One year later, she opened Beauty and the Book, the world's only combination beauty salon/bookstore. Soon after, she founded The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas -- a reading group that dared to ask the question, Does a book club have to be snobby to be serious?" Cover praise from Pat Conroy and John Berendt, among others. Includes resources, recipes, a list of the book club selections. 334 pp. ISBN: 0-446695424.

Santa Barbara: Fithian Press, 1999. SIGNED first edition - A collection of memoirs and stories of life in San Francisco by thirteen women who were members of the Parachutists, a reading group founded in 1970. The writers include Ava Jean Brumbaum, Jean Gansa, Margaret Gault, Nancy Genn, Rhoda Goldman, Kathryn McNeil, Rosemary Patton, Joann Reinhardt, Susan Renfrew, Jean-Louise N. Thacher, Mary Thacher, Babs Waugh and Betty Whitridge. SIGNED by THREE authors on the title page: Babs Waugh, Joann Reinhardt, and Susan Renfrew. Notes on contributors. 235 pp. ISBN: 1-564742709.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - From the dustjacket: '[In 1986] Caroline Paul was among the first dozen women to join the San Francisco Fire Department, nearly a decade ago. A Stanford graduate, she was a film student when a chance encounter and her own curiosity led to her to see wether she could pass the rigorous qualifying tests for the fire department.' 272 pp. ISBN: 0-312185812.

New York: Herald Publishing Company (National Library Press), (1934.). Hardcover - Although modern women do not need to be reassured that their life is not over at age 40, this book still contains some useful advice as well as unintentional humor, along with a vivid reminder of just how far we have come in the past 75 years. 250 pp. Uncommon.

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, (1992.) dj. Hardcover - The author contrasts the condemnation given to Eve versus the admiration for Prometheus and demonstrates that it is important to recognize the heroism of women who break the rules. References, index, 207 pp. ISBN: 1-555424643.

Familius, (2014). SIGNED - A collection of essays by mothers who describe both the joys of motherhood and ways of handling the difficulties. SIGNED by one of the contributors, Julia Jacobsen, on the first page with the words "The power is in you!" Bibliography. 191 pp. ISBN: 978-1939629074.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2010). SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A crash course in Slacker Chic 101. . Full of shortcuts and tricks for cleaning, decor, and entertaining,such as: the top 10 things you have to clean if you have company coming in 30 minutes; interior finishes that hide the most dirt; 17 meals made from a deli chicken; and much more" SIGNED by the author with "Enjoy! XOXO" opposite the title page. Index. 166 pp. ISBN: 978-0811869935.

New York: Monthly Review Press, 1992. SIGNED first edition - Studies specifically the revolutions in Cuba and Nicaragua. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page "For.... in struggle". ISBN: 0-85345-8618.

Vancouver, BC: New Star Books, 1986. First edition - Feminist poet, writer, photographer and activist's account of her re-adjustment to life in the United States after 25 years of voluntary exile and work among women in Mexico, Cuba and Nicaragua. In 1985, the INS denied her resident status because of her writings. Illustrated with many of her photographs. INSCRIBED on the title page 'For Sandra, in struggle.' 350 pages. ISBN: 0-919573-533.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2006). First edition - The first book devoted to any Native American filmmaker. "In more than twenty powerful films, Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has waged a brilliant battle against the ignorance and stereotypes that Native Americans have long endured in cinema and television." Illustrated with black and white photographs.Includes filmography, list of Native American documentaries, notes, bibliography, index. xxvi, 260 pp. ISBN: 0-803280459.

New York: Paragon House, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Born in San Franciso in 1889, Alma Reed became an outstanding journalist, a pioneer archeologist and the heroine of Mexico. Includes black-and-white photographs, notes, bibliography, and index. 283 pp. ISBN: 1-55778-3713.

New York: Penguin, 2009. dj. Hardcover - A woman tells of her journey as she uncovered the real life her mother led, and learns lessons of self-acceptance, independence, and rebellion. A small volume filled with humor and wisdom. 112 pp. ISBN: 978-1594202162.

New York: Palgrave / St Martin's, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - An illustrated anthology of works inspired by Sappho combined with fragments of the poet?s own writing. "Born about 2,500 years ago on the island of Lesbos, Sappho is now regarded as the greatest lyrical poet of ancient Greece. Her work survives only in fragments, yet her influence extends throughout Western literature. [This book] draws on everything from the Roman myths of Sappho to the eighteenth century rediscovery of Herculaneum, with its intriguing papyrus fragments, to Pat Califia's 1980 lesbian S/M book, Sapphistry." Edited and with an introduction by Reynolds. Select bibliography, index. 422 pp. ISBN: 0-312239246.

New York: Harper Collins, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which discusses the idea that some of the "most damaging and unexplored legacies of the transatlantic slave trade are the negative, afrophobic mores and myths that have devastated black male/female relationships" and suggests ways to overcome these. Notes, index. 241 pp. ISBN: 0-060192968.

San Francisco: Anita Whitney 75th Anniversary Committee, 1942. dj. Hardcover first edition - A tribute to a remarkable woman by a labor writer (his first book.) Whitney was a suffrage worker, a volunteer at the NYC settlements, a worker among the poor in San Francisco before and after the earthquake, a militant pacificist - all experiences which led her from her position as a D.A.R. to socialism and eventually to become a founding member of the Communist Party in the US. In 1919, she was arrested after speaking on the "Negro problem" in Oakland, and spent 7 years in jail until widespread protest from all layers of society resulted in a pardon.

Bloomington: University of Michigan Press, (1990). "A groundbreaking theoretical exploration of the relationship between class formation and gender based on intensive study of the recent historical experience of Ghanaian market women." Photographs, charts and graphs. Prologue, blbiography, index. xv, 299 pp. ISBN: 0-472064444.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Roiphe has a family of six daughters, a mixture of hers, his and theirs, so she brings her own personal experiences to this book. A humorous, yet critical analysis on what it means to be a mother, she advocates co-mothering and condemns the women's movement for its male-bashing focus, offers a critical account of the feminist stance on marriage and motherhood, and argues for renewed support for the needs of working women trying to bring up children. She describes the many painful dilemmas instantly recognizable by any mother: the effect of a working mother on her children; the sufficiency of being a "good-enough mother." INSCRIBED on the title page. xi, 260 pp. ISBN: 0-395735319.

Boston: Little Brown, 1994. SIGNED - Her first book, a controversial look at the intolerance that is beginning to be defined as feminism. Includes a new introduction by the author for this edition. SIGNED on the title page.

London: Faber & Faber, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography focusing on both Stope's public life (founder of the first birth control clinic in the British Empire) and on her often chaotic personal life. Photographs, index. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-371-16206.

New York: Scribner, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In this very original and entertaining book, Rose describes how reading Proust freed her to write her own memoir - a memoir of a woman in midlife, of a writer and of a reader (each chapter is keyed to other books she read- or reread - during the year.) Long list of recommended reading at the end. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-684-839849.