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This volume offers an overview of what it was like to be female and to live and die in Victorian England (c. 1837-1901), by situating this experience within the scientific and social contexts of the times.

“At yet another moment when the best and brightest are needed in our fast-changing workforce, Pamela Stone and Meg Lovejoy offer a valuable take on what one of America’s greatest resources—the smart, talented women who opted out of their careers to raise children—face when they return and the consequences for all women seeking to strike a work/life balance.” —Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour   “A book we badly need. St...

This volume features bioarchaeological research that interrogates the human skeleton in concert with material culture, ethnographic data and archival research. This approach provides examples of how these intersections of inquiry can be used to consider the larger social and political contexts in which people lived and the manner in which they died.Bioarchaeologists are in a unique position to develop rich interpretations of the lived experien...

This volume offers an overview of what it was like to be female and to live and die in Victorian England (c. 1837-1901), by situating this experience within the scientific and social contexts of the times.

This volume features bioarchaeological research that interrogates the human skeleton in concert with material culture, ethnographic data and archival research. This approach provides examples of how these intersections of inquiry can be used to consider the larger social and political contexts in which people lived and the manner in which they died.Bioarchaeologists are in a unique position to develop rich interpretations of the lived experien...

Childbirth Across Cultures explores the childbirth process through globally diverse perspectives to offer a broader context with which to think about birth. It addresses multiple rituals and management models surrounding the labor and birth process from communities across the globe. Labor and birth are biocultural events that are managed in countless ways. We are particularly interested in the notion of power. Who controls the pregnancy and ...

Living alone has become inevitable for most women, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that 73% of females will die single. With climbing divorce rates and increased female life expectancy, the reality of living without a significant other becomes more and more common for women. A Woman's Guide to Living Alone: 10 Ways to Survive Grief and Be Happy offers practical advice and personal stories to help women successfully ease into a new and full life...