Books with author Trudy J. Hanmer

Discusses the history of Haiti, its struggle for independence, and it's economy, culture, arts, religion, and people

Looks at women in baseball, discusses the Bloomer Girl teams and the professional league from the 1940s and 1950s in the Middle West, and recounts the struggle to get girls admitted to Little League teams

Examines both sides of the debate over whether recreational hunting is a cruel practice or a legitimate sport, discussing such aspects as gun control, animal population control, and the traditional nature of the activity

Discusses affirmative action policy in this country, including its history, its effects--particularly on African Americans--and current problems

Compares and contrasts the cultural geography of life in three mountain communities, in Kentucky, Peru, and China

Describes life in the Russian city of Leningrad during World War II

Examines the difference between the achievements of boys and girls and the attainments of men and women in the areas of education, careers, earning power, self-esteem, productivity, and a number of health issues

Describes the nature of water, its sources and cycles, and the problems of pollution and the dwindling water supply.

A concise history of the women's rights movement from the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention to the present leads into an examination of traditional sex roles and their historical precedents

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