New York: J. B. Ford, 1869. Hardcover. 8vo (8 in, 20.3 cm). [6] xii,13-500 [12 adv.] pp.; illus. Second printing: Catharine E. Beecher (1800-1878) was the eldest of nine siblings including Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), the famous abolitionist who authored Uncle Tom's Cabin. American educator, women's rights activist, and author..... More

New York: Anderson & Ramsay for James Miller, 1867. Hardcover. 3 volumes. 16mo (6.9 in, 17.5 cm. [2] xxiv, 17-458 [2] pp.; frontis. An early admirer of Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1801-61) authored works to challenge the female stereotype. "Political and didactic, these works emphasized the right of a...... More

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932. Hardcover. 8vo (7.6 in, 19.2 cm). xxii, 300 [1 advert.] [1]; tables, fold. maps. Introduction by Ernest W. Burgess. The University of Chicago Sociological Series. First edition: No date on title page and publication date on copyright page. This Depression-era study of the notorious..... More

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1929. Hardcover. 8vo (7.6 in, 19.2 cm). xi, [xii blank], 267, [268 blank] pp. The University of Chicago Sociological Series. Index. First edition: No date on title-page and publication date on copyright page. American teacher turned sociologist, Frances R. Donovan (1880-1965) published The Woman who..... More

[Tokyo]: N.p., [1919]. Hardcover. 8vo (19 cm, 7.5"). [4], 28 pp., ill. English. Madame Hirooka (1865-1919) was a noted businessperson, educator, and social activist. She saved the family coal business from bankruptcy and used the profits to open businesses including a bank and an insurance company. Hirooka was one of..... More

New York & Toronto: Random House, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo (9.1 in, 23.2 cm). [x], 458 [2] pp. C. & p. First edition: First printing stated. Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an American-born Canadian community activist noted for her incisive observations of urban planning and design. In her landmark book, Jacobs passionately..... More

Boston: Printed by George B. Wilcox, 1894. Softcover. 12mo (7.1 in, 18 cm). [ii], [1-4] 5-33 [blank] pp. Colophon: "This book was printed by George B. Wilcox, 299 Washington Street, Boston, in the year 1894." Sole edition: Emma Endicott Marean (1854-1936) dedicated her book of poetry to her daughter Edith..... More

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1938. Hardcover. Small 4to (9.4 in, 23.9 cm). [2], [4] 5-504 [2] pp.; frontis. Index. Tribute by Pearl Buck on jacket lower panel. First edition: Teacher, social worker, and nurse, Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) witnessed frequent pregnancies and botched abortions. Sanger founded the paper, The..... More

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. Hardcover. 8vo (7.5 in, 19.1 cm). [i-viii], [1] 2-406 [4] pp; frontis. Riverside Press. First edition: Prominent author, philanthropist, suffragist, abolitionist, and reformer, Annie Adams Fields (1834-1915) opened many charities including coffeehouses serving inexpensive, nutritious meals and a safe, affordable residence for unmarried..... More

London: William Clowes and Sons for Henry Colburn, 1840. 1/2 Leather. 3 vols. Small 8vo (7.8 in, 19.7 cm). [i-iii] iv [v-vi], [1] 2-308 pp; frontis, illus, pl(s). [i-iii] iv; [1] 2-338 pp; frontis, illus, pl(s). [i-iii] iv, [1] 2-333 [blank] pp; frontis, illus, pl(s). Published in December 1839. First..... More