In a series of biographical profiles, this volume celebrates the lives and achievements of women who made history in the Golden State. Throughout California’s history, remarkable women have been at the core of change and innovation. In this fascinating volume, Gloria Harris and Hannah Cohen relate the stories of forty women whose struggles and achievements have paved the way for generations. Coming from all walks of life and entering a variety of fields—from activism and conservation to science, medicine, entertainment, and more—these women overcame prejudice, skepticism and injustice to prove that women can do anything. Visionary architect Julia Morgan designed Hearst Castle; Dolores Huerta co-founded United Farm Workers; Donaldina Cameron, the angry angel of Chinatown, rescued brothel workers; and silent film actress Mary Pickford helped form United Artists Pictures. From fearless pioneers to determined reformers, Harris and Cohen chronicle the triumphs and disappointments of diverse women who dared to take risks and break down barriers.
For more than ten years this resource has been offering sage advice and compassionate, nonjudgmental analysis. Based on the private practices of a licensed marriage and family counselor and a clinical psychologist, it has been completely updated.
San Diego enjoys a diverse legacy of formidable female leaders. Ellen Browning Scripps financed and established the groundbreaking Scripps Oceanography Institute. In 1927, Belle Benchley became the nation's first female zoo director and for nearly thirty years pioneered new forms of exhibition and developed the world-class San Diego Zoo. Guatemalan activist and advocate Luisa Moreno established the United Fish Cannery Workers Union to protect the rights of workers during World War II. Ruth Alexander set new altitude records for light planes at the peak of the city's aviation boom. Bertha Pendleton became the first female and first African American San Diego school superintendent in 1993. Authors Hannah Cohen and Gloria Harris document these and many more stories of extraordinary local women.
This important book covers developmental outcomes of children in this predicament, parenting from prison, and family reunification. It is filled with research findings and addresses clinical issues as well. Many children are affected by a parent in the criminal justice system, and this book is sorely needed. The editors and contributors have produced a wonderful resource." Score: 94, 4 stars --Doody's This book serves as a comprehensive source for understanding and intervening with children of incarcerated parents. The text examines the daunting clinical implications inherent in trauma throughout development, as well as social and political roles in ameliorating intergenerational delinquency. It conceptualizes the problem by using an ecological framework that is focused on the experience of the child. Children of Incarcerated Parents addresses developmental and clinical issues experienced throughout the trajectory of childhood and adolescence with a focus on interventions and social policies to improve outcomes for this under-studied group. The chapters explore individual, community, and national levels of policy, programming, and legislation.
The three levels of the Targeting Maths Problem Solving series of CD- ROMS, Big Books and Strategy and Work Sheet Books work together to provide resources for teaching, learning, interacting with and solving a wide variety of problems using a range of strategies.
The three levels of the Targeting Maths Problem Solving series of CD- ROMS, Big Books and Strategy and Work Sheet Books work together to provide resources for teaching, learning, interacting with and solving a wide variety of problems using a range of strategies.
The devastation of loss, humiliation and pain can take person through many facets of life that lead to rejection, depression and even suicide. These women tell their stories for the first time and leave you speechless from beginning to end.
Three African-American writers, previously unpublished, rock the senses--from Africa to Thailand to Houston to Chicago. Rabie Harris writes about an old Jamaican woman put into a Texas home care facility by a guilt-ridden daughter. Gloria Yamato's poignant attempts to retrace the steps, in fiction, of those exact moments when African-Americans are forced into painful racialized consciousness. DeeAnne Davis uses the streets of Chicago as the setting for four chapters from her forthcoming novel.
An all-new edition of a leading book on the subject, "Surviving Infidelity" offers nonjudgmental, compassionate emphasis on practical recovery from a painful experience.
Your Well Will Never Run Dry God Will Provide For You Are you struggling right now? There's a good chance you are. Because of the times in which we live, you may be struggling in one way or another - physically, emotionally, relationally, or financially.Perhaps even as a Christian you feel like you're sinking fast, and either God isn't listening or doesn't care. Well, if that's the case you absolutely must read "Your Well Will Never Run Dry." This book will reassure you that God knows exactly where you are right now, and He cares.As the author, I have personally experienced these issues. I lost my job of sixteen years, amid a frightening cancer scare. Living on minimal unemployment benefits while I sought God's direction, I learned not to let a single negative thought enter my mind, which is why I quoted scriptures in prayer that I share with you in this book. Not surprisingly, God moved beyond my wildest dreams, and He will do the same for you.
Classical Mythology: Images and Insights approaches the study of myths through complete works of Greco-Roman literature, including six complete Greek dramas and generous excerpts from the narratives of Homer, Hesiod, Virgil, and Ovid, and through carefully chosen examples of classical works of art, both painting and sculpture. Combining literary masterpieces with the visual arts, this integrative approach offers readers a comprehensive experience with both cognitive and aesthetic appeal.
Gleaning heavily from scripture and liberally sprinkling first-person accounts of angel encounters-including her own story-Harris walks the reader through their creation, types of angels and their earthly purpose. She explains in a simple, understandable tone the task angels fulfill and how they fit into God's plan. And, she visits those on the dark side: Angels who have "fallen" and only serve to stalk the earth attempting to unwind God's handiwork through lies and treachery. Book jacket.
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