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July 13, 2018

Q&A: Rachel Arndt on How Society Measures Women. And on Trump.

July 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Rachel Arndt on How Society Measures Women.  And on Trump.

And on Bed, Bath & Beyond’s Return Policy

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July 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Essays, Women, Feminism
February 26, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Joy Press on Women in Television, David Mamet, and More

February 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Joy Press on Women in Television, David Mamet, and More

And Stories of Injustice from the American South

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February 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Television, Women, Hispanic-Americans, Immigrants
December 18, 2017

5 HOT BOOK: Mary Beard on Women and Power, Virtual Reality, and More

December 18, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOK: Mary Beard on Women and Power, Virtual Reality, and More

And a Woman Who Tracks Down the Lost Street Children of Uganda

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December 18, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Women, Virtual Reality, Uganda
November 13, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: A History of Bunk, the Fall of Rome (with Modern Parallels) and More

November 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A History of Bunk, the Fall of Rome (with Modern Parallels) and More

And a Look at Today's Tech Titans, and Some of the Ways they are Hurting Society

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November 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Bunk, The Roman Empire, Women, The Russian Revolution, Technology
April 22, 2016

REVIEW: "Lab Girl" is the Story of a Brilliant Woman Scientist With Literary Flair

April 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: "Lab Girl" is the Story of a Brilliant Woman Scientist With Literary Flair

A passion for plant science -- and a drive to overcome obstacles

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April 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Women, Science, Memoir, Feminism
April 18, 2016

Hot 5: A Delightful Tale of Mark Twain's Round-the-World Speaking Tour, the Meaning of the Ghetto, and More

April 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Hot 5: A Delightful Tale of Mark Twain's Round-the-World Speaking Tour, the Meaning of the Ghetto, and More

And a sociological look at the history of the ghetto

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April 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Mark Twain, Women, Science, Ghetto, Race
April 08, 2016

Q&A: The Pioneering Female New Deal Lawyer Who Went from an Orphan's Home to the Supreme Court

April 08, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: The Pioneering Female New Deal Lawyer Who Went from an Orphan's Home to the Supreme Court

Bessie Margolin shaped equal rights law for generations -- and prosecuted Nazis

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April 08, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Q & A
New Deal, Law, Women, Supreme Court, Biography
February 29, 2016

5 Hot Books: Single Women as a Political Force, an Irish-American Hero, and More

February 29, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Single Women as a Political Force, an Irish-American Hero, and More

And an alarming book about the threat posed by epidemics

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February 29, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Women, Medicine, Epidemics, Fiction, Irish-American Literature
September 30, 2015

Review: The Amazing Adventures of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O'Connor

September 30, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Review: The Amazing Adventures of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O'Connor

By Eileen Hershenov

How a Supreme Court Odd Couple Fought for Women's Equality

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September 30, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Review
Law, Supreme Court, Women, Biography, Non-Fiction, Eileen Hershenov
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