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Lady Sophia Barnes, the bluestocking daughter of a marquess who fights for the rights of the employees at Madame Hartley's brothel, gets more than she bargains for when she asks Lord Quint, the man who broke her heart years ago, for lessons in self-protection.
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"In bringing nineteenth-century historical reformer Dorothea Dix to life, author Jane Kirkpatrick combines historical accuracy with the ... narrative of a woman who recognized suffering when others turned away, and the call she heeded to change the world"--P. [4] of cover.
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McCloud brothers volume 11
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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The risks ex-cop Sam Petrie has taken have turned his life into a train wreck. So he has nothing to lose by doubling down as the elusive Svetlana Ardova's unwanted bodyguard on her ill-advised trip to Italy. Her crusade against modern slavery has blazoned a bullseye on her chest, but when one of the death threats against her almost hits the mark, Sam's protective instincts go into overdrive. Every lethal obstacle and trap they encounter ups the stakes...
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"An activist painter of radicals and harlots, Cornelia Ludgate dismisses love and marriage as threats to freedom. But when an inheritance gives her the chance to fund the cause of women's rights--on the condition she must wed--she is forced to reveal a secret: she's already married. To a man she hasn't seen for twenty years. Oh...and her husband is a duke. A horse breeder with a clandestine taste for revolution, Rafe Goodwood never expected to become...
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2024.
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English
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"Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference. When she's not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell's Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists, including the millionaire socialite...
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Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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When Thaïs Magadalene, the nation's most notorious courtesan, auctions herself off for one month to raise money for the cause of women's rights, she meets her match in a radical politician who wants to learn how to please a woman in bed, leading to something neither of them expected.
11) I rise
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English
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"Fourteen-year-old Ayo has to decide whether to take on her mother's activist role when her mom is shot by police. As she tries to find answers, Ayo looks to the wisdom of her ancestors and her Harlem community for guidance"--
12) The heavy bright
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Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"In this allegorical, fantastical graphic novel, a queer young woman aims to dispel the greed and cruel masculine energy that has consumed the world"--
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