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[2015]., Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Bessie Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
![Bessie [DVD] (2015). Directed by Dee Rees.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Bessie [DVD] (2015). Directed by Dee Rees.")
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2011., Random House Call No: Fic Tru Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: When a personal tragedy compels a young woman to return to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, she gets to know a mother she never knew and uncovers a startling story of a life, a family.
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2004, c2003., Houghton Mifflin Call No: Fic Tru Edition: 1st Mariner books ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2004., HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Fic Cha Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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c2003., Le Serpent à Plumes Call No: QWF FR Fic Dur Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Collection Fiction française
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[2013]., PublicAffairs Call No: Bio T772d Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "When Monique Demery set out to find the infamous Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, the former First Lady of South Vietnam had been in exile for over forty years, and had lived in near seclusion for the last thirty of them. Entire books have been written about the consequences of that November coup: sorting out America's role and what effect it had on the coming war, but for the most part, historians were flummoxed by the Dragon Lady. Her hourglass figure filled and splash of color enlightened what were otherwise murky beginnings to a dismal war. And she gave Americans something to rally around, even if it was only to cheer against her. But little was heard from the woman herself. The last New York Times reporter who tried to get access to Madame Nhu in 1987 was turned away at the door and told she charged for interviews--one thousand dollars a pop. But somehow, through a mixture of patience, cunning, and a bit of luck, Demery managed to strike up a years-long relationship with the Dragon Lady and ultimately was entrusted with her diary and autobiography. This book is the story of that improbable connection and a deeper look at the woman who was feared and despised by so much of the world"--
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2018., McGill-Queen's Universitry Press Call No: Bio B417l Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: More than fifty years after most Canadian women received the right to vote, very few women were elected as members of Parliament and none came from Quebec. Canada's 1972 federal election marked a refreshing transition. Twice as many female candidates ran for office than in the previous election, and, of the five women elected to the House of Commons that year, three Liberal Party candidates - Monique Bégin, Albanie Morin, and Jeanne Sauvé - shared the honour of being the first Quebec women MPs. In this riveting memoir of a trailblazing female politician, Monique Bégin tells the story of her journey into politics and beyond. Born in Italy, Bégin spent her childhood in France and Portugal before arriving in Montreal as a refugee of the Second World War. In 1967, she was swept into the world of politics when she became executive secretary of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Inspired by Pierre Trudeau, she then ran for the House of Commons and served in various cabinet positions, ultimately spearheading the landmark Canada Health Act before retiring to pursue a career in academia. Offering a revealing glimpse into the pervading sexism of Canadian public life, Ladies, Upstairs! details the experiences of a feisty, candid outsider who, through sheer fortitude, intelligence, and hard work, became minister of health and welfare, a university dean, a sought-after member for commissions of inquiry, and an international expert on public health. The voice of a woman in a male world, a francophone among anglophones, and a skeptical politician, Ladies, Upstairs! provides a fascinating account of one of Canada's most impressive federal ministers and her discoveries through the decades.
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2022., Zeitgeist Films Call No: NEW DVD Bio H638v Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks, and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith's quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmith's novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Carol, a partly autobiographic novel, was the first lesbian story with a happy ending to be published in 1950s America. But Highsmith herself was forced to lead a double life and had to hide her vibrant love affairs from her family and the public. Only in her unpublished writings did she reflect on her private life.
![Loving Highsmith [DVD] (2022) Directed by Eva Vitija](/Library/images/~imageCT103191.JPG "Loving Highsmith [DVD] (2022) Directed by Eva Vitija")
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2010., Lionsgate Call No: BLK DVD Fic Precious Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain, helps Precious learn to read and she responds to this glimmer of hope. Precious also meets Mrs. Weiss, a social worker, and discovers the abuse and incest that Precious has had to endure. Her father dies of AIDS and Precious learns that she is now HIV-positive.
![Precious [DVD] (2009). Directed by Lee Daniels.](/Library/images/~imageCT77811.JPG "Precious [DVD] (2009). Directed by Lee Daniels.")
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2000., Les Publications du Québec Call No: FR 649.3 S234s Edition: [Éd. rév.] Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Collection Petite enfance
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2014., Adolescent, Orca Book Publishers Call No: Fic Pol Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "How bad can an alternative school be? Tessa McPhail has landed at New Directions, a last-chance school in Montreal's roughest neighborhood. The kids are tough and the school is far from home, but the very worst thing is the curriculum: 50 percent academics, 50 percent boxing. The other students think boxing is cool. Tessa disagrees. But when a neighbor starts a petition to have New Directions closed down, Tessa discovers something worth fighting for, both in and out of the ring"--Back cover.
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2013., Sono Nis Press Call No: Fic Gra Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Tilly has always known sheœs part Lakota on her dadœs side. Sheœs grown up with the traditional teachings of her grandma, relishing the life lessons of her beloved mentor. But it isnœt until an angry man shouts something on the street that Tilly realizes her mom is Aboriginal, tooa Cree woman taken from her own parents as a baby.
