Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World
- ISBN-10
- 1412976855
- ISBN-13
- 9781412976855
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-02-23
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Authors
- Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster, Jane E. Sloan
Description
This work includes 1000 entries covering the spectrum of defining women in the contemporary world.
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