By the twentieth century, North Carolina’s progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influenced state and national policies and politics. These women included Gertrude Weil who fought tirelessly for the Nineteenth Amendment, which extended suffrage to women, and founded the state chapter of the League of Women Voters once the amendment was ratified in 1920. Gladys Avery Tillett, an ardent Democrat and supporter of Roosevelt's ...

"61 kilos ; calories 3 482 (mal) ; SMS à Roxster : 2 ; SMS de Roxster : 0 ; e-mails collectifs de parents d’élèves : 36 ; minutes passées à me préparer pour la réunion : 0." Que faire lorsque votre toy boy fête ses trente ans le soir où votre meilleure amie en célèbre soixante ? Est-il moralement condamnable d’aller chez le coiffeur quand vos enfants ont attrapé des poux ? Est-ce mal de mentir à propos de son âge sur les sites de rencontre ? Confrontée à ces questions existentielles, Bridg...

Since its original publication in 1987, Like a Family has become a classic in the study of American labor history. Basing their research on a series of extraordinary interviews, letters, and articles from the trade press, the authors uncover the voices and experiences of workers in the Southern cotton mill industry during the 1920s and 1930s. Now with a new afterword, this edition stands as an invaluable contribution to American social history."The genius of Like a Fam...

Farm women of the twentieth-century South have been portrayed as oppressed, worn out, and isolated. Lu Ann Jones tells quite a different story in Mama Learned Us to Work. Building upon evocative oral histories, she encourages us to understand these women as consumers, producers, and agents of economic and cultural change.As consumers, farm women bargained with peddlers at their backdoors. A key business for many farm women was the “butter and egg trade” — small-scale dairy...

Was passiert, wenn eine vom Pech verfolgte, zu viel grübelnde Gefühlschaotin an einem Tag vier unterschiedlichen Männern in die Arme läuft? Eine schwindelerregende Achterbahnfahrt voll verlockender Sinnlichkeit beginnt. Doch schon bald scheinen sich die ungewöhnlichen Verkettungen skurriler Ereignisse zu häufen. Zufall? Oder steckt doch mehr hinter der vermeintlichen Pechsträhne? Auftakt zur Trilogie. Erotische Literatur für Erwachsene. Die Mrs. Jones Trilogie: Teil 1: Mrs. Jones and me – ...

What started out as a night of fun at a Vegas hotspot somehow turned into saying "I Do" by an Elvis impersonator.If you think that's bad, it gets worse. My new husband lied to me and told me he ran a not-for-profit. That couldn't be further from the truth. Imagine my surprise when I realized I married one of the best tight ends in the league. Did I mention my uncle owns the team?If you think things couldn't get any more complicated, our plans to get an annu...

Fulminantes Finale der "Mrs. Jones and me"-Trilogie. Charlie entschlüpft nur knapp den Fängen ihres Entführers und ihr Talent, sich in Schwierigkeiten zu bringen, läuft nun zur Höchstform auf. Ab jetzt gibt's eigentlich nur zwei Möglichkeiten: Entweder man hängt das Out-of-order-Schild hin und dreht vollkommen durch, oder – in Charlies Fall – verdreht allen in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung den Kopf, schmeißt alles hin und hängt sein Kontrollfreak-Dasein feierlich an den Nagel. Heraus komme...

Teil 2 der "Mrs. Jones and me"-Trilogie. Die Ruhe nach dem Sturm? Nicht für Charlize alias Charlie Jones. Selbsternannter Chaosmagnet mit einem Hauch Pechvogel trifft auf die Fortsetzung des ganz normalen Wahnsinns. Was, wenn man gerade die stürmischsten Wochen seines Lebens hinter sich hat? Genau – es kommt noch dicker. Charlie gerät ins Visier polizeilicher Ermittlungen und findet obendrein noch nackte Tatsachen im Bett ihres Mister "Wohl doch nicht so"-Perfekt. Und auch sonst läuft so e...

Alors que Chris et Sara profitent de Paris, leur bonheur est soudainement troublé par l’apparition d’Amber, l’ancienne maîtresse de Chris. Cette femme manipulatrice parvient à le faire douter de Sara : est-elle assez forte pour l’accepter tel qu’il est ? Tourmenté, honteux de son passé, il s’interroge sur la sincérité de la jeune femme et sur la relation passionnelle qu’ils entretiennent. Seuls l’amour, le don de soi et la soumission totale qu’elle saura lui témoigner pourront le convaincr...

Publicly fighting with a man for an oversold airline seat—embarrassing!Realizing he was the quarterback for the Atlanta Arrows**—awkward.** Knowing he was your friend's older brother and teenage crush but didn't recognize you**—humiliating.**When I stormed out of the airport after throwing a temper tantrum, I never expected to cross paths with him again. All I wanted to do was put the night behind me and enjoy a martini. The last thing I expected was for hi...

Lorsque Chris lui demande de le suivre à Paris, Sara ne peut qu’accepter l’ultimatum qu’il lui impose et quitte tout pour lui. Or, ce séjour pourtant prometteur ne se révélera pas aussi idyllique que la jeune femme l’imaginait. Au coeur de cette ville si romantique, l’obscur passé de Chris refait soudainement surface en la personne d’Amber, son ancienne maîtresse, qui vient troubler le fragile équi¬libre du couple. Refusant de perdre Chris entre les bras de cette étrangère, Sara s’apprête ...

One of the perks of being one of the best wide receivers in the league was having my pick of cleat chasers looking for a good time. Unfortunately, the only one to hold my attention was the feisty brunette who wanted nothing to do with me.Did I still try to flirt with her—you bet I did. Did she fall for my charms? That would be a hard no. Instead of laughing at my jokes, she pretended I didn't exist.The girl was trouble with a capital T. She was also smart, ...