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American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States

Publisher: Library of Congress, Humanities and Social Sciences Division

Description: Designed to introduce researchers to the opportunities for discovering American women's history and culture at the library of Congress. Covers materials such as textual sources, films, sound recordings, prints and photographs, and other audio or visual material. Intended for academics, advanced graduate students, genealogists, documentary film makers, set and costume designers, artists, actors, novelists, photo researchers, and general readers.

Year/Pages: 2001: 459 p.; ill.

Price: $24.80 Add To Cart

Aviation Careers: The Sky's the Limit

Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Education Program

Description: AE-95-06. Provides information on career opportunities in aviation. Includes a section on women in aviation. Item 0431-A-21.

Year/Pages: 1996: 92 p.; ill.

Price: $9.50

Clara Barton: Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Handbook 110. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the life and times of Clara Barton. Provides a guide to the Clara Barton National Historic Site and related National Park Service sites. L.C. card 80-607838.

Year/Pages: 1998: 80 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Community Environment and Women's Health Outcomes: Contextual Data

Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics

Description: DHHS Publication PHS 2003-1999. Vital and Health Statistics, Series 23, Data From the National Survey of Family Growth, No. 23. By Wiiliam D. Mosher, et al. Presents data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Cycle 5 Contextual Data. Shows how a woman's health is affected by the social and economic characteristics of her community.

Year/Pages: 2003: 81 p.; ill.

Price: $4.40

First Ladies (Clothbound)

Publisher: White House Historical Association

Description: 10th edition. Presents a one page biography along with portraits for all but the last two first ladies. The last two are presented in photographs. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-067438-7.

Year/Pages: 2001: 96 p.; ill.

Price: $8.00 Add To Cart

First Ladies (Paperbound)

Publisher: White House Historical Association

Description: 10th edition. Presents a one page biography along with a portrait for all but the last two first ladies. The last two are presented in photographs. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-067439-5.

Year/Pages: 2001: 96 p.; ill.

Price: $16.00 Add To Cart

Free a Marine to Fight: Women Marines in World War 2

Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Historical Center

Description: Marines in World War 2 Commemorative Series. Discusses how women Marines served in noncombat billets during World War 2. The title "Free a Marine to Fight" means that women Marines served in noncombat jobs so that male Marines could fight in battles. The Marines first began to recruit women after the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. States that 17,672 women were serving in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in June 1945. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Item 383-C.

Year/Pages: 1994: 41 p.; ill.

Price: $1.60 Add To Cart

Guide to the Clinical Care of Women With HIV

Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau

Description: Preliminary edition. Focused primarily on the problems facing HIV-infected women in the developed nations, primarily the United States. Future editions will take a more global perspective and address developing nations. Designed for clinicians who provide primary care to women.

Year/Pages: 2000: 492 p.; ill.

Price: $52.00

Report of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health, Fiscal Years 2001 & 2002

Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health

Description: DHHS NIH Publication 03-5385. Describes the comprehensive and coordinated efforts of the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers to address women's health issues through research and related activities supported in fiscal years 2001-2002. Provides corresponding information and analysis concerning levels of support for such research and related activities.

Year/Pages: 2003: 515 p.

Price: $20.40

Small Business Profiles, 1999

Publisher: Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy

Description: 10th anniversary edition. Contains a State by State statistical portrait of small businesses in the United States. Includes information on: number of businesses; women-owned businesses; minority-owned businesses; business turnover; employment; income and finance.

Year/Pages: 1999: 67 p.

Price: $21.00

Tailhook 91, Pt. 2

Publisher: Defense Dept., Inspector General, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, and Assistant Inspector General for Departmental Inquiries

Description: Describes what transpired at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel between September 8 and 12, 1991. Provides information on the status of the investigation as of January 31, 1993. States that misconduct at the 1991 Tailhook Symposium was more widespread than previously reported by the Navy. Includes information about cases of indecent assault, indecent exposure, and other types of sexual misconduct which occurred at the convention. Illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. The maps are of the hotel and indicate where incidents occurred. On cover: Events at the 35th Annual Tailhook Symposium. (V. 1 of this report is not sold by GPO.) Item 306.

Year/Pages: 1993: 226 p.; ill., 5 maps.

Price: $12.40 Add To Cart

Tips for Women Traveling Alone, 2002

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Consular Affairs

Description: State Department Publication 10867. Publication measures 9 x 4 in. Provides general information for women who plan to travel abroad alone.

Year/Pages: 2002: 6 p.; ill.

Price: $1.10

Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General

Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Surgeon General

Description: Edited by Virginia L. Ernster, et al. Updates and expands the 1980 Surgeon General's report, "The Health Consequences of Smoking for Women." Lays out the specific health problems incurred by women who smoke. Reviews in detail what is known about smoking-related diseases among women. Documents the toll of smoking on women's health. Examines smoking patterns by demographics and other characteristics.

Year/Pages: 2001: 689 p.; ill.

Price: $51.50

Women's Health and Aging Study: Health and Social Characteristics of Older Women With Disability

Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging

Description: DHHS Publication NIH 95-4009. Edited by Jack M. Guralnik, et al. Introduces the Women's Health and Aging Study (WHAS), a prospective, observational study of 1,002 women age 65 years and older who were moderately to severely disabled, but not severely cognitively impaired, at study entry. Presents comprehensive information on their physical disability; health status, including disease and physiologic measures; health care and service utilization; and their daily lives. Describes the representative population of women age 65 years and older from which the WHAS study population was drawn. Data were obtained from November 1992 to February 1995.

Year/Pages: 1995: 408 p.; ill.

Price: $35.00

Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the 21st Century

Publisher: Labor Dept., Employment and Training Administration

Description: HI-3796-RR. Published by Hudson Institute, Herman Kahn Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. William B. Johnson, Project Director. Predicts trends for the next 15 years and discusses policy issues. Recognizes six challenges: stimulating world growth; improving productivity in the service industries; improving the dynamism of an aging workforce; reconciling the needs of women, work, and families; integrating Blacks and Hispanics fully into the workforce; and improving workers' education and skills. Some printings indicate "Executive Summary" on the cover, but, if copies have 145 pages, contain the full report as well as the summary. Item 745.

Year/Pages: 1987: 145 p.; ill.

Price: $6.50 Add To Cart

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