I checked on amazon.com and there it is.  Not  the Dorothy Sayers one.

Andrea

On Jun 27, 2006, at 12:46 PM, Susan Hayden wrote:


> Catherine MacKinnon, "Are Women Human?' this book is not listed in

> Books-In-Print, therefore it must be out-of-print.

>

> The group may be interested in reading the following book:

> When Dad Hurts Mom:  Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of 

> Witnessing

> Abuse by Lundy Bancroft --

>     Library Journal

> (August 1, 2004; 0-399-15110-9; 978-0-399-15110-1)

>

> The author of Why Does He Do That? (see above) counsels battered 

> mothers on

> how to rebuild their lives and heal the damage done to their victimized

> children. Especially notable are suggestions for repairing the 

> mother/child

> relationship and valuable and shrewd advice on dealing with abusive 

> fathers

> and the social institutions that impact their lives. (LJ 4/1/04). 

> Copyright

> 2004 Reed Business Information.

>

> A book title dealing with women and numeracy that is affordable may be 

> more

> difficult for interested persons to find.

>

> Susan Hayden

> Adult Services Library Consultant

> West Virginia Library Commission

> 1900 Kanawha BLVD, East

> Charleston, WV 25305

> haydens at wvlc.lib.wv.us

> 304-558-3978, ext. 2014

> FAX:  304-558-1612

>

> "What makes a book great, a so-called classic, is its quality of always

> being modern, of its author, though he be long dead, continuing to 

> speak to

> each new generation."

> - Lawrence Clark Powell

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "OLC" <reader at wcoil.com>

> To: "The Women and Literacy Discussion List" <womenliteracy at nifl.gov>

> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:51 AM

> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 384] Re: women and literacy reading group

>

>

>> Daphne...I have searched around for this book and have not found it at

>> Borders, Waldenbooks or elsewhere. They all say it is not available. 

>> Where

>> can you get it?  Reader @wcoil.com    Rose Marie

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu>

>> To: <womenliteracy at nifl.gov>

>> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:39 AM

>> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 344] Re: women and literacy reading group

>>

>>

>>> Bonnie and others-

>>> feel free to look for the book. But if we want to do a book 

>>> discussion on

>>> this listserv, we will need to go through a process where we figure 

>>> out

>>> when/how to run it, who will run it, and which book/article we all 

>>> want

>>> to

>>> read. Ideally, I would like to focus on our women and numeracy issue

>>> right

>>> now, because we have a guest facilitator who can only be with us for 

>>> the

>>> next two weeks. I know that many of you have expressed an interest in

>>> discussing numeracy on this listserv with an expert, so here is our

>>> chance. However, if people want to pursue a the idea of a book 

>>> discussion

>>> now, I am open to that.

>>> Daphne

>>>

>>>

>>>>>> bfreeman at famlit.org 6/20/2006 11:30 AM >>>

>>> I have had experience.  Not online however it can't be to difficult.

>>> I'll look for this book.

>>>

>>>

>>> Bonnie Lash Freeman

>>> Director - Training/Special Projects

>>> National Center for Family Literacy

>>> 325 W Main St Suite 300

>>> Louisville, KY 40202

>>> 502 584 1133 ext 115

>>> bfreeman at famlit.org

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov

>>> [mailto:womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Andrea Wilder

>>> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 5:37 PM

>>> To: The Women and Literacy Discussion List

>>> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 328] Re: women and literacy reading group

>>>

>>> Bonnie et al,

>>>

>>> The first book I'd like to suggest is by Catherine MacKinnon, "Are 

>>> Women

>>> Human?'  I've talked about this book on the list before, as I bought 

>>> it

>>> after hearing MacKinnon, but I would like to read it WITH other 

>>> people.

>>> has anyone here had experience with leading a book discussion?  She 

>>> is a

>>> lawyer with an international clientele, very lucid speaker, very

>>> thoughtful, very respectful of audience questions.

>>>

>>> What do others think?

>>>

>>> Andrea

>>> On Jun 18, 2006, at 12:14 PM, Bonnie Freeman wrote:

>>>

>>>> Andrea,

>>>> Have you created a book list as yet?

>>>> Bonnie

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Bonnie Lash Freeman

>>>> Director - Training/Special Projects

>>>> National Center for Family Literacy

>>>> 325 W Main St Suite 300

>>>> Louisville, KY 40202

>>>> 502 584 1133 ext 115

>>>> bfreeman at famlit.org

>>>>

>>>> -----Original Message-----

>>>> From: womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov

>>>> [mailto:womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Andrea Wilder

>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 9:27 AM

>>>> To: The Women and Literacy Discussion List

>>>> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 325] Re: women and literacy reading group

>>>>

>>>> Daphne,

>>>>

>>>> I'd sure like to be in a women/literacy group on this list serv.  

>>>> What

>>>

>>>> do others think?

>>>>

>>>> Andrea

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> On Jun 18, 2006, at 4:03 AM, Cuban, Sondra wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> Daphne, I've started a reading group on women writers and 

>>>>> researchers

>>>

>>>>> on the topic of  women and literacy---so we'll read anything from

>>>>> Anna

>>>>

>>>>> Robinson-Pant's work to Sapphire to the Oakland Readers series on

>>>>> women. The group includes women lecturers, researchers, doctoral 

>>>>> and

>>>>> masters students from Education, Religious Studies, and, 

>>>>> Educational

>>>>> Research.  Everyone in the group is interested in issues related to

>>>>> women and literacy from different angles. Thats what I mean. The

>>>>> staff

>>>>

>>>>> learning centre at the university offers literacy courses to those

>>>>> who

>>>>

>>>>> want literacy and language instruction. I think your idea of 

>>>>> starting

>>>

>>>>> a women and literacy reading group for women literacy learners is a

>>>>> good one. It would be different than what the staff centre

>>>>> offers--using a reading group venue might be a lot of fun too. I'll

>>>>> think about how that could work! Thanks, Sondra -----Original

>>>>> Message-----

>>>>> From: womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Daphne Greenberg

>>>>> Sent: Sat 6/17/2006 6:53 PM

>>>>> To: womenliteracy at nifl.gov

>>>>> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 323]  women and literacy reading group

>>>>>

>>>>> Sondra,

>>>>> When you say that you have started a women and literacy reading 

>>>>> group

>>>

>>>>> at your university, what do you mean? Is this a group for women who

>>>>> have difficulty reading that is held at the university, is it for

>>>>> faculty/staff? How often does it mean and what happens in the 

>>>>> group?

>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>> Daphne

>>>>>

>>>>> Daphne Greenberg

>>>>> Assistant Professor

>>>>> Educational Psych. & Special Ed.

>>>>> Georgia State University

>>>>> P.O. Box 3979

>>>>> Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3979

>>>>> phone: 404-651-0127

>>>>> fax:404-651-4901

>>>>> dgreenberg at gsu.edu

>>>>>

>>>>> Daphne Greenberg

>>>>> Associate Director

>>>>> Center for the Study of Adult Literacy Georgia State University 

>>>>> P.O.

>>>>> Box 3977 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3977

>>>>> phone: 404-651-0127

>>>>> fax:404-651-4901

>>>>> dgreenberg at gsu.edu

>>>>>>>> s.cuban at lancaster.ac.uk 06/15/06 4:36 AM >>>

>>>>> Hi Mev, Hi all,

>>>>>

>>>>> I was really sorry to miss the women and literacy conference this

>>>>> past

>>>>

>>>>> year, ---- it looked fantastic!!! I am now living in England (and

>>>>> Ujwala, if you are reading this, please call me!). I have started a

>>>>> women and literacy reading group at my university, and would like 

>>>>> to

>>>>> do more....Are there others out there who can make some suggestions

>>>>> about what an academic can do to create more women-literacy

>>>>> knowledge-generating activities in or around her workplace and

>>>>> community? Thanks and hope you are doing well! Sondra

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> -----Original Message-----

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