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Women's Movements: Networks and Debates in Post-communist ...

Women's Movements: Networks and Debates in Post-communist ...

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She refers to an article by Shana Penn on the role of women in "Solidarity".4 Shana Penn, an American scholar and journalist, came to Poland in 1990 and made interviews with women who were active in the dissident movement and in ...
Warsaw. The Jewish Metropolis: Essays in Honor of the 75th ...

Warsaw. The Jewish Metropolis: Essays in Honor of the 75th ...

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Some Reflections When in Warsaw in 1991, the American journalist Shana Penn interviewed Irena Grudzińska. Penn was surprised to learn that in 1969 Grudzińska had emigrated from Poland: the other Solidarity activists had spoken of ...
Performative Democracy

Performative Democracy

Elzbieta Matynia

Among the writings on the subject is Shana Penn, Solidarity's Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2005). See also Kondratowicz, Szminka na Sztandarze; and Graff, Swiat po ...
The Papers of William Penn, Volume 5: William Penn's ...

The Papers of William Penn, Volume 5: William Penn's ...

William Penn

Hugh Barbour, “William Penn, Model of Protestant Liberalism,” Church History, ( June 1979): 156, 157; Edward C. O. Beatty, William Penn as Social Philosopher ( New York, 1939), p. 303; Dunn, pp. 45-50; Edward Grubb, “The Early Quakers,” ...
Solidarity's Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland

Solidarity's Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland

Shana Penn

This work reveals the story of how these brave women ran Solidarity and the main opposition newspaper, "Tygodnik Mazowsze".
The Papers of William Penn, Volume 5: William Penn's ...

The Papers of William Penn, Volume 5: William Penn's ...

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Hugh Barbour, “William Penn, Model of Protestant Liberalism,” Church History, ( June 1979): 156, 157; Edward C. O. Beatty, William Penn as Social Philosopher ( New York, 1939), p. 303; Dunn, pp. 45-50; Edward Grubb, “The Early Quakers,” ...
Gender in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe and the USSR

Gender in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe and the USSR

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See, for instance, Kristi Long on the household in the Polish culture of resistance, or Shana Penn on women's role in Solidarność: Kristi Long, We All Fought for Freedom: Women in Poland's Solidarity Movement (Boulder, CO: Westview Press , ...
Solidarity's Secret: The Women who Defeated Communism in Poland

Solidarity's Secret: The Women who Defeated Communism in Poland

Shana Penn

Mentors, colleagues, readers, editors, publishers, and friends include Agata Araszkiewicz, Janice Baker- Weil, Dagmara Baraniew- ska, Erin Barclay, Tressa Berman, Chris Caes, Kim Chernin, Roma Ciesla, Violetta Cywicka, Arwen Donahue, ...
Bridges of Reform: Interracial Civil Rights Activism in ...

Bridges of Reform: Interracial Civil Rights Activism in ...

Shana Bernstein

In this book, Shana Bernstein uses World War II and Cold War Los Angeles as a locus of civilrights activity and explores its roots in multiracial organizing.
William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania

William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania

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A Comfortable Childhood William Penn was born on October 14, 1644, in his father's house in London, England. Luckily for Penn, he managed to survive life in London. Not every child did. In 1644, London was like most European cities of the ...
The Wild Truth of Tea: Unraveling the Complex Tea Business, ...

The Wild Truth of Tea: Unraveling the Complex Tea Business, ...

Shana Zhang

Unraveling the Complex Tea Business, Keys to Health and Chinese Tea Culture Shana Zhang, J.T. Hunter ... To my business partner JT Hunter, who is also my best friend in the world, I am deeply appreciative of your faith in me and the ...
Robert Penn Warren: Critical Perspectives

Robert Penn Warren: Critical Perspectives

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"Reminiscences: A Conversation with Robert Penn Warren." Southern Review, NS 16 (1980), 782–98. "Interview with Eleanor Clark and Robert Penn Warren." New England Review, 1 (1978), 49–70. Purdy, Rob Roy, ed. Fugitives' Reunion:  ...
William Penn

William Penn

Carole Marsh

Quaker preacher William Penn founded Pennsylvania in the 1600s.
William Penn's Advice to His Children

William Penn's Advice to His Children

William Penn

This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania: A Documentary ...

William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania: A Documentary ...

Jean R. Soderlund

Uses official documents, letters, pamphlets, newspaper articles and business records to document Penn's founding of a Quaker colony in the New World
William Penn's Own Account of Lenni Lenape Or Delaware Indians

William Penn's Own Account of Lenni Lenape Or Delaware Indians

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Penn interpreted their mode of living with understanding, sympathy and, on occasion, even wistful envy. This edition includes the texts of several early Indian treaties and related documents.
William Penn, Visionary & Proprietor: An Exhibit Catalog

William Penn, Visionary & Proprietor: An Exhibit Catalog

Sandra Gross

Presents information about English religious reformer and American colonist William Penn (1644-1718), compiled by Tuomi J. Forrest.
Camp William Penn

Camp William Penn

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The vintage photographs in Camp William Penn were obtained from government agencies, universities, historical organizations, and the personal collections of soldiersAa' descendants.
Freedom Seeker: A Story about William Penn

Freedom Seeker: A Story about William Penn

Gwenyth Swain

Chronicles the life of William Penn who, after being jailed in England for openly practicing the Quaker religion, was granted the colony of Pennsylvania by the king, where he was able to create a new government based on his ideals.
Lead Us Not Into Penn Station

Lead Us Not Into Penn Station

Bruce Ducker

Or does it? LEAD US NOT INTO PENN STATION is a picaresque, a tale following three young men through the rapids of loyalty, stasis, and mutability. Comic and nostalgic, it tells the story of a boy's redemptive love for his father.
What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?

What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?

Dave Lingwood

An illustrated selection of answers to the title's question, submitted online and collected by Ben Nemtin, Dave Lingwood, Duncan Penn and Jonnie Penn, collectively known as The Buried Life and featured in the MTV reality television series ...
Selected poems of Robert Penn Warren

Selected poems of Robert Penn Warren

Robert Penn Warren

More than 200 poems from every phase of the celebrated poet's writing are gathered in this collection that features several previously unpublished pieces.
William Penn

William Penn

George Hodges

1901. A sketch of William Penn who was a leading figure of the English Quakers and founder of the American colony, Pennsylvania by Hodges, American Episcopal clergyman and author of many books and articles.
William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania, 1680-1684: a ...

William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania, 1680-1684: a ...

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An invaluable collection of primary source materials on the founding and constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from the King's Charter for "Penn's Woods" onwards.
Penn Yan and Keuka Lake

Penn Yan and Keuka Lake

Charles R. Mitchell

Penn Yan and Keuka Lake share a history that is rich in architecture, industry, and tradition.
Penn Yan and Keuka Lake

Penn Yan and Keuka Lake

Charles R. Mitchell

Penn Yan and Keuka Lake share a history that is rich in architecture, industry, and tradition.
The Colony of Pennsylvania: A Primary Source History

The Colony of Pennsylvania: A Primary Source History

Melody S. Mis

S' Jtg >m the Charter of Pennsylvania "Wee have hereby made and ordained the aforesaid William Penn, his heires and assignee, the true and ... He then gives Penn, his family, and the people he appoints control of the Pennsylvania colony.
You Got This!: Unleash Your Awesomeness, Find Your Path, and ...

You Got This!: Unleash Your Awesomeness, Find Your Path, and ...

Maya S. Penn

"Girls rights activist, Maya Penn introduces her inspirational handbook for teens and young adults to help them discover their passions and maximize their full potential for a creative, successful life."--Provided by publisher.

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