Women's and Gender Studies | Gallaudet University Press

Sister and Brother

A Family Story

By Agneta Pleijel
Translated by Harald Hille
Categories: Literature / Poetry / Literary Studies, Women's and Gender Studies

In this historical narrative, Swedish novelist Agneta Pleijel follows the lives of two ancestors, a sister and brother, each of whom played a role in the cultural life of Stockholm in the 19th century. ...

Women and Deafness

Double Visions

Edited by Brenda Jo Brueggemann & Susan Burch
Categories: Deaf Studies, Women's and Gender Studies

This new collection bridges two dynamic academic fields: Women’s Studies and Deaf Studies. The 14 contributors to this interdisciplinary volume apply research and methodological approaches from sociology, ...

Deaf Women's Lives

Three Self-Portraits

First Edition

By Bainy Cyrus, Eileen Katz, Celeste Cheyney, and Frances M. Parsons
Introduction by Brenda Jo Brueggemann
Categories: Women's and Gender Studies, Biography / Memoir
Series: Deaf Lives

Three deaf women with widely varying stories share their experiences in this unique collection, revealing the vast differences in the circumstances of their lives, but also striking similarities. In Bainy ...