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British Columbia's who's who : a biographical record of the men and women of our time, 1992-1996.

Heritage Society of B.C.

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Books

Call Number

REF 920.0711 BRI

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SD_ILS:29532

Who's who of Canadian women.

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Magazines & serials

Call Number

REF 920.720971 WHO 1999 9TH ED.

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SD_ILS:57815

Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old : thoughts on aging as a woman

Shields, Brooke, 1965- author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Books

Call Number

927.9143 SHI

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SD_ILS:788916

The ABCs of women's history

Cortez, Rio, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Books

Call Number

305.42 COR

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SD_ILS:794027

I will scream to the world

Dukureh, Jaha, 1989 or 1990- author.

Publication Date

2025

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Books

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923.66651 DUK

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SD_ILS:785207

Waiting game : the untold story of the women who served the Tudor queens

Clark, Nicola (Associate lecturer in history), author.

Publication Date

2025

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Books

Call Number

940.22 CLA

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SD_ILS:796349

Chrystia : from Peace River to Parliament Hill

Tsalikis, Catherine, author.

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2025

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SD_ILS:795052

Class [large print] : a memoir of motherhood, hunger, and higher education

Land, Stephanie, 1978-

Publication Date

2024

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Books

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306.87432086942 LAN

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SD_ILS:707690

But you don't look Arab : and other tales of unbelonging

Gorani, Hala, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

070.92 GOR

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SD_ILS:707712

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Carson McCullers : a life

Dearborn, Mary V., author.

Publication Date

2024

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Books

Call Number

928.152 MCC

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SD_ILS:707714

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In true face : a woman's life in the CIA, unmasked

Mendez, Jonna, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

327.12 MEN

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SD_ILS:707759

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Joyce Carol Oates : letters to a biographer

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author.

Publication Date

2024

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928.1354 OAT

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SD_ILS:707760

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Robbins, Dean, 1957- author.

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Adjani, Isabelle, 1955- actor.

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Anderson, Joan, 1943- author.

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Anthony, Carl Sferrazza, author.

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Bagieu, Pénélope, author, illustrator.

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Colón, Raúl, illustrator.

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Converse, Cathy, 1944- author.

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Coulter, Kristi, 1970- author.

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Havrilesky, Heather, author.

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Holt, Nathalia, 1980- author.

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Huber, Hillary, narrator.

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Hylick, Joylette, author.

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Jordan-Fenton, Christy, author.

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Kaiser, Lisbeth, author.

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Klobuchar, Amy, author.

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Lynn, Loretta, author.

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Madia, Brianna, author, narrator.

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McCaddon, Wanda.

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Moore, Katherine (Writer at National Geographic Kids), author.

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Nagata, Kabi, author, illustrator.

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Olson, Lynne, author.

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Page, Susan, 1951- author.

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Ransome, James, illustrator.

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Riggs, Nina, author.

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Romero, Libby, author.

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Shapiro, Dani, author.

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Silvey, Anita, author.

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Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-

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Strauss, Gwen, author.

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Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall, 1931- author.

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Thottam, Jyoti, author.

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Todd, Traci N., author.

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., film distributor.

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Wallace, Max, author.

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Wallmark, Laurie, author.

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Watson, Renée, author.

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Weiss, Jim, reader.

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Westover, Tara, author.

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Women Make Movies (Firm), film distributor.

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Wu, Katy, illustrator.

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Abrams, Stacey, author.

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Abu-Jaber, Diana, author.

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Adaptation of (work): Ronstadt, Linda. Simple dreams: a musical memoir.

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Adducci, Laura, narrator.

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Al-Ghoul, Asmaa, 1982- author.

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Albero, Ana, illustrator.

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Albright, Madeleine Korbel, author.

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Amini-Holmes, Liz.

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Anderson, Joan, 1943-

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Anolik, Lili, author.

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Armstrong, Sally, 1943- author.

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Arnold, Katie (Runner), author.

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Arts and Entertainment Network, film distributor.

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Atwood, Kathryn J.

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Bagge, Peter, author, illustrator.

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Ball, Molly, author.

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Bandele, Asha, author.

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Bauermeister, Erica, author.

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Bauerschmidt, Tim, author.

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Bechdel, Alison, 1960- writer of introduction.

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Bedford, Sybille, 1911-2006

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Beller, Elizabeth, author.

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Benedict, Marie, author.

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Benge, Geoff, author.

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Blais, Madeleine, author.

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Blake, Marisa, reader.

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Blanchard, Rowan, 2001- narrator.

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Boessenecker, John, 1953- author.

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Bolden, Tonya, author.

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Borlase, Craig, author.

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Boyle, Susan, 1961-

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Boyle, Zoe, actor.

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Brennan-Jobs, Lisa, 1978- author.

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Breslin, Susannah, author.

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Bridge, Kathryn Anne, 1955- author.

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Brina, Elizabeth Miki, 1981- author.

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Brockes, Emma, author.

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Bron, Anna, 1989- illustrator.

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Brooks, Arthur C., 1964- author.

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Brown, Tina, author.

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Browne, Jackson, on-screen participant.

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Burleigh, Robert.

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Butala, Sharon, 1940- author.

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Byrne, Paula, author.

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Calvert, Jennifer, author.

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Carew, Keggie, author.

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Carlile, Brandi, on-screen participant.

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Carr, Emily, 1871-1945.

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Carrau, Bob, author.

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Chambers, Cassie, author.

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Chambers, Veronica, author.

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Chang, Jung, 1952- author.

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Chaudry, Rabia, author.

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Cheney, Liz, 1966- author.

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Christie, Karen, author.

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Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.

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