The Head Ladies in Charge is the first ever socially powered book that highlights the accomplishments of women from all walks of life. These Head Ladies in Charge, #HLIC, are making strides in their respective industries, communities, and with their families as they take the world by storm. Many credit their strong faith in God to accomplishing greater greats and higher highs. These women understand what it takes to be successful, not just in their careers but in their businesses and in their personal lives as a whole. "When we came up with the Head Ladies in Charge, we wanted to use our social media platform to spotlight these ladies and help them accomplish their dreams, as well as inspire and empower other women," says Brown, co-founder of Head Ladies in Charge.Created by Che Brown and Trevor Otts, Head Ladies in Charge is the missing link to bringing women together on a global communal scale. Each woman that was selected to be in the Head Ladies in Charge book gave their personal accounts of how they overcame adversity and prevailed to accomplish what they always envisioned for themselves and those around them. "This movement is significant on so many levels because it allows women to reach out to one another while accomplishing their own dreams and leaving the legacies they always envisioned. This book is not just a book of collective stories of success; it's a book about triumphant success that each lady has encountered during her journey of becoming a Head Lady in Charge," adds Otts, co-founder of Head Ladies in Charge.

The Politics of Female Households is the first collection that seeks to integrate ladies-in-waiting into the master narrative of early modern court studies. Presenting evidence and analysis of the multifarious ways in which ‘women above stairs’ shaped the European courts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it argues for a re-assessment of their political influence. The cultural agency of ladies-in-waiting is viewed in the reflection of portraiture, pamphlets and masques: their political dealings and patronage are revealed through analysis of letters, family networks, career patterns, gift exchange and household structures, as well as their activities in the fields of intelligence-gathering and espionage. By concentrating on a previously neglected area of female agency, this collection demonstrates clearly that the political climate of Europe was often shaped outside the male-dominated institutions of government and administration. Contributors include: Helen Graham-Matheson, Hannah Leah Crummé, Katrin Keller, Vanessa de Cruz, Birgit Houben, Dries Raeymaekers, Janet Ravenscroft, Una McIlvenna, Rosalind K. Marshall, Oliver Mallick, Cynthia Fry, Nadine Akkerman, Sara J. Wolfson, Fabian Persson, and Jeroen Duindam.

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He looked at me, his face saying: "It was my fault. If not for me, Mother would still be alive." He spoke to me slowly, controlling his emotions, "There was not enough money to do things that she wanted to do. She took a second job, cleaning a beauty shop after hours. She would work until about eleven thirty and catch the train home at midnight." "One day, two weeks before I was to be born, she cleaned the lunchroom as usual. There was no leftover food for her to eat between jobs, so she went to the second job having eaten no food since noon. She finished the second job at the usual time. She was very hungry and weak from the lack of food that day." He paused for a long time. He stared into the emptiness as if trying to reverse time. I knew he did not want to continue, but he felt he must. It was the first time he had said these words to another person. "It was raining that night. Her foot slipped on the wet platform, and she fell headlong in front of an oncoming train. The windshield wiper caught her just under the chest, punctured her heart. She was dead instantly. I died four and a half minutes later," he related to me, unable to move. I felt paralyzed. I could barely lift my arms. I gathered as much strength as I could, took him in my arms as a mother would, and whispered, "I love you, Jefferson A. Jones." . After a while, we just sat there exhausted, not daring to look at each other. We were afraid that just a glance at the other's face would lead to another uncontrollable emotional display. We both realized we were bonded forever.

Eight historical romances from the New York Times–bestselling author that celebrate the strength and determination of women fighting against the odds . . . From a penniless pauper to a stenographer, a governess, and an accused murderess, the heroines of this outstanding collection overcome incredible odds with grit and sophistication—to conquer their challenges and to find true love. The Ladies in Love Series includes: Polly, Ginny, Tilly, Susie, Daisy, Maggie, Poppy, and Amaryllis. “A romance writer who deftly blends humor and adventure.” —Booklist