This is an older book but has a wonderful history of feminism in the United States.  How life was lived and how feminism came about.  Life is about choices and the idea that women can do it all, is not true.  

Kate Kelley  highly recommends this book for all ladies. 

Women are an essential element in church history. Just as Deborah, Esther, and the New Testament Marys helped shape Bible history, so the women of the Reformed church have helped to make its history great. Readers are introduced to twelve sixteenth-century women who are not as well known today.  They provide an example to Christians today of strong service to Christ and His church, these influential, godly women were devoted to Reformation truth, in many cases provided support for their husbands, practiced hospitality, and stewarded their intellectual abilities. Their strength and bravery will inspire you, and your understanding of church history will become richer as you learn how God used them to further the Reformation through their work and influence. - Amazon.com

What does Katharina Luther do with an old monastery, lots of children, a busy husband, many guests, and little money? Work very hard! In The Woman Who Helped a Reformer, take a peek at Katharina Luther's days looking after it all out of thankfulness to God. These simple stories, written with 1-3 year olds in mind, have beautiful, engaging illustrations that will have your children asking you to read them over and over!  Amazon.com

Here is a scripturally based blueprint for the woman who really wants to be the wife God intended her to be. This book is based on Proverbs 31:10: An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. Thousands of women have already discovered the worth of this volume and testify to lives and marriages changed because of a commitment to the principles presented here. If this is a commitment you have made, or want to make, The Excellent Wife answers the difficult questions facing you today. The Excellent Wife is an absolute must for women today. Amazon.com

Not every hero story includes a world war, a cruel enemy, daring secret missions, and a hidden code for you to uncover. But Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s story does.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s story helps children understand faith, perseverance, and suffering in an approachable way. Readers will be inspired, as he was, to enjoy life during good times and to stand firm in faith during the hardest of times.
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For 2,000 years, Christians have courageously triumphed over beatings, stonings, burnings and every form of evil to boldly proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ. Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs, A.D. 33–Today is their story and your Christian heritage. With dozens of images, modernized English and up-to-date accounts of martyrdom, this edition includes testimonies not only of Foxe’s heroes from the early church to the Reformation but also of those martyred during the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, throughout the 20th century and up to today. Voice of the Martyrs.com 

A Movie!
 On Feb. 29, 1948, Richard Wurmbrand was arrested by the secret police. His crime? Leading Christian worship and witnessing — both of which were illegal under Romania’s atheistic Communist regime. Because of Richard’s faithfulness to Christ, he endured 14 years of prison and torture, while his wife, Sabina, suffered three years of forced labor and prison. Yet they emerged not with a bitter spirit but with a story of victorious faith. This biography explores the inspiring lives of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, combining their complete stories into a single volume for the first time. Voice of the Martyrs.com

For more than 20 years, Todd Nettleton has traveled to restricted nations for VOM to meet men and women who boldly live out their Christian faith at great cost. In his new book, When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians, Todd invites you to travel with him to meet these bold believers and hear their stories. Each stop on the journey will challenge you to reflect on your own walk with Christ along the sometimes-difficult path toward our heavenly home.
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