Julie Mills

Lies from Grandma's Grave is a powerful true story of a family torn apart by manipulation, generational trauma, and the heartbreaking lies that shaped a daughter's entire life. Told by sisters Julie Mills and Jodie Meyer, this memoir uncovers the hidden truth behind their mother Beverly's suffering. From childhood abuse to years of emotional control, Beverly endured a life overshadowed by deceit. Her children grew up believing the version of the story crafted for them, until decades later the family reunited and the truth finally surfaced. This memoir takes readers through Beverly's early years, the pain of being separated from her first child, the cruelty she endured behind closed doors, and the long journey toward discovering her real story. It's an intimate look at resilience, survival, and the strength it takes to reclaim your voice after a lifetime of emotional darkness. For readers who appreciate raw, unfiltered memoirs about family secrets, mother-daughter relationships, childhood trauma, and healing, this book offers both heartbreak and hope. Lies from Grandma's Grave is more than a family story. It's a reminder that the truth always finds its way to the light.

Lies from Grandma's Grave is a powerful true story of a family torn apart by manipulation, generational trauma, and the heartbreaking lies that shaped a daughter's entire life. Told by sisters Julie Mills and Jodie Meyer, this memoir uncovers the hidden truth behind their mother Beverly's suffering. From childhood abuse to years of emotional control, Beverly endured a life overshadowed by deceit. Her children grew up believing the version of the story crafted for them, until decades later the family reunited and the truth finally surfaced. This memoir takes readers through Beverly's early years, the pain of being separated from her first child, the cruelty she endured behind closed doors, and the long journey toward discovering her real story. It's an intimate look at resilience, survival, and the strength it takes to reclaim your voice after a lifetime of emotional darkness. For readers who appreciate raw, unfiltered memoirs about family secrets, mother-daughter relationships, childhood trauma, and healing, this book offers both heartbreak and hope. Lies from Grandma's Grave is more than a family story. It's a reminder that the truth always finds its way to the light.

Women in the developed world expect to work in the labour force over the course of their lives. On finishing school more girls are entering universities and undertaking professional training for careers than ever before. Males and females enter many high status professions in roughly equal numbers. However, engineering stands out as a profession that remains obstinately male dominated. Despite efforts to change, little progress has been made in attracting and retaining women in engineering. This book analyses the outcomes of a decade-long investigation into this phenomenon, framed by two questions: Why are there so few women in engineering? And why is this so difficult to change? The study includes data from two major surveys, accounts from female engineers in a range of locations and engineering fields, and case studies of three large engineering corporations. The authors explore the history and politics of several organisations related to women in engineering, and conclude with an analysis of a range of campaigns that have been waged to address the issue of women’s minority status in engineering. Challenging Knowledge, Sex and Power will be of great interest to students of feminist economics, and is also relevant to researchers in women’s studies and engineering education.

Women in the developed world expect to work in the labour force over the course of their lives. On finishing school more girls are entering universities and undertaking professional training for careers than ever before. Males and females enter many high status professions in roughly equal numbers. However, engineering stands out as a profession that remains obstinately male dominated. Despite efforts to change, little progress has been made in attracting and retaining women in engineering. This book analyses the outcomes of a decade-long investigation into this phenomenon, framed by two questions: Why are there so few women in engineering? And why is this so difficult to change? The study includes data from two major surveys, accounts from female engineers in a range of locations and engineering fields, and case studies of three large engineering corporations. The authors explore the history and politics of several organisations related to women in engineering, and conclude with an analysis of a range of campaigns that have been waged to address the issue of women’s minority status in engineering. Challenging Knowledge, Sex and Power will be of great interest to students of feminist economics, and is also relevant to researchers in women’s studies and engineering education.

Women continue to comprise a small minority of students in engineering education and subsequent employment, despite the numerous initiatives over the past 25 years to attract and retain more women in engineering. This book demonstrates the ways in which traditional engineering education has not attracted, supported or retained female students and identifies the issues needing to be addressed in changing engineering education to become more gender inclusive. This innovative and much-needed work also addresses how faculty can incorporate inclusive curriculum within their courses and programs, and provides a range of exemplars of good practice in gender inclusive engineering education that will be immediately useful to faculty who teach engineering students.

Women continue to comprise a small minority of students in engineering education and subsequent employment, despite the numerous initiatives over the past 25 years to attract and retain more women in engineering. This book demonstrates the ways in which traditional engineering education has not attracted, supported or retained female students and identifies the issues needing to be addressed in changing engineering education to become more gender inclusive. This innovative and much-needed work also addresses how faculty can incorporate inclusive curriculum within their courses and programs, and provides a range of exemplars of good practice in gender inclusive engineering education that will be immediately useful to faculty who teach engineering students.