Legends: Women Who Have Changed the World Through the Eyes of Great Women Writers

by John Miller

2021-01-05 12:52:42

Rendered by women artists and writers, these portraits illuminate the most influential women of our time. Liv Ullman marvels at Anne Frank''s faith in the face of atrocity. Claudia Roth Pierpont explores how Virginia Woolf''s atypical persona informe... Read more
Rendered by women artists and writers, these portraits illuminate the most influential women of our time. Liv Ullman marvels at Anne Frank''s faith in the face of atrocity. Claudia Roth Pierpont explores how Virginia Woolf''s atypical persona informed literature for the next hundred years. Camille Paglia champions Amelia Earhart as a pioneer who invaded the male world. The book also celebrates the fire of Angela Davis, the courage of Aung San Suu Kyi, the brains of Eleanor Roosevelt, andthe brio of Ella Fitzgerald. The essays are accompanied by striking duotone photographs by such photographers as Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray, and Cecil Beaton. Pairings include Joan Didion on Georgia O''Keeffe, Terry Tempest Williams on Rachel Carson, and Gloria Steinem on Marilyn Monroe. Less

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File size10 X 10 X 3.95 in
Print pages128
PublisherNew World Library
Publication date August 19, 2001
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781577310426
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John Miller has been involved in the driver training industry for over 35 years. He is a qualified and experienced instructor trainer and LGV instructor. For many years he ran his own driving school f...

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