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The Norton Book of Women's Lives

Phyllis Rose

Paperback | Pages: 164 pages

Rating: 4.2 | 106 Users | 15 Reviews

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Title	:	The Norton Book of Women's Lives
Author	:	Phyllis Rose
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 164 pages
Published	:	April 17th 1995 by W. W. Norton Company (first published October 1st 1993)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Feminism. Biography. History. Anthologies

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"This magnificent, handsome, handful of an anthology . . ."* includes sixty-one substantial selections from the twentieth-century literature of women's lives: autobiographies, journals, and memoirs. "As varied in humanity as in geography,"** the women whose life stories are collected here include the famous—Maya Angelou, Maxine Hong Kingston, Anne Frank, Virginia Woolf—and the surprising—Emma Mashinini, a black South African labor organizer; Onnie Lee Logan, an Alabama "granny" midwife; Sara Suleri, an expatriate in America who reflects hilariously on the language of food in her native Pakistan.



"Destined to become a classic,"‡ this treasury of women's lives, brimming with intelligence, passion, wit, and determination, is a celebration of life itself.



*Hungry Mind Review





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Original Title:	The Norton Book of Women's Lives
ISBN:	0393312909 (ISBN13: 9780393312904)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 4.2 From 106 Users | 15 Reviews

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Because of the breadth and richness of these 61 selections, which demonstrate the evolution of women's autobiographical writing, this anthology is destined to become a classic. Works of the famous, i.e., Helen Keller and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, are interspersed with those not publicly known. There are landmark passages from Anne Frank, Mary McCarthy, and Anais Nin, women whose names are synonymous with the diary form. Many passages represent the experiences of political activists like Bernadette



to be clear i have not read every single essay/excerpt in this. but i've read quite a few and i love love love it and look forward to delving into it for many years to come

To be savored as it is devoured.

My friend Maggie kept talking about this book. She checked it out from the library and renewed it a couple of times, I think, so when she finally took it back, I snagged it. There are the usual women we've all heard of and then many who were more obscure, at least to me. These are pieces from memoirs, diaries, letters and each one gives a glimpse into a life experience. I especially liked reading the ones from countries other than the U.S.

Very LONG. But a lot of interesting stories. It sat on my shelf for over 10 years, so I'm proud of myself for finally tackling this book!!!

Phyllis Rose is an American literary critic, essayist, biographer, and educator.She lives in Connecticut with her husband, writer and illustrator Laurent de BrunhoffVery LONG. But a lot of interesting stories. It sat on my shelf for over 10 years, so I'm proud of myself for finally tackling this book!!!