And Then She Said: Quotations from Women Around the World
AndThen She Said: Quotations from Women Around
theGlobe treasury of quotations encompassing many centuries
experienced by women around the globe. This third volume of And Then She
Said brings together memorable thoughts in the most international,
multicultural collection available anywhere. Where else will you find women
like Zhang Jie, Bharati Mukherjee, Miriam Makeba, Aung San Suu Kyi, Rosalia da
Castro, Anna Akhmatova, Janet Frame and dozens more speaking to us about Achievement,
Aging, Friendship, Justice, Peace & War, Self-Respect, Success, Work and other
topics relevant to today?All quotes
appear in English, although a few also appear in their original language. Look
for your favorite women using the name index or find out more about an
unfamiliar author with the biographical index. A delight for browsers. A
revelation for students of women’s history. An essential addition to any
bookshelf. Compiled by J.D. Zahniser.163p; US$10.95. US$6.00.
A World of Woman Writers offers a striking and
colorful illustration of the wealth of women’s writing across the world and
through the centuries. The poster features more than 200 selected authors from
69 countries around the globe. A chronological list of important authors from a
region is superimposed on each portion of the world map, providing a visual
sense of women’s efforts. Accompanying each poster is a looseleaf chronological
index listing each author on the poster in order of their birth. In this way,
readers are able to gain an understanding of a writer’s contemporaries in other
regions. Gertrude Stein, for example, lived around the same time as Australia’s
Miles Franklin, the Japanese writer Yosano Akiko, and the Indian writer
Sarojini Naidu. A great educational tool for classrooms, book clubs or
individuals. Printed on heavy-duty paper. Shipped in sturdy cardboard
container. Compiled by J.D.Zahniser; designed by Kirsten Wedes. 167x156;
US$5.95 (includes supplementary chronological index).
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