Women Who Could... and Did: Lives of 26 Exemplary Artists and Scientists - Softcover

Kitaj, Karma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971595720 ISBN 13: 9780971595729

Publisher: Huckle Hill Pr, 2002

Synopsis

"Paper mentor" based on candid interviews with prominent artists and scientists over age 65 provides inspiration, support, and guidance for young women entering careers and for mid-career changers.

Parents, guidance and career counselors, as well as gender studies professors will find this book invaluable in providing women with role models who share their life stories with humor, compassion, and zest.

About this title

From the Author:

The women of this book have left us a legacy of hope, courage, conviction, and a model of passionate involvement with life. Meeting these "paper mentors" has changed my life. Life many women, I lacked mentors. Their stories have translated into an alternative mentoring experience for me. I hope that meeting the "women who could" will have some measure of impact on you, the next generation of powerful women.

From the Inside Flap:

In Women Who Could...and Did, you will discover:
*How to optimize your career opportunities
*How to overcome setbacks
*How to merge career and family
*Ways to promote a fulfilling life into old age

"How did they do it, these women who dreamed and dared before the second wave of the women's movement? Their fascinating stories move us toward answers. Most important, this book does not offer a simplistic psychodynamic answer but a much richer and more varied mosaic. It should help many of today's women, young and older." Jean Baker Miller, MD, Author, Toward A New Psychology of Women, Dir. of Training Institute, Stone Center, Wellesley College

"The book provides a vivid portrayal of the struggles and extraordinary resilience of some remarkable women...I expect that many young women who contemplate or have begun a science career will find the book useful and inspiring." Gerhard Sonnert, PhD Dept of Physics, Harvard Univ.,Author, Who Succeeds in Science:the Gender Dimension.

"A joy to read...accessible, engaging, and passionate in communicating its message." Catherine Kohler Riessman, Phd, Author, Divorce Talk, Professor Emerita, Boston University

About this edition

• Publisher: Huckle Hill Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0971595720
• ISBN 13: 9780971595729
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320