Particular Passions

Particular Passions
Author: Lynn Gilbert
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1981
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Interviews with Lillian Hellman, Agnes de Mille, Margaret Mead, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Steinem, Billie Jean King, Bella Abzug, Diana Vreeland, Julia Child, Sylvia Porter, Alberta Hunter, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Barbara Walters, and Betty Friedan, among others.

The Political Life of Bella Abzug, 1920–1976

The Political Life of Bella Abzug, 1920–1976
Author: Alan H. Levy
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2013-10-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0739181653

A Political Biography of Bella Abzug, 1920–1976, explores the political life of one of the most compelling figures in American politics of the 70s. Passionate and intelligent, Abzug was one of the most potent forces for political change in the country. Both loved and loathed for her forceful personality, she gained her greatest fame in the battle for women’s rights. Her career hit its peak when the world of American politics was changing and Levy aptly places Abzug in the thick of historical events and cultural shifts that changed the landscape of politics.

I, Rhoda

I, Rhoda
Author: Valerie Harper
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1451699484

The heartwarming memoir of beloved television actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and on Rhoda. Valerie Harper was an unknown actress when she won the groundbreaking role of Rhoda Morgenstern, Mary Tyler Moore’s lovable and self-deprecating on-screen best friend. Bold and hilarious, the native New Yorker and struggling working girl was unlucky in love and insecure about her weight—in other words, every woman’s best friend. Harper represented a self-reliant new identity for women of the 1970s. She fought for equal rights alongside feminists Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug; and her incredible showbiz journey, which began on Broadway with Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason, led her to four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. Harper is upbeat and funny, and her inspiring life story is laced with triumphs and transformative obstacles. This beloved actress’s incredible pluck, indomitable spirit, and warm and generous heart have touched our lives and kept us entertained for decades.

A Feminist in the White House

A Feminist in the White House
Author: Doreen J. Mattingly
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0190468602

Midge Costanza was one of the unlikeliest of White House insiders. But for a time during the seventies, this "loud-mouthed, pushy little broad" with no college education was a prominent focal point of the American culture wars. In this book, Doreen J. Mattingly draws on Costanza's life to tell a wider, but heretofore neglected, story of the hopeful yet fraught era of gender politics in late 70s Washington - a history that is not just important to US women's and presidential history but which continues to resonate in politics today.

Bella Abzug

Bella Abzug
Author: Doris Faber
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1976
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

A biography of Congresswoman Bella Abzug who has crusaded for peace, civil liberties, and women's rights.

My Life So Far (with Bonus Content)

My Life So Far (with Bonus Content)
Author: Jane Fonda
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 636
Release: 2005-04-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 158836478X

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Jane Fonda, in her own words—and now experience the story of her life in the HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. “To hold this book in your hands is to be astonished by how much living can be packed into sixty-plus years.”—Los Angeles Times America knows Jane Fonda as actress and activist, feminist and wife, workout guru and role model. In this extraordinary memoir, Fonda shows that she is much more. From her youth among Hollywood’s elite to her film career and her activism today, Fonda reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes “can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently.” Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, My Life So Far is filled with insights into the personal struggles of a woman living a remarkable life. “In the process of writing this book I discovered there were clear, broad, even universal themes that ran through my life, a coherent arc to my journey that, if I could be truthful in the telling, might provide a road map for other women as they face the challenges of relationships, self-image, and forgiveness. What I did not anticipate was how my journey would also resonate with men.”—From the Introduction This eBook includes the full text of the book plus the following additional content: • 50 new photos from Jane Fonda’s personal and family archives, many often never seen in public • A free chapter from Jane Fonda’s Prime Time Praise for My Life So Far “[A] sisterly, enveloping memoir . . . an intimate, haunting book that might as well be catnip from its ever controversial author.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Terrific . . . rich . . . unexpectedly quite moving.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Fiercely intelligent, detailed, probing, rigorously revealing.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “Fonda possesses a raw and affecting candor. . . . Her honesty [is] a force.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “A fearless book . . . fascinating.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Truly compelling.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Riveting.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases

Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
Author: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2018-04-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3732648621

Reproduction of the original: Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases by Ida B. Wells-Barnett

An Irish Passion for Justice

An Irish Passion for Justice
Author: Robert Polner
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2024-05-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1501775359

An Irish Passion for Justice reveals the life and work of Paul O'Dwyer, the Irish-born and quintessentially New York activist, politician, and lawyer who fought in the courts and at the barricades for the rights of the downtrodden and the marginalized throughout the 20th century. Robert Polner and Michael Tubridy recount O'Dwyer's legal crusades, political campaigns, and civic interactions, deftly describing how he cut a principled and progressive path through New York City's political machinery and America's reactionary Cold War landscape. Polner and Tubridy's dynamic, penetrating depiction showcases O'Dwyer's consistent left-wing politics and defense of accused Communists in the labor movement, which exposed him to sharp criticism within and beyond the Irish-American community. Even so, his fierce beliefs, loyalty to his brother William, who was the city's mayor after World War II, and influence in Irish-American circles also inspired respect and support. Recognized by his gentle brogue and white pompadour, he fought for the creation of Israel, organized Black voters during the Civil Rights movement, and denounced the Vietnam War as an insurgent Democratic candidate for US Senate. Finally, he enlisted future president Bill Clinton to bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland. As the authors demonstrate, O'Dwyer was both a man of his time and a politician beyond his years. An Irish Passion for Justice tells an enthralling and inspiring New York immigrant story that uncovers how one person, shaped by history and community, can make a difference in the world by holding true to their ideals.