In Her Own Words
Women's Memoirs from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States
$36.82
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
22 October 1999
Summary
Jill Ker Conway, author of one of the most celebrated memoirs of recent decades, is also the premier anthologist of women’s autobiographical writing.
In Her Own Words is Conway’s distillation of women’s experience from the British Commonwealth world she came from, compared with major themes in women’s lives in the United States, which is now her home.
In this dazzling collection, we meet twelve remarkable women—from Shirley Chisholm, the West Indian-raised girl who be…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679781530 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679781536 |
| Author: | Jill Ker Conway |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 1999 |
| Weight: | 734g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 38mm |
| Series: | In Her Own Words |
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About The Author
Jill Ker Conway
Jill Ker Conway was born in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958, and received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1969. In 1962 she married John Conway and moved with him to his native Canada. From 1964 to 1975 she taught at the University of Toronto, where she was also Vice President, before going to Smith College. Since 1985 she has been a visiting scholar and professor in MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society. She serves on the boards of Nike, Merrill Lynch, and Colgate-Palmolive, and as Chairman of Lend Lease Corporation. She lives in Boston.
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