Times They Were A-Changing: Women Remember the '60s & '70s

by Linda Joy Myers (Editor), Amber Lea Starfire (Editor), Kate Farrell (Editor)

Overview

These forty-eight powerful stories and poems etch in vivid detail the breakthrough moments experienced by women during the life-changing era that was the '60s and '70s. And finally, here, they tell it like it was. Their stories range from Vietnam to France, from Chile to England, from the Haight-Ashbury to Greenwich Village, and from the Deep South to the Midwest. They write of cultural reverberations that reached into farm kitchens and city "pads," from coffeehouse jazz clubs to psychedelic rock concerts. This inspiring collection celebrates the women of the '60s and '70s, reminds them of the importance of their legacy, and seeks to motivate young women today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938314049
Publisher:	She Writes Press
Publication date:	09/08/2013
Pages:	354
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Linda Joy Myers has always been deliciously haunted by the power of the past to affect people in the stream of time. She has integrated her passion for history and her own struggles with intergenerational trauma into her work as a therapist and writer. The power of the truth to educate current generations about the past led Linda Joy to explore the little-known history of WWII in the weeks following the fall of France—which in turn led her to write The Forger of Marseille. She is the author of two memoirs, Don’t Call Me Mother and Song of the Plains, and four books on memoir writing. She’s also the founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers. You can learn more about Linda Joy’s work at www.namw.org and www.lindajoymyersauthor.com. She lives in Berkeley, CA.

Amber Lea Starfire, whose passion is helping others tell their stories, is the author of Week by Week and Not the Mother I Remember, due for release in the fall of 2013. A writing teacher and editor, she earned her MFA in Creative Writing from University of San Francisco and is a member of the California Writers Club in Napa and Santa Rosa, the Story Circle Network, the National Association of Memoir Writers, and the International Association for Journal Writing. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors. Visit her at: www.writingthroughlife.com.

Kate Farrell earned a MA from UC Berkeley; taught language arts in high schools, colleges, and universities; founded the Word Weaving storytelling project in collaboration with the California Department of Education with a grant from the Zellerbach Family Fund, and published numerous educational materials. She is founder of Wisdom Has a Voice memoir project and edited Wisdom Has a Voice. Farrell is president of the Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter, a board member of Redwood Branch of the California Writers Club, and a member of Story Circle Network and the National Association of Memoir Writers.

Editorial Reviews

This marvelous anthology shows the vital role outrider women played in changing our world—often overlooked, they were the heart of the ’60s revolution.”
—Brenda Knight, author of Women of the Beat Generation

“Times They Were A-Changing is the book long missing from the packed second-wave feminism shelf. Finally, the women you never heard from are speaking in their own powerful voices about how each pushed America toward greater equality and justice. If you are a woman over a certain age, you will find yourself in this book’s stories. If you are a woman of any other age, you will find your own story informed and enriched by these beautifully written, honest, and evocative essays.”
—Gloria Feldt, Cofounder and President of Take the Lead, former President,Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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