Legends: Women Who Have Changed the World Through the Eyes of Great Women Writers

by John Miller, Anjelica Huston (Introduction)

Overview

Rendered by women artists and writers, these portraits illuminate the most influential women of our time. Liv Ullman marvels at Anne Frank’s faith in the face of atrocity. Claudia Roth Pierpont explores how Virginia Woolf’s atypical persona informed literature for the next hundred years. Camille Paglia champions Amelia Earhart as a pioneer who invaded the male world. The book also celebrates the fire of Angela Davis, the courage of Aung San Suu Kyi, the brains of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the brio of Ella Fitzgerald. The essays are accompanied by striking duotone photographs by such photographers as Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray, and Cecil Beaton. Pairings include Joan Didion on Georgia O’Keeffe, Terry Tempest Williams on Rachel Carson, and Gloria Steinem on Marilyn Monroe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781577311836
Publisher:	New World Library
Publication date:	08/09/2001
Edition description:	First Trade Paper Edition
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	625,954
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)