The Book of Awesome Women Writers: Medieval Mystics, Pioneering Poets, Fierce Feminists and First Ladies of Literature (Literary Gift)

by Becca Anderson

Overview

Becca Anderson, author of the bestseller, The Book of Awesome Women, has gathered the most revered and radical women writers of history. Beginning with the first recorded writer of either gender and ending with acclaimed authors of today, including Toni Morrison and J.K. Rowling, this is a must-read for those who must read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642501223
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	03/17/2020
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	799,269
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Becca Anderson comes from a long line of teachers and preachers from Ohio and Kentucky. The teacher side of her family led her to become a woman's studies scholar and the author of the bestselling The Book of Awesome Women. An avid collector of affirmations, meditations, prayers and blessings, she helps run a "Gratitude and Grace Circle" that meets monthly at homes, churches and bookstores in the San Francisco Bay Area where she currently resides. Becca Anderson credits her spiritual practice and daily prayer with helping her recover from cancer and wants to share this encouragement with anyone who is facing difficulty in life with Prayers for Hard Times and her latest, The Woman's Book of Prayer. The author of Think Happy to Stay Happy and Every Day Thankful, Becca Anderson shares prayers and affirmations, inspirational writings and suggested acts of kindness at https: //thedailyinspoblog.wordpress.com. She also blogs about Awesome Women at https: //theblogofawesomewomen.wordpress.com/ @AndersonBecca_ on Twitter @BeccaAndersonWriter on Facebook @BeccaAndersonWriter on Instagram

Table of Contents

Editor's Note by Ntozake Shange 11

Foreword Vicki León 14

Introduction 17

Chapter 1 First Ladies of Literature-Mothers of Invention 19

Chapter 2 Ink in Their Veins- Theories of Relativity 49

Chapter 3 Mystics and Madwomen-Subversive Piety 68

Chapter 4 Banned, Blacklisted, and Arrested-Daring Dissidents 106

Chapter 5 Prolific Pens-Indefatigable Ink 139

Chapter 6 Speculative Sorceresses of Science Fiction-Word-Weavers of Wonder 159

Chapter 7 Salonists and Culture Makers-Hermeneutic Circles and Human History 217

Chapter 8 Women Whose Books Are Loved Too Much-Adored Authors 269

Appendix: Book Groups-Chatting It Up 301

Resource Guide 305

Acknowledgments 310

Bibliography 311

Index of Names Cited 313

Index of Works and Periodicals Cited 321

General Index 333

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“I read a little from this book each day as there is so much information packed in here. I had no idea that the first recorded writer in human history was a woman! I am learning so much from this and it is written in a delightfully entertaining way. I am inspired!”

—Varla Ventura, author of Sheroes

“Enter into this fascinating world of women who are desperately in love with books. They are a diverse group of personalities who were at times ignored, banned and reviled by the public for their use of the written word. Becca Anderson offers some intriguing and entertaining profiles of women in the literary scene. They are listed in cool categories which include prolific pens, those whose books were banned, women who wrote from a different spiritual point of view and other interesting facts about women in the field of literature.

Did you know that women were responsible for writing the Bible under the "guidance" of Jerome? Are you aware of the prolific amount of prose penned by Barbara Cartland, Margaret Mead and Edith Wharton? These are just a few tidbits of information that will encourage you to read more and, hopefully, be inspired to pick up the pen yourself!”

—Autumn Stephens, author of Wild Words from Wild Women

“This book is a testament to the relationship and contributions of women writers, lest we forget their impact and inspiration. Becca paints portraits of women writers with her energetic and enigmatic words in an accessible and engaging manner. Please join me on this amazing journey through women’s history—I know you will be as inspired by it as I have been.”
—Ntozake Shange, author of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

"Dig deep in this rich history of women writers. Essential."

—Lawrence Ferlinghetti, cofounder of City Lights

“So go on, do some guilt-free indulging in the pages of Becca Anderson’s basket of literary bonbons. She has gathered a wealth of delectable stories in which to immerse ourselves, a bite at a time. Let’s hear it for bibliophiles and book ladies–our richest yet most non-fattening vice.”

—Vicki León, author of the Uppity Women'series