Recounts the life of the American poet, and traces her involvement in the socialist movement

The author shares her memories of Flanagan, her stepmother, and describes her years in the theater, including director of the Federal Theatre

The first biography of Gertrude Richardson (1875-1946), A Reconstructed World reveals her key role in the development of feminism and pacifism in England and Canada and her remarkable accomplishments as both an activist and a writer.

Arranged in A-to-Z format, more than 100 entries detail Anthony's life and role in the reform movements that consumed her for six decades. This work features end-of-entry bibliographies, a separate section of excerpted letters and documents -- including unpublished ones -- a chronology of Anthony's life, and a general index.

A charismatic stage and screen actress; a model whose beauty inspired some of the most arresting images of the 20th century; a visionary photographer; a revolutionary with deep commitments to communism; a woman whose life, loves and death were controversial; Tina Modotti (1896-1942) was all of these. Her life was one of almost unimaginable glamour, scandal and turmoil.

Details the public and private lives of Margaret Scott Olmsted, revealing her enormous contributions to the expansion of world peace that included the foundation of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and other valiant endeavors.

The diary of an ordinary woman of the early twentieth century documents the life of an outspoken feminist who struggled with the conflicts of career, marriage, children, sexuality, and spirituality

"A contempary anecdote not only confirms that Martha commanded respect in her own right during her lifetime, but also suggests an awkward truth later historians have preferred to ignore-that without Martha and her fortune, George might never have risen to social, military, and political prominence.Toward the end of his life, George Washington, war hero, retired president, and object of universal fame and veneration, was negotiating to purchase a plot of land in the new capital city, to be named in his honor. The seller, an aged veteran of the Revolution, was reluctant to part with the plot, even to so distinguished a purchaser. Washington persisted until the veteran's patience snapped: 'You think people take every grist that comes from you as the pure grain. What would you have been if you hadn't married the Widow Custis!' " -from the Introduction to Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty From the glittering social life of Virginia's wealthiest plantations to the rigors of winter camps during the American Revolution, Martha Washington was a central figure in some of the most important events in American history. Her story is a saga of social conflict, forbidden love affairs, ambiguous wills, mysterious death, heartbreaking loss, and personal and political triumph. Every detail is brought to vivid life in this engaging and astonishing biography of one of the best known, least understood figures in early American life.

When Helene Stapinski was just five years old, her grandfather tried to kill her entire family. A dramatic memory, yet commonplace in Helene's family - in 1922 her great-grandfather murdered her great-grandmother, and even her daily bread was stolen. These stories are part of Helene's heritage.

Opstellen over de antirevolutionaire politicus (1869-1944), die van 1922 tot 1939 leiding gaf aan vijf kabinetten.

Interviews met mensen die de Vlaamse schrijver (1882-1960) persoonlijk gekend hebben.

The author explores the landscapes and people of her native country, recounts the 1973 assassination of her uncle, which caused her to go into exile, and shares her experiences as an immigrant in post-September 11 America.

A compilation of personal and professional correspondence from the renowned anthropologist spans some sixty years and provides an incisive glimpse of Mead's relationships with family, friends, and colleagues, as well as her intimate thoughts on friendship, children, sexuality, marriage, career, and life.