The book became a sensation-creating a social revolution by dispelling the myth that all women wanted to be happy homemakers. The results of this research formed the basis of The Feminine Mystique. To answer this question, Friedan surveyed other graduates of Smith College. But she was restless as a homemaker and began to wonder if other women felt the same way. Friedan then stayed home to care for her family. She returned to work after her first child was born, but lost her job when she was pregnant with her second, according to The Christian Science Monitor. Friedan got married in 1947 and had three children. Although she received a fellowship to study at the University of California, she chose instead to go to New York to work as a reporter. She advocated for an increased role for women in the political process and is remembered as a pioneer of feminism and the women’s rights movements.Ī bright student, Betty Friedan excelled at Smith College, graduating in 1942 with a bachelor’s degree. She also helped advance the women’s rights movement as one of the founders of the National Organization for Women (NOW). With her book The Feminine Mystique (1963), Betty Friedan (1921-2006) broke new ground by exploring the idea of women finding personal fulfillment outside of their traditional roles.
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Dumas transforms minor historical figures into larger- than-life characters: the Comte d’Artagnan, an impetuous young man in pursuit of glory the beguilingly evil seductress “Milady” the powerful and devious Cardinal Richelieu the weak King Louis XIII and his unhappy queen-and, of course, the three musketeers themselves, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, whose motto “all for one, one for all” has come to epitomize devoted friendship. This swashbuckling epic of chivalry, honor, and derring-do, set in France during the 1620s, is richly populated with romantic heroes, unattainable heroines, kings, queens, cavaliers, and criminals in a whirl of adventure, espionage, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, love, scandal, and suspense. Alexandre Dumas’s most famous tale- and possibly the most famous historical novel of all time- in a handsome hardcover volume. Paintings, unique, cubist-inspired painted wood wall hangings, undulating abstract sculptures and drawings adorn a hallway just off the hotel’s lobby. This summer, you have a chance to see his work on display at Hammetts Hotel in downtown Newport. The late Hollywood legend, known for bravura film characterizations such as “Zorba the Greek” and dozens of others over a 65-year career, was just as accomplished a painter and sculptor. In my view, at least, he was a protean talent in both. (Photo courtesy Katherine Quinn)Ĭould he possibly have been as good an actor as he was an artist? Of course, that is the inverse of the question most of us would ask about Anthony Quinn. Anthony Quinn in his Bristol, RI studio in the mid 1990s. Alone for the first time, she brilliantly creates her own business and, once again, is part of the glittering world of the influential and famous, this time on her own terms … through her own effort. Suddenly torn from her privileged world, Valerie faces the hostility of the Penn family and finds herself caught in a web of rivalries, betrayal and murder. Why did she leave Valerie, and is she still alive?Anything Valerie wants is hers for the asking until Victor disappears in a mysterious plane crash. But her real mother, the beautiful starlet, remains a mystery. who is she and who are her real parents? A shy, silver-haired child, she was lovingly raised by a couple in Hollywood. Her life is a whirl of private jets charity balls mansions in London, New York, Paris and Beverly Hills priceless antiques endless passionate love and gifts beyond imagining … a stunning diamond necklace “just because it’s Tuesday and I love you.”But the mystery of her past continues to haunt Valerie. An opulent intricate, sizzling novel, Elements of Chance fulfils ever woman’s fantasy.Hauntingly beautiful, talented pianist Valerie Penn is one of the world’s wealthiest women, the pampered wife of banker Victor Penn, and the mother of their two children. A woman of desire, a legacy of deceit, a fortune worth killing for. Sweet and innocent nineteen year-old Jack has loved the older and more street wise Nick from almost the first time he met him. But their newly-expressed love is threatened by the heady allure of fame, gin and easy money. Jack and Nick seek fortune and adventure in the silent film era of Hollywood. Along the way, many of Hollywood’s players discover that unfortunately, sometimes dreams do come true. Flappers, screen idols and the men behind the star-making machine all conspire to interfere with Jack’s happiness. Sacrifices must be made if you want to be a part of the glitz and glamour. The celluloid kingdom demands a hefty price from all who want a piece of the dream. They just need to stick together, no matter what. When the young and innocent Jack heads to Hollywood with his best friend and lover – he believes that everything will be magical for them. It was a perfect opportunity, and the 1920’s seem like an interesting time to me.īlurb: The 1920’s are filled with gin, jazz, and the promise of easy money. I chose historical, and Hollywood Bound was a book I wanted to review for a while. This week each reviewer chose a different genre for review. Dana reviews Hollywood Bound (Gin & Jazz Book 1) by Morticia Knight (Published by Totally Bound Publishing, November 1, 2013, 192 pages) A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. But I won’t dwell on that further because, at the end of the day, do I really, truly fucking care about that? Eh, no. But both that example and Our Wives are less outright scream-fests than dreamlike meditations on grief and love. It has tinges of the genre, in the same way you might label Annihilation (both the book by Jeff VanderMeer and its film adaptation) as horror. To label and market Our Wives Under the Sea as a "horror novel" is somewhat deceiving. But for all my horror lovers, prepare to be disappointed. I adored every moment of reading Armfield’s gorgeous, romantic, absolutely haunting story. And they were right: this book is exceptional. I’ve had the pleasure of reading some really excellent queer horror this year, from Patricia Wants to Cuddle to Manhunt, and I’d been meaning to knock Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield off my list months ago after hearing such good things. Delve into the stories of sculptor Camille Claudel, playwright and civil rights activist Shirley Graham Du Bois, painter Jo Hopper, jazz pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong and photographer Lucia Moholy. By exploring a broad scope of art movements and artists (from surrealism to silent film), she moves past the well-worn narratives in order to give wronged female creatives the credit they deserve. Katie McCabe shines a light on the women who deserved credit in their time, revealing the true stories of talents like Dora Maar (the photographer, painter and writer who was reduced to the role of 'Picasso's lover') and Alma Reville (the backseat director of Hitchcock's films). More than a Muse unpacks the complex romantic relationships that left women overshadowed, anonymous or underestimated in their work. Throughout history, the talent of women working across artistic disciplines from - visual artists to writers to filmmakers - has been largely undervalued, with the title of genius reserved mainly for men. How many times have you seen a woman artist solely referred to as the wife, girlfriend, or 'mistress' of a man in the public eye? I have NO idea why it took me so long to start this series! I’m a huge Rachel Van Dyken fan, but I was more familiar with her heartwrenching stories. As the days pass, only one thing starts to become alarmingly clear-she never should have accepted Jake’s deal. Yet when they meet again, Travis’s gorgeous smile is a direct hit to her heart. She calls him “Satan” for a reason: she’s never forgotten the way he teased and taunted her. And if that means pretending they’re engaged for her sake-so be it.īut Kacey wasn’t counting on Jake’s older brother Travis still being there. It’s been years since Kacey’s seen her childhood friend Jake, but the minute Jake mentions his ill grandmother, Kacey is ready to do anything for the sweet old woman. “I have a proposition for you.” Kacey should have run the minute those words left Seattle millionaire Jake Titus’s mouth. He shows us that the birth of the Ku Klux Klan and renewed acts of racial violence were retaliation for the progress made by blacks soon after the war. Foner makes clear how, by war's end, freed slaves in the South built on networks of church and family in order to exercise their right of suffrage as well as gain access to education, land, and employment. We see African Americans as active agents in overthrowing slavery, in helping win the Civil War, and-even more actively-in shaping Reconstruction and creating a legacy long obscured and misunderstood. Forever Free is an essential contribution to our understanding of the events that fundamentally reshaped American life after the Civil War-a persuasive reading of history that transforms our sense of the era from a time of failure and despair to a threshold of hope and achievement.įrom one of our most distinguished historians, a new examination of the vitally important years of Emancipation and Reconstruction during and immediately following the Civil War-a necessary reconsideration that emphasizes the era’s political and cultural meaning for today's America.ĭrawing on a wide range of long-neglected documents, Eric Foner places a new emphasis on the centrality of the black experience to an understanding of the era. Friedan notes the complicity of the media in promoting the feminine mystique and for blaming women’s serious emotional problems on small, mundane matters, such as “incompetent repairmen.” Worse, advertisers and women’s magazines promoted an ideal of femininity- “ the happy housewife” heroine-with which many white, suburban women tried to identify. Some thought that there was something wrong with them for not being satisfied with their lives. She decided to expand her study and noticed that women all over the nation were reporting similar feelings of boredom and dissatisfaction, despite the belief that suburban women had ideal, comfortable lives. Friedan first recognized the problem during a visit to her alma mater, Smith College, when she conducted an informal survey among fellow alumnae who reported discontent with their post-graduate lives. Friedan begins her study of the lives of presumably white, middle-class women in suburban postwar America through her exploration of the problem that has no name. |