Women of Spirit
Subtitle: Stories of Courage from the Women Who Lived Them
Contributors: Judith Orloff (Foreword); Katherine Martin (Editor)
Publisher: New World Library
Published: October 10, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781577311492
Subjects: True stories of endurance & survival; Women's studies; United States; Social Science; Sociology; Women's Studies - General; Women; General; Social Science / Women's Studies; Women's Issues; Biography; Social problems; Women social reformers
First sentence: "My children were suffering, my marriage was suffering.
Description: Thirty-five women who succeeded in making a difference in the world relate their experiences in this inspiring collection. Katherine Martin introduces each first-person account with background information on the writer and the obstacles she faced. Lesser-known heroines include Debra Williams, who blew the whistle on medical malpractice in a midwestern prison; Sonya Bell, a blind teenager who became an award-winning runner; and Carrie Barefoot Dickerson, who stopped the construction of a nuclear power plant.