Celebrating Women : Women Writing on Women: Family, Friends, Feminism and Fun

A captivating collection of women's writing - including poetry, letters, novels, memoir, and journals - that celebrates the joy of being a woman. This glorious collection takes a refreshing look at everything there is to enjoy about the experience of womanhood.�Chapters include `Firsts' with voices such as Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Marie Curie, the first female Nobel prize-winner; `Festivities' which emphasises frivolity and pleasure; `Friends' exploring the depth of connection experienced through female friendship; `Family' on mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts and grandmothers; and other chapters celebrate women's creativity, passion and love of life. From Amy Tan representing the uplifting comfort of parties with friends in The Joy Luck Club�to Sylvia Plath considering the fierce and confusing love she feels for her mother, and Elizabeth I embracing her role as Britain's first successful woman ruler, Celebrating Women includes a diverse range of voices from across the ages that explore the breadth of experience in different women's lives.