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In praise of difficult women : life lessons from 29 heroines who dared to break the rules

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    Running Time: 11:30 hrs
    Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
    Publisher:
    Blackstone Publishing, 2018
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Running Time: 11:30 hrs
    Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Karbo, Karen
    Contributor: Strayed, Cheryl; Dunne, Bernadette
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2018
    Summary:

    Karen Karbo presents an ode to bold and charismatic women of modern history, spotlighting spirited rule breakers who charted their way with little regard for expectations.

    Contents:
    • J.K. Rowling
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Gloria Steinem
    • Amy Poehler
    • Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    • Josephine Baker
    • Rachel Maddow
    • Coco Chanel
    • Martha Gellhorn
    • Shonda Rhimes
    • Eva Perón
    • Helen Gurley Brown
    • Edie Sedgwick
    • Angela Merkel
    • Billie Jean King
    • Jane Goodall
    • Vita Sackville-West
    • Elizabeth Warren
    • Margaret Cho
    • Amelia Earhart
    • Frida Kahlo
    • Nora Ephron
    • Diana Vreeland
    • Kay Thompson
    • Laverne Cox
    • Hillary Rodham Clinton
    • Janis Joplin
    • Lena Dunham
    • Carrie Fisher.
    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies, Self-help publications, Social science
    Subject(s): BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women | Biography | SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies | Women
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon], Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781982600334, 1982600330, 9781982600341, 1982600349