Letters of Great Women
Extraordinary correspondence from history's remarkable women
Author: Lucinda Hawksley
A window into the private worlds of some of the most extraordinary women in history, from around the world and all walks of life.
A collection of the most inspiring, illuminating, poignant and compelling correspondence from remarkable women through history.
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A window into the private worlds of some of the most extraordinary women in history, from around the world and all walks of life.
A collection of the most inspiring, illuminating, poignant and compelling correspondence from remarkable women through history.
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Letters of Great Women is a collection of the most inspiring, illuminating, poignant and compelling correspondence from remarkable women through history. Including 100 letters from figures in the arts, politics, entertainment, activism and the military, as well as ordinary yet remarkable women, historian Lucinda Hawksley has carefully selected diverse, extraordinary dispatches from women across all walks of life, from all around the world.
Composed of biographical synopses, archival images and the transcribed letters themselves, Letters of Great Women opens a portal to some of the most significant moments and burning issues in global history, as well as the everyday joys, sorrows and struggles of women's lives.
About the Author
Lucinda Hawksley is an author, art historian, public speaker and broadcaster. An authority on literature, social history and women's history, Lucinda has published over 20 books includingLizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel andMarch Women March. She is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, and is a patron of the Charles Dickens Museum.
A collection of the most inspiring, illuminating, poignant and compelling correspondence from remarkable women through history. Letters of Great Women is a collection of the most inspiring, illuminating, poignant and compelling correspondence from remarkable women through history. Including 100 letters from figures in the arts, politics, entertainment, activism and the military, as well as ordinary yet remarkable women, historian Lucinda Hawksley has carefully selected diverse, extraordinary dispatches from women across all walks of life, from all around the world. Composed of biographical synopses, archival images and the transcribed letters themselves, Letters of Great Women opens a portal to some of the most significant moments and burning issues in global history, as well as the everyday joys, sorrows and struggles of women's lives.
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