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Her Life's Work: Conversations with Five New Zealand Women
Deborah Shepard
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Description for Her Life's Work: Conversations with Five New Zealand Women
Paperback. Including new photographs by Marti Friedlander, Her Life's Work is a revealing portrait of women's lives - showing how is possible to lead a life rich in family experience while maintaining work as a central passion. Num Pages: 336 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGF; BGL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200.
Pragmatism, humour, stubborn bloody-mindedness - what else does a woman need to carry her through the ups and downs of her life's work? Her Life's Work chronicles the extraordinary life stories of five New Zealand women - Jacqueline Fahey, Merimeri Penfold, Anne Salmond, Gaylene Preston and Margaret Mahy. As artists, writers, teachers, filmmakers and thinkers each has carved out an impressive career, balancing society's gender expectations with the pursuit of a meaningful identity through creative work. Born between 1920 and 1947, these iconic women experienced immense changes in society during the 20th century that directly affected their working and personal ... Read more
Pragmatism, humour, stubborn bloody-mindedness - what else does a woman need to carry her through the ups and downs of her life's work? Her Life's Work chronicles the extraordinary life stories of five New Zealand women - Jacqueline Fahey, Merimeri Penfold, Anne Salmond, Gaylene Preston and Margaret Mahy. As artists, writers, teachers, filmmakers and thinkers each has carved out an impressive career, balancing society's gender expectations with the pursuit of a meaningful identity through creative work. Born between 1920 and 1947, these iconic women experienced immense changes in society during the 20th century that directly affected their working and personal ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN
9781869404437
SKU
V9781869404437
Shipping Time
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About Deborah Shepard
Deborah Shepard is the editor of Between the Lives: Partners in Art (AUP, 2005) and author of Reframing Women: A History of NZ Film (2000). She has been writing about New Zealand film for nearly 20 years, has worked in art galleries and has written art-related columns for the popular press. Since 2006, she has taught a Life Writing course ... Read more
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