On This Day She: Putting Women Back into History One Day at a Time

On This Day She: Putting Women Back into History One Day at a Time

Jo Bell, Tania Hershman, Ailsa Holland
$38.00
Publication Date: October 15th, 2022
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN:
9781538164563
Pages:
430
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Description

This bookis a collection of inspiring stories about incredible women who made history but seldom received the acknowledgment they deserved, women of all colors, eras, and nations. Each day the reader is introduced to a new woman in a short yet fascinating biographical portrait--a quick life-affirming read to dip in and out of throughout the year.

About the Author

Jo Bell was an archaeologist for twenty years, working in the UK, Greece, and Turkey. She is an award-winning poet, broadcaster, and former director of the UK's National Poetry Day. She is the founder of the global online poetry community The Poetic Licence. Tania Hershman is a former science journalist and is now a short story writer, poet, and novelist specializing in hybrid and cross-genre writing. She has written and edited many books, including an anthology of stories inspired by Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, and has a PhD in creative writing inspired by particle physics.Ailsa Holland is an award-winning poet, an activist, and the director of poetry publisher Moormaid Press. Her research includes medieval literature and a PhD on British writers in 1930s Vienna. A TEDx speaker, Ailsa has given talks about On This Day She for audiences across Europe and the U.S.