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Book SynopsisAward-winning author and women''s rights advocate Dr. Nina Ansary takes readers on a 4,000-year global and historic journey exposing the repercussions of centuries of gender inequality. Beginning with 2300 BCE, the books biographical sketches of fifty forgotten innovatorsbrought to life by international fashion illustrator Petra Dufkovashatter deeply rooted gender myths to tell remarkable stories rescued from obscurity about groundbreaking contributions to humankind. In 1929, British novelist Virginia Woolf ran her fingers along the spines of the books in her library wondering why no woman in Shakespeares era had written a word of that extraordinary literature when every other man, it seemed, was capable of song or sonnet. She concluded, Indeed, I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman. Nearly a century after Woolf penned those incisive wordsfrequently modified as For most of history, Anonymous was a womanthe phenomenon of fema
Trade ReviewAnonymous Is a Woman makes an essential contribution to illuminating the current social, economic, and political trends that are squashing the potential of at least 50% of the human population. This timely book highlights forgotten pioneering women in history and the repercussions of obstructing the full depth of human potential. Scott Kaufman, Author, Professor of Psychology, Barnard College, Columbia University
Confirmed endorsers for this book will include: Lyse Doucet, The BBC's Chief International Correspondent - Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at Oxford University - Michelle King, UN Womens leading global expert in gender and organizations - Julie Hebert, Emmy Award-winning writer/director of theater, film and television.
