The Quotable Woman the First 5,000 Years
- Binding: Hardcover
- Edition: 2
- Publisher: Facts on File
- Publish date: 03/01/2001
Description:
Updated and expanded, The Quotable Woman gathers 18,000 quotations from approximately 3,500 women throughout history. It is a veritable treasure trove of both familiar and unexpected quotations on nearly every subject imaginable -- from friendship, love, politics, and religion to education, the arts, and women's role in society.
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Contributors are presented in chronological order by the year of their birth, then alphabetically within each year. Indexes allow readers to find quotations by subject and contributors by name, occupation/profession, and nationality/ethnicity.
The revised edition features:
-- More than 5,000 additional quotations
-- More international entries than in previous editions
-- More quotations from historians, public figures, and women of science.
Among the many women featured are Catherine II of Russia, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Elaine Frances Burton, and Diana Vreeland.
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