A captivating collection of women's writing including poetry, letters, novels, memoir, and journals that celebrates the joy of being a woman. This glorious collection takes a refreshing look at everything there is to enjoy about the experience of womanhood. Chapters include Firsts with voices such as Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Marie Curie, the first female Nobel prize-winner; Festivities which emphasises frivolity and pleasure; Friends exploring the depth of connection experienced through female friendship; Family on mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts and grandmothers; and other chapters celebrate womens creativity, passion and love of life. From Amy Tan representing the uplifting comfort of parties with friends in The Joy Luck Club to Sylvia Plath considering the fierce and confusing love she feels for her mother, and Elizabeth I embracing her role as Britains first successful woman ruler, Celebrating Women includes a diverse range of voices from across the ages that explore the breadth of experience in different womens lives.
