Fast famous women : 75 essays of flash nonfiction /
Famous women become symbols of social insecurity, embody expectations of what we might become and models of how women should, or should not, behave. In 75 brilliant new pieces of flash nonfiction, FAST FAMOUS WOMEN offers sharp, insightful and delightfully necessary examinations of the often absurd,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Norwalk, Connecticut :
Woodhall Press,
[2025].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Famous women become symbols of social insecurity, embody expectations of what we might become and models of how women should, or should not, behave. In 75 brilliant new pieces of flash nonfiction, FAST FAMOUS WOMEN offers sharp, insightful and delightfully necessary examinations of the often absurd, sometimes thrilling and frequently crushing experience of being a woman in the public eye. It's not enough for a woman simply to be wildly talented or sublimely accomplished, after all. She must be fast in her rise, conspicuous in her ascent and utterly undeniable in her achievements. (She should probably also be cute, right? It can't hurt if she's cute.) Written with wonder, insight and respect, famous women from Taylor Swift, Mary Shelley, Annie Oakley, Shirley Chisholm and Lizzie Bordon are subjects which allow us to grasp the perilous excitement of wanting fame, or perhaps, wanting to step away from it. To be a woman in the spotlight is to walk a tightrope, to balance on the narrowest of beams, where every misstep or excess is magnificent and every achievement is fraught with the potential for ridicule or resentment. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 269 pages : portraits ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781960456274 196045627X |