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"The ten brilliant women who are the focus of [this book] came from different backgrounds and had vastly divergent political and artistic opinions. But they all made a significant contribution to the cultural and intellectual history of America and ultimately changed the course of the twentieth century, in spite of the men who often undervalued or dismissed their work. These ten women-Dorothy Parker, Rebecca West, Hannah Arendt, Mary McCarthy, Susan...
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In this no-holds-barred memoir with a foreword by Elizabeth Hardwick, the bestselling author of The Group recalls her early life in New York, revealing the genesis of and genius behind her groundbreaking fiction Mary McCarthy is a married twenty-four-year-old Communist and critic when this memoir begins. She's disciplined, dedicated, and sexually experimental: At one point she realizes that in twenty-four hours she "had slept with three different...
3) The group
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This engaging film focuses on the changing roles and relationships of eight Vassar graduates during the years before WWII.
4) The group
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Focuses on the changing roles and relationships of eight Vassar graduates during the years before the second World War.
5) How I grew
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The award-winning author offers a memoir of her adolescence, with revelations of family, neighbors, classmates and teachers, critical comments on reading, comparative views of places, and observations of various events.
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