Fireweed - A Political Autobiography

In "Fireweed, Gerda Lerner, a pioneer and leading scholar in women's history, tells her story of moral courage and commitment to social change. Focusing on the formative experiences that made her an activist for social justice before her academic career began, Lerner presents her life in the context of the major historical events of the twentieth century. Hers is a gripping story about surviving hardship and living according to one's convictions.

Summary

Tells the author's story of moral courage and commitment to social change. This memoir focuses on the formative experiences that made her an activist for social justice before her academic career began. Hers is a story about surviving hardship and summoning the courage to live according to one's convictions.

Product details

• Authors: Gerda Lerner
• Assisted by: Susan Porter Benson (Editor), Roy Rosenzweig (Editor)
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.03.2002
• EAN: 9781566398893
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-889-3
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 36 mm
• Series: Critical Perspectives On The P; Critical Perspectives on the P
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Zweiter Weltkrieg, Österreich, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), 1940 bis 1949 n. Chr., Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Politischer Aktivismus, Moderne Kriegsführung