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The Women Who Made New York
The Women Who Made New York | Julie Scelfo
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Read any history of New York City and you will read about men. You will read about men who were political leaders and men who were activists and cultural tastemakers. These men have been lauded for generations for creating the most exciting and influential city in the world. But that's not the whole story. The Women Who Made New York reveals the untold stories of the phenomenal women who made Manhattan the cultural epicenter of the world. Many were revolutionaries and activists, like Zora Neale Hurston and Audre Lorde. Others were icons and iconoclasts, like Fran Lebowitz and Grace Jones. There were also women who led quieter private lives but were just as influential, such as Emily Warren Roebling, who completed the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge when her engineer husband became too ill to work. Paired with striking, contemporary illustrations by artist Hallie Heald, The Women Who Made New York offers a visual sensationone that reinvigorates not just New York Citys history but its very identity.
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#atopicyoudliketoknowmoreabout #readjanuary This day of inspiring marches reminds me that this book is on my #tbr. The untold stories of the women - activists, revolutionaries and artists - who contributed to New York City's identity.

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#TBRtemptation post! A book that focuses on the contributions of women to New York's rise & eminence in the country & the world. Heavily illustrated, this may work just as well as a coffee table book. Zora Neale Hurston, Grace Jones, etc., are no longer given short shrift but, rather, now have space in which their accomplishments can be properly recognized and explained. Definitely getting this one when we have the 🤑. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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In light of an emotional week we are looking forward to celebrating some of the amazing women in New York's history on Tuesday 11/15 with author Julie Scelfo in discussion with Joanna Scutts, the postdoctoral fellow in Women's History at the New York Historical Society.

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Today at 1pm, Strand Book Store hosts author Julie Scelfo at our Times Square location for discussion and to sign copies of her new release. This event is free and open to the public.

Visit www.strandbooks.com/events for more details on this event and more.

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