The Dinner Party: A Symbol of Our Heritage"For the past five years, Judy Chicago - a name synonymous with feminist breakthroughs in art - has been transforming the idea of a dinner party into a work of unprecedented beauty and scope. A monumental sculpture, "The Dinner Party" is a symbolic history of women's achievements and struggles told through 39 china painted plates and elaborately embroidered runners which cover a triangular table. This book is the story of its creation and the history it represents."--BOOK COVER. |
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... writer , Behn was the author of a number of plays and eighteen novels . Deter- mined to make her living by writing , she defied conven- tion by competing with male playwrights . Her courage in expression , coupled with her honest ...
... writer , Behn was the author of a number of plays and eighteen novels . Deter- mined to make her living by writing , she defied conven- tion by competing with male playwrights . Her courage in expression , coupled with her honest ...
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... writing as a child , but de- stroyed her early work be- cause of her stepmother's disapproval . Her novel Evelina was written secretly , although , Burney became famous after its publication in 1778. Her popularity as a writer later ...
... writing as a child , but de- stroyed her early work be- cause of her stepmother's disapproval . Her novel Evelina was written secretly , although , Burney became famous after its publication in 1778. Her popularity as a writer later ...
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... writers and an international fig- ure in the literary world . Col- ette's writing always centered on the personal , but she maintained an impartial view , observing what she saw and describing the continual struggle between women and ...
... writers and an international fig- ure in the literary world . Col- ette's writing always centered on the personal , but she maintained an impartial view , observing what she saw and describing the continual struggle between women and ...
Contents
Part Three The Heritage Floor | 97 |
Part Four Welcome to my Strudio | 217 |
Acknowledgments | 250 |
Copyright | |
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