Becoming Heroines

Author : Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593087666
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming Heroines written by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A profound roadmap for how whole systems of oppression can die if we choose to do the work."—LaTosha Brown, cofounder of Black Voters Matter “An inspiring, empowering clarion call and guide to become the heroines we were meant to be.”—Debra Messing, actor and activist A soul-shaking wake-up call to the oppressive structures that keep women in their place—and a radical approach to fighting back You were born with massive reservoirs of strength, confidence, and creativity. But oppressive structures that keep you “in your place”—that is, silent, weak, and complacent—have cut you off you from your natural gifts and pitted women against one another. Following the timeless wisdom of the heroine's journey, Becoming Heroines invites you to recover your inner power and unleash it as a force for change in the world. For decades, Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin has been the go-to mentor for women who’ve wasted years playing by traditional rules. Now, she’ll show you how to break away from that which no longer serves you, starting by healing the painful memories that hold you back from living to your fullest capacity. You’ll learn how to confront any internalized bias contributing to systems of oppression. And joining with the growing revolution, you’ll be inspired to lend your voice to those repairing the wounds of history in order to build a future of freedom and justice for all. At once deeply heartfelt and galvanizing, Becoming Heroines is an empowering call to recover your rightful role as the heroine of your own life. For any woman ready to rise from the ashes of trauma and grief, live out her values more radically, and lead us all to a better world, the journey begins.

Author : Rachel M. Brownstein
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231100007
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming a Heroine written by Rachel M. Brownstein and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brownstein examines how the stories we read influence our notions of how we should live. In fresh, wonderfully nuanced readings of works by Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronté, George Eliot, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf, she considers woman-centered novels as rewritings of romance, and analyzes the thematic links and echoes that connect these works not only to each other but to women's lives. This splendidly provocative book shows how good novels, intelligent heroines, and careful readers are skeptical of the romantic ideal of a perfected, integral self"--Publisher's description, back cover.

Author : Amanda Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781957408019
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming Enough written by Amanda Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True freedom is found when you lay down your shield and live from a place of your true perfection. You are free to be exactly who you are, trusting that what you do is complete-which is always enough. With these words of peace and possibility, Amanda shares her personal journey-unique, empowering, and much like the stories and emotional baggage we all carry around. Amanda's open-hearted narrative clearly shows the moments when seeds of judgment and ego-confusion were planted by well-meaning parents and mentors. This is a story of courage-that first step into the unknown requiring trust and a deep understanding that after all is said and done, the most perilous pathway is found within all evolving beings. This journey doesn't end at a roadside snack shack with celebratory icy drinks-when you sign onto this adventure, you sign up for life. Like those beautiful Russian Nesting dolls waiting patiently to be free, Amanda uncovers her inherent wholeness one layer at a time, using her expanding awareness and the wise words of pioneers who have walked before her. With truth often seeming like a sharpened corkscrew digging deeper with every twist, the flow of transformation carries Amanda from one breakthrough to the next-the call of her truest self growing louder and more insistent as she paves her own path. Filled with story and rich with depth, Becoming Enough is a powerful opportunity for seekers everywhere to join her movement of change, shed the protective shield of judgment, and live a life of true wholeness.

Author : June Wentland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781912436637
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foolish Heroines written by June Wentland and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Heroines
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroines of Our Time: Being Sketches of the Lives of Eminent Women, Etc written by Heroines and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Laura L. S. Bauer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hollywood Heroines written by Laura L. S. Bauer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a topical resource that provides a comprehensive look at the most influential women in Hollywood cinema across a wide-range of occupations rarely found together in a single volume. Unlike other anthologies, Hollywood Heroines: The Most Influential Women in Film History is a hybrid of film history and industry information with an exclusive focus on prominent women. This reference work includes more commonly discussed categories of important women in Hollywood film history, such as directors and actresses, and reaches beyond them to encompass women working as cinematographers, casting directors, studio heads, musical composers, and visual and special effects supervisors. The wide range of filmmaking crafts covered in the book provides an acute view of the industry and increases the visibility of and quality of representation for women working in Hollywood. By bringing the experience of these influential women to light, Hollywood Heroines joins a growing movement that endeavors to dismantle harmful, long-standing industry myths that perpetuate the systemic underrepresentation of women and the devaluation of women's stories in the Hollywood film industry.

Author : Pat Browne
Publisher : Popular Press
ISBN 13 : 9780879724092
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroines of Popular Culture written by Pat Browne and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From life and literature come the heroines of this volume. The essays demonstrate that women can fit the role of hero as defined by Joseph Campbell: "A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder, fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won, the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man." Contributors to this volume cover a wide range of heroic women.

Author : Rachel M. Brownstein
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming a Heroine written by Rachel M. Brownstein and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1984 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samantha Ellis
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1101872101
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Be a Heroine written by Samantha Ellis and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While debating literature’s greatest heroines with her best friend, thirtysomething playwright Samantha Ellis has a revelation—her whole life, she's been trying to be Cathy Earnshaw of Wuthering Heights when she should have been trying to be Jane Eyre. With this discovery, she embarks on a retrospective look at the literary ladies—the characters and the writers—whom she has loved since childhood. From early obsessions with the March sisters to her later idolization of Sylvia Plath, Ellis evaluates how her heroines stack up today. And, just as she excavates the stories of her favorite characters, Ellis also shares a frank, often humorous account of her own life growing up in a tight-knit Iraqi Jewish community in London. Here a life-long reader explores how heroines shape all our lives.

Author : Norma Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442231505
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroines of Film and Television written by Norma Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As portrayals of heroic women gain ground in film, television, and other media, their depictions are breaking free of females as versions of male heroes or simple stereotypes of acutely weak or overly strong women. Although heroines continue to represent the traditional roles of mothers, goddesses, warriors, whores, witches, and priestesses, these women are no longer just damsels in distress or violent warriors. In Heroines of Film and Television: Portrayals in Popular Culture,award-winning authors from a variety of disciplines examine the changing roles of heroic women across time. In this volume, editors Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter, and Bob Batchelor have assembled a collection of essays that broaden our understanding of how heroines are portrayed across media, offering readers new ways to understand, perceive, and think about women. Contributors bring fresh readings to popular films and television shows such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Kill Bill, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Weeds, Mad Men, and Star Trek. The representations and interpretations of these heroines are important reflections of popular culture that simultaneously empower and constrain real life women. These essays help readers gain a more complete understanding of female heroes, especially as related to race, gender, power, and culture. A companion volume to Heroines of Comic Books and Literature, this collection will appeal to academics and broader audiences that are interested in women in popular culture.