The Only Woman in the Room

• Author : Rita Lakin
• Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
• Release : 01 September 2015

(Applause Books). Rita Lakin was a pioneer a female scriptwriter in the early 1960s when Hollywood television was exclusively male. For years, in creative meetings she was literally "the only woman in the room." In this breezy but heartfelt remembrance, Lakin takes readers to a long-forgotten time when women were not considered worthy or welcome at the creative table. Widowed with three young children, she talked herself into a secretarial job at Universal Studios in 1962, despite being unable to type

• Author : Eileen Pollack
• Publisher : Beacon Press
• Release : 06 September 2016

ONE OF WASHINGTON POST'S NOTABLE NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR “Beautifully written and full of important insights,” this is a bracingly honest exploration of why there are still so few women in the hard sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computer science (Washington Post) In 2005, when Lawrence Summers, then president of Harvard, asked why so few women, even today, achieve tenured positions in the hard sciences, Eileen Pollack set out to find the answer. A successful fiction writer, Pollack had grown up

• Author : Annette Merritt Cummings
• Publisher : WestBow Press
• Release : 13 April 2017

The Only Woman in the Room, Quotes and Wisdom for a Fearless Life. Former advertising and public relations executive, Annette Merritt Cummings, has written a memoir about a career where she was often the only woman and only black person in the room. This book features quotes, wisdom and inspirational hymns and poems she collected over the years that motivated and encouraged her throughout her 30 year career from the bottom to the top; from unwed mother to a senior executive

• Author : Beate Sirota Gordon
• Publisher : University of Chicago Press
• Release : 11 April 2014

In 1946, at age twenty-two, Beate Sirota Gordon helped to draft the new postwar Japanese Constitution. The Only Woman in the Room chronicles how a daughter of Russian Jews became the youngest woman to aid in the rushed, secret drafting of a constitution; how she almost single-handedly ensured that it would establish the rights of Japanese women; and how, as a fluent speaker of Japanese and the only woman in the room, she assisted the American negotiators as they worked to

• Author : Pnina Lahav
• Publisher : Princeton University Press
• Release : 06 September 2022

A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel In this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898–1978) through a feminist lens, focusing on her recurring role as a woman standing alone among men. The Only Woman in the Room is the first book to contend with Meir’s full identity as a woman, Jew, Zionist leader, and one of the founders of Israel, providing a richer portrait of her persona

• Author : Marie Benedict
• Publisher : Hachette UK
• Release : 07 March 2019

The New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Hedy Lamarr possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both? Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind

• Author : Marie Benedict
• Publisher : Thorndike Press Large Print
• Release : 15 August 2022

She possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both? Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr,

• Author : Ashley L. Wilson,Liz Faircloth,Andresa Guidelli,Brittany Arnason
• Publisher : Real Estate Investher Publishing
• Release : 17 August 2020

Have you ever attended a real estate event and been the only woman in the room? In The Only Woman in the Room, Knowledge and Inspiration from 20 Women Real Estate Investors, you will hear from 20 incredible women who will share how they were able to achieve financial freedom in a world historically dominated by men. From residential to commercial, this book is packed full of knowledge and inspiration on all facets, regardless of where one is in their real estate

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 August 1894

• Author : Sara Craven
• Publisher : HarperCollins UK
• Release : 01 July 2016

In tribute this is a re-release of the Sara Craven Summer Collection WED TO THE ITALIAN: Bartaldi's Bride; Rome's Revenge; The Forced Marriage HER GREEK GROOM: The Tycoon's Mistress; Smokescreen Marriage; His Forbidden Bride HIS RELUCTANT BRIDE: The Marchese's Love-Child; The Count's Blackmail Bargain; In the Millionaire's Possesion

• Author : Cassie Miles
• Publisher : HarperCollins UK
• Release : 14 March 2014

Rancher Dylan had eagerly awaited the safe return of his kidnapped wife. But now that Nicole’s finally home, the tension that existed before her abduction is still there. Yet now Dylan is determined to win her heart all over again!

• Author : Kathleen Krull
• Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Release : 04 February 2020

Discover the incredible life of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the mastermind behind Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, in this fascinating picture book biography that’s perfect for fans of I Dissent. Most people know about President FDR, but do you know the woman who created his groundbreaking New Deal? As a young girl, Frances Perkins was very shy and quiet. But her grandmother encouraged Frances to always challenge herself. When somebody

• Author : Emilie Perly
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 06 September 2020

The Only Woman in the Room Summary and Study GuideMarie Benedict's work of historical fiction, The Only Woman in the Room, tells the life story of Hedy Lamarr, a famed actress of the 1930s and 1940s. The 2019 novel rewrites Lamarr's legacy by focusing on her path towards inventing a frequency-hopping radio technology that anticipates wi-fi. Benedict uses the political machinations of WWII and Hedy's experiences to explore performativity, guilt, and sexism.The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel by

• Author : Kristin Clark Taylor
• Publisher : Doubleday Books
• Release : 15 August 1993

The former Director of Media Communications for the Bush administration describes her tenure as a member of the White House press office and the challenges she faced as an African-American woman. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. Tour.

• Author : Beate Sirota Gordon
• Publisher : Kodansha USA Incorporated
• Release : 15 August 2022

The vivid account of the life of the woman responsible for drafting the women's rights section of Japan's constitution.