<ul><li>NOTE: There is a Second Edition of this book that is available through Amazon. The First Edition is no longer available except as used copies.</li></ul>
<ul><li>ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS is the first collective memoir of an entire generation of women--and what a generation it is. Women born between 1940-1945 danced to Elvis, went to college, burned our bras, married and had babies (or sometimes just had babies), climbed career ladders, and fought gender discrimination. ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS helps us understand the social contexts within which our stories have taken place. It is impressively conceived and vividly told. Susan Wittig Albert, best-selling author of the China Bayles mystery series, founder of the Story Circle Network </li></ul>
<ul><li>ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS is a unique combination of personal stories, research, history, art and the author's own reflections, engagingly written and beautifully presented. This is social history without the turgid prose, a compilation of interviews without the annoying interruption of flow, even a motivational book without the saccharine, in the appealing voice of a perceptive author. Women who want to reflect constructively on their own lives will find much that is helpful here, as will students seeking to understand an era that powerfully affects their own. Indeed, ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS offers to all a prototype of how to present a rich feast of important information in an appealing, accessible way. Geneva Overholser, Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting, University of MO; and past Editor, Des Moines Register </li></ul>
<ul><li>... a masterful job of weaving many voices into a text that is easy to read and filled with Aha! moments. ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS is a stunning contribution to the history of the `movement in America. I take it as a given that ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS will be a textbook in every Women's Studies course across the country, but it deserves a wide readership among the general public as well. ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS helps me understand who those women were, the forces that shaped them, and how very rough and rocky the terrain was before they passed by. Beth Proudfoot, Director of the East of Eden Writers Conference </li></ul>
<ul><li>ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS will resonate not only with those born in the early 1940s but with those of us who arrived a decade later, when sex-segregated help-wanted ads still prevailed and when women interested in math and science careers were steered toward school teaching and nursing. Our daughters, sons, and grandchildren will learn of the experiences, triumphs, and failures of this generation through interviews, anecdotes, and historic photos in ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS. Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett have given us a provocative personal history of our time. Christine L. Borgman, Professor &amp; Presidential Chair in Information Studies, Univ. of California, Los Angeles </li></ul>
<ul><li>Diving into the memoir, ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS, was like reading a fun history book where I recognized five generations of my own family. I love the unique format of this book. If I were studying history, I could cram for the test just by riding the ;fast track; timeline that runs across the bottom of each page. It is evident that Butler and Bonnett are not only scholars and psychologists, but compassionate human-being who have added a significant chapter to our U.S. history books. Betty Auchard, speaker and award-winning memoir author, Dancing in My Nightgown</li></ul>

Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story

Biographies & Memoirs

Butler, Matilda

Bonnett, Kendra

Community & Culture

Iaso Books

Meet Rosie's Daughters in this collective memoir of American women born during World War II, precursors of the Baby Boom generation. Their stories will inform, entertain, and surprise you. In these in-depth interviews, they are declaring their place in history. Rosie the Riveter is a mythic figure in our culture, with good reason--she built ships, flew bombers and filled thousands of other essential wartime jobs, upending traditional views of "women's work. When the war was over, however, American industry thanked Rosie and sent her home. Rosie's Daughters flung wide the doors of employment opportunity that Rosie had unlocked. These women can claim more career "firsts" and greater socio-cultural change than any other generation. Momentous events at eventful moments in their lives shaped their remarkable journeys--the post-war education boom, sexual revolution and the Pill, civil rights and gender equality, the Vietnam War, NOW and consciousness raising, Roe v. Wade, no-fault divorce, old fields to conquer and new ways to work. Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation is an inspiring collective memoir of the generation of women born during World War II who excelled at "firsts" in large numbers - in the amount of education, in the numbers of divorces, in the presence in the workforce holding jobs previously occupied only by men. Laugh and cry as these women, Rosie the Riveter's daughters, tell their generational stories for the first time. Learn from the lessons of their lives as you shape your future. For as long as people have sought opportunity, fought injustices, explored uncharted frontiers and striven to accomplish more, a few men and women have always earned the position of being The First: First Man on the Moon, First Woman Nobel Laureate, First Female Senator and First African-American Graduate of a Major University. But it takes more than one individual's achievement to change perceptions at the societal level. Since the country's founding, women have achieved firsts. But they achieved them primarily as isolated distinctions. That is, when a woman achieved "firstness" of a particular kind, other women did not immediately follow. When Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman physician in 1849, she was not soon followed by a large number of female physicians. Belva Ann Lockwood's achievement in 1872 to become the first woman admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court did not spur numerous female lawyers to follow. When Jeannette Rankin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916, women across the country did not follow her into Congress. As important as their achievements were, these individuals did not break down barriers or change societal perceptions. Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett's insightful analysis, explored in Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story, shows that women's "firsts" result in real change when they achieve two milestones. First they involve a critical mass of women. Second, they occur under ordinary circumstances. Rosie's generation achieved the first milestone but not the second. Millions of Rosies stepped into traditional male roles. They did change societal perceptions of women's abilities, but in the extraordinary circumstances of wartime. Rosie's Daughters have been able to achieve both milestones. The "First Woman To"-Generation, or FW2-Generation as Butler and Bonnett have titled them, broke the actual and perceived barriers to female participation in society. They succeeded in turning their firsts into accepted roles for themselves and subsequent generations of women.

Knowledge Access Publishing

Writing Alchemy is a revolutionary approach to writing...a proven system. From award-winning authors Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett--Writing Alchemy: How to Write Fast and Deep shares the secrets that put writers in total control of their writing process. Writing Alchemy applies the best of social science research to help you write with intense purpose...and have fun in the process. Here's what a few of our students are saying: "Writing Alchemy is one of the smartest investments a memoirist can make." -Kathryn S. "Clever, innovative approach to writing. I like it." -Dawn T. "I think it's a very direct, simple, repeatable process." -Grace G. "I am so grateful for your whole approach to memoir writing." -Claudia S. Writing Alchemy is the culmination of years of teaching and working with writers at all levels of their craft. Discover how to dig deeper into detail while you increase your output. You'll gain the tools to not only finish your book but write with greater power and confidence than you thought possible. Do you want to... <ul>
<li>Breathe life into the people you're writing about?</li> <li>Make them come alive as strong, multi-dimensional characters with honest emotions?</li> <li>Spend more time writing and less time rewriting?</li> <li>Create vivid word pictures rich in descriptive sensory detail that bring your readers into each scene?</li> <li>Use dialogue to show rather tell your story?</li>
</ul>You can do all that...and more as you learn to Deconstruct the five essential elements of writing and Construct your story with purpose, insight and detail. "...I feel fortunate to have 'stumbled upon' such a treasure." -Jodi A. "I especially liked learning ways to describe my scenes and making them come to life." -Mary T. "I felt stretched as I learned more about my own writing techniques." -Judy W. "I have grown as a writer and have a greater command of the memoir genre." -Michelle S. While this edition of Writing Alchemy is specifically for memoir writers, the information is appropriate for writers of all genres.

Writing Alchemy: How to Write Fast and Deep

Memoirs

TALES OF OUR LIVES, a two-volume anthology of 80 inspiring true stories, informs woman's desire to record, examine, understand, and report life journeys. In an era of reality shows that aren't close to real, the authentic voices of these authors stand strong, clearly conveying their heartfelt stories. As you read, you'll find yourself laughing, crying, even cheering the women on. And, if you want to compile your own stories, you'll find a bonus writing tool included--Introduction to Writing Alchemy--the document that helped these women delve deeper into their own stories.&nbsp;The award-winning stories in the two volumes of Tales of Our Lives are part fascinating read and part learning tool. WomensMemoirs.com conducted a contest for the best written and most engaging life stories. The writers selected from the first round won the right to take part of the second round where they used a new methodology called Writing Alchemy to revise their stories. The Introduction to Writing Alchemy (based on the award-winning book by the same name) guided the rewrites, helping the authors make their stories powerful and compelling.&nbsp;You are invited to put on your comfortable walking shoes for in Volume 1: Fork in the Road, you'll travel down life's path with the authors as they reveal the people and events that made the critical difference in their lives, the stories that made them who they are.

Tales of Our Lives: Fork in the Road

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

TALES OF OUR LIVES, a two-volume anthology of 80 inspiring true stories, informs woman's desire to record, examine, understand, and report life journeys. In an era of reality shows that aren't close to real, the authentic voices of these authors stand strong, clearly conveying their heartfelt stories. As you read, you'll find yourself laughing, crying, even cheering the women on. And, if you want to compile your own stories, you'll find a bonus writing tool included--Introduction to Writing Alchemy--the document that helped these women delve deeper into their own stories.&nbsp;Each volume has unique and fresh writing prompts, designed to get you started and help you think about aspects of life in new and intriguing ways. [41 prompts in Volume 1: Fork in the Road and 55 in Volume 2: Reflection Pond for a total of 96 unusual ways to begin considering your stories]The award-winning stories in the two volumes of Tales of Our Lives are part fascinating read and part learning tool. WomensMemoirs.com conducted a contest for the best written and most engaging life stories. The writers selected from the first round won the right to take part of the second round where they used a revolutionary new methodology called WRITING ALCHEMY to revise their stories. The Introduction to Writing Alchemy (based on the award-winning book by the same name) guided the rewrites, helping the authors make their stories powerful and compelling.&nbsp;In Volume 1 -- Tales of Our Lives: Fork in the Road, you are invited to put on your comfortable walking shoes and travel down life's path with the authors as they reveal the people and events that made the critical difference in their lives, the stories that made them who they are. (Volume 1 includes 41 vignettes) In Volume 2 -- Tales of Our Lives: Reflection Pond, you are invited to companionably stroll around the pond, seeing the lives of others reflected in the water and casting your mind into the depths of your own experiences. (Volume 2 includes 39 vignettes)

Tales of Our Lives: Reflection Pond: Volume 2

AWARD-WINNING INSPIRATIONAL STORIES The memoir vignettes in the four volumes of Seasons of Our Lives will charm, intrigue, captivate, and inspire you because they speak of our lives almost as much as they do the authors'.The details of childhood, coming of age, adulthood, and aging--of passion, friendship, love, sacrifice, betrayal, disappointment, survival, and unexpected joy--of lives intersecting with history--of ordinary yet extraordinary experiences are unique to these award-winning authors. And yet, at their core, these stories tell of all our lives. These true life stories will make you laugh. Cry. Feel joy. Experience sorrow. Collectively they form a kaleidoscope of life's multi-faceted seasons. How These Memoir Anthologies Came into Being. WomensMemoirs.com held four contests and received hundreds of remarkable stories. Award-winning authors and memoir coaches Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett, editors of these four volumes of life stories, read each submission, ranked them, and then made decisions on the winners. These four volumes (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) contain the award-winning stories. Interested in writing about your life? The editors of these volumes added a lesson, or what they call a takeaway, at the end of each story. As you read the 100-plus stories, you'll also find more than 100 short lessons, one tied to each vignette, designed to motivate and inspire you to begin writing your own life vignettes. The mini-lessons that follow each award-winning story cover many of the topics important in memoir writing such as: creating a memoir title, crafting a powerful opening, linking openings and closings, choosing powerful point of view, incorporating sensory details for reader engagement, adding character descriptions, showing (not telling) emotions, using dialogue effectively,  understanding how time and place can be used in tandem or as stand-alone elements,  making word choice a priority, discerning the different impacts of present versus past tense, considering vignette topics to write about,  choosing between letting the reader figure out the story behind the story or spelling out all the details, and much more. SEASONS OF OUR LIVES: SPRING includes 28 memoir vignettes and 28 takeaways to get you thinking about your life, and perhaps writing your own stories.

Seasons of Our Lives: Spring

AWARD-WINNING INSPIRATIONAL STORIES The memoirs in the four volumes of SEASONS OF OUR LIVES will charm, intrigue, captivate, and inspire you because they speak of our lives almost as much as they do the authors'. These life stories speak to the details of:childhood, coming of age, adulthood, and agingYou'll find memoirs of:passion, friendship, love, sacrifice, betrayal, disappointment, survival, and unexpected joy.The women's memoirs tells of lives intersecting with history and of ordinary yet extraordinary experiences that are unique to these award-winning authors. And yet, at their core, these stories tell of all our lives. The four volumes of Seasons of Our Lives -- Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter include more than 100 award-winning true stories. They'll make you laugh. Cry. Feel joy. Experience sorrow. Collectively these poignantly told stories form a kaleidoscope of life's multi-faceted seasons. SEASONS OF OUR LIVES: SUMMER includes 25 stories and takeaways to help you reflect on your life and to guide you in writing your own stories. As an added treat, four of these vignettes include treasured family recipes.

Seasons of Our Lives: Summer

AWARD-WINNING INSPIRATIONAL STORIES The memoirs in the four volumes of SEASONS OF OUR LIVES will charm, intrigue, captivate, and inspire you because they speak of our lives almost as much as they do the authors'. The details of:childhood, coming of age, adulthood, and agingare highlighted in these stories.At the same time, the memoir vignettes encompass: passion, friendship, love, sacrifice, betrayal, disappointment, survival, and even unexpected joyThe stories tell of lives that intersect with history, that profile ordinary yet extraordinary experiences unique to these award-winning authors. And yet, at their core, these stories tell of all our lives. The four volumes of Seasons of Our Lives -- Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter include more than 100 award-winning true stories. They'll make you laugh. Cry. Feel joy. Experience sorrow. Collectively, the memoir vignettes in the anthology form a kaleidoscope of life's multi-faceted seasons. SEASONS OF OUR LIVES: AUTUMN includes 26 stories and takeaways to help you reflect on your life and to guide you in writing your own stories. As an added bonus, seven of these vignettes include treasured family recipes.

Seasons of Our Lives: Autumn

AWARD-WINNING INSPIRATIONAL STORIES The memoirs in the four volumes of Seasons of Our Lives will charm, intrigue, captivate, and inspire you because they speak of our lives almost as much as they do the authors'. The details in these stories include facets of:childhood, coming of age, adulthood, and agingYou'll find memoir vignettes examining:passion, friendship, love, sacrifice, betrayal, disappointment, survival, and even unexpected joyThe lives of these women intersect with history and feature ordinary yet extraordinary experiences are unique to these award-winning authors. And yet, at their core, these stories tell of all our lives. These true stories will make you laugh. Cry. Feel joy. Experience sorrow. Collectively these stories form a kaleidoscope of life's multi-faceted seasons.How This Anthology Came to BeWomensMemoirs.com held four contests and received hundreds of remarkable stories. Award-winning authors and memoir coaches Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett, editors of these four volumes of life stories, read each submission, ranked them, and then made decisions on the winners. These four volumes (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) contain the award-winning stories. Are you interested in writing about your life? The editors of these volumes added a lesson, or what they call a "takeaway," at the end of each story. As you read the 100-plus stories, you'll find a short lesson, each tied to the memoir vignette, designed to motivate and inspire you to begin writing your own life experiences. The mini-lessons that follow each award-winning story cover many of the topics important in memoir writing such as: creating a memoir title, crafting a powerful opening, linking openings and closings, choosing point of view, incorporating sensory details, adding character descriptions, showing (not telling) emotions, using dialogue effectively, understanding how time and place can be used in tandem or as stand-alone elements, making word choice a priority, discerning the different impacts of present versus past tense, considering vignette topics to write about, choosing between letting the reader figure out the story behind the story or spelling out all the details, and much more. SEASONS OF OUR LIVES: WINTER includes 33 memoir vignettes and takeaways to get you thinking about your life, and perhaps writing your own stories. Five of these stories include a treasured family recipe along with the story and tell us of the scents of winter.

Seasons of Our Lives: Winter

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Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story

Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story

Writing Alchemy: How to Write Fast and Deep

Tales of Our Lives: Fork in the Road

Tales of Our Lives: Reflection Pond: Volume 2

Seasons of Our Lives: Spring

Seasons of Our Lives: Summer

Seasons of Our Lives: Autumn

Seasons of Our Lives: Winter