Books by Rachel Shteir
“Interested in labor, unions and theater, Friedan was a quarrelsome nonconformist with a temper who graduated from Smith College, was a fractious founder of the National Organization for Women, visionary and paranoid, unyielding in continuing conflicts that by her death in 2006 had cemented her image as uncompromising and resistant to a capacious women’s movement — one that was in sync with calls for racial equality and anti-war activity. Shteir’s recognition of her accomplishments and appreciation of her principles go a long way to rewrite Friedan’s life and legacy.” Read more...
The Best Biographies of 2024: The National Book Critics Circle Shortlist
Elizabeth Taylor, Biographer
Interviews where books by Rachel Shteir were recommended
-
1
King: A Life
by Jonathan Eig -
2
The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondwoman's Narrative
by Gregg Hecimovich -
3
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
by Yunte Huang -
4
Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter
by Rachel Shteir -
5
Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
by Jonny Steinberg
The Best Biographies of 2024: The National Book Critics Circle Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor
The Best Biographies of 2024: The National Book Critics Circle Shortlist, recommended by Elizabeth Taylor
The boundaries between biography, history and news are very porous, says Elizabeth Taylor—chair of the judging panel for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. Here, she introduces us to the five-strong shortlist of books, all of which, she notes, made headlines or “contributed to a substantial revision of history.”
