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Composing a life

Composing a life

by Mary Catherine Bateson

Biographical methodsBiographyLifeWomen intellectualsWomen's studies
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The author presents profiles of herself and four friends, examining the personal and career obstacles women face in achieving success, arguing that life is an improvisational work of art in which varying life experiences find a common, unifying thread.

Themes & subjects

Biographical methodsBiographyLifeWomen intellectualsWomen's studiesMétodos biográficos

Setting

United StatesEstados UnidosÉtats-Unis

Author

Mary Catherine Bateson

Pages

241

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

4

Language

English

Publisher

Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated

ISBN

9780802196316

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