To the Barricades (eBook / ePub)

Autoren-Porträt von Alix Kates Shulman, Alix Shulman

Alix Kates Shulman (b. 1932) is the celebrated author of fourteen books, including the New York Times bestselling novel Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen (1972), which established her as a primary figure in feminism's second wave. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shulman studied philosophy at Columbia University and received an MA at New York University. She became a political activist, joining the Congress of Racial Equality in 1961 and the Women's Liberation Movement in 1967. Her other novels include Burning Questions (1978), On the Stroll (1981), In Every Woman's Life . . . (1987), and Ménage (2012). She has also written the memoirs Drinking the Rain (1995), A Good Enough Daughter (1999), and To Love What Is (2008);a biography of Emma Goldman entitled To the Barricades (1971); and A Marriage Agreement and Other Essays: Four Decades of Feminist Writing (2012). Shulman lives in Manhattan and continues to speak frequently on issues such as writing, feminism, and reproductive choice.

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“A respectful and relevant biography of the fiery crusader” —The New York Times Book Review

“Gripping reading . . . unusually well researched and written.” —Commonweal

“Shulman’s clear voice and vision are beacons in the darkness.” —Lois Gould, author of Such Good Friends

“Touches upon some of our most critical current issues. . . . Engrossing.” —Library Journal