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University of Pittsburgh. Villanova University.
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We Remember: Women Born at the Turn of the Century Tell the Stories of Their Lives in Words and Pictures
(In We Remember, twenty-five women born at the turn of the...)
In We Remember, twenty-five women born at the turn of the century speak of the wonder and shared wisdom that could come only from experiencing--firsthand--the most dramatic century of all time. This visually rich volume provides a rare glimpse of the complex feelings--the triumphs and frustrations--that have gone into the emergence of the modern American woman. Filled with engrossing portraits of the famous and the little-known, We Remember brings into focus the scope and diversity of lives that spanned two world wars, the Great Depression, the administrations of nineteen presidents, the New Deal, and the industrial and information revolutions. With an introduction by Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the words and pictures of these extraordinary women, We Remember composes an anthem of the feminine soul that, until now, has never been heard in such symphony.
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We Remember: Women Born at the Turn of the Century Tell the Stories of Their Lives in Words and Pictures by Jeanne Marie Laskas (1999-04-01)
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The Balloon Lady and Other People I Know (Emerging Writers in Creative Nonfiction)
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The Balloon Lady and Other People I Know (Emerging Writers in Creative Nonfiction) by Jeanne Marie Laskas (1996-06-03)
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Jeanne Laskas
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Laskas is the author of seven books, including Concussion (2015). The book is based on her 2009 Gentlemen’s Quarterly article "Game Brain" about forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu, who tried to publicize his findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players despite NFL opposition. The article was also adapted by Laskas and screenwriter Peter Landesman into a film of the same name, starring Will Smith as Omalu.
Most of Laskas" current work appears in Gentlemen’s Quarterly, where she is a correspondent.
Laskas" other works include Hidden America (2012), Growing Girls (2006),The Exact Same Moon (2003), and Fifty Acres and Poodle (2000). Laskas" work has been widely anthologized, including in The Best American Magazine Writing 2008 ("Underworld") and The Best American Sportswriting 2000, 2002, 2008, 2010 ("Game Brain"), and 2012.
Her Gentlemen’s Quarterly piece about coal miners, "Underworld," was a finalist in feature writing for the 2007 National Magazine Awards. Her earliest essays and features are compiled in The Balloon Lady and Other People I Know (1996).
Laskas has been writing for national magazines for 20 years, with work appearing in The New York Times Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal.
She was formerly a contributing editor at Esquire, and a weekly syndicated columnist ("Significant Others") at The Washington Post Magazine. She also wrote "Ask Laskas" in Reader"s Digest and the "My Life as a Mom" column for Ladies" Home Journal. Laskas directs The Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh, where she teaches creative writing.
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We Remember: Women Born at the Turn of the Century Tell the Stories of Their Lives in Words and Pictures
(In We Remember, twenty-five women born at the turn of the...)
- The Balloon Lady and Other People I Know (Emerging Writers in Creative Nonfiction)
- We Remember: Women Born at the Turn of the Century Tell the Stories of Their Lives in Words and Pictures by Jeanne Marie Laskas (1999-04-01)
- The Balloon Lady and Other People I Know (Emerging Writers in Creative Nonfiction) by Jeanne Marie Laskas (1996-06-03)
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We Remember: Women Born at the Turn of the Century Tell the Stories of Their Lives in Words and Pictures
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