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This compact edition of a bestselling title is a glorious celebration of 75 of the most creative, controversial, witty, brave and inspirational women of the twentieth century. Revealing portraits, by an array of distinguished photographers, show women who have reached the summit of achievement in politics, business, art, sport, the performing arts and science – such women as Billie Holiday, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Martha Graham, Maya Lin and Gloria Steinem. The photographs are accompanied by brief biographies that highlight the distinctive contributions of these women and describe how they were viewed by their contemporaries. AUTHOR: Cokie Roberts is Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR) and Political Commentator for ABC News. Frederick S. Voss is senior historian at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. He has published extensively on all aspects of American portraiture and is the author of several titles including Portraits of the Presidents: The National Portrait Gallery (2000), Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time (1999), and Faces of TIME: 75 Years of Time Magazine Cover Portraits (1998). SELLING POINTS: A compact edition of a bestselling title, featuring 75 stunning portraits and engaging biographies of women who have helped to define the modern age Includes rarely seen photographs of Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Graham, Joan Baez and many others 7 colour & 80 duotone illustrations

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The book provides a fascinating between-the-lines study of the passage of portraits and people from the noisy sea of celebrity culture - ARTNET.COM

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Frederick S. Voss is former Senior Historian at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. He has published extensively on American portraiture. cokie roberts is Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR) and Political Commentator for ABC News.

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