Machisma: Women and Daring
- ISBN-10
- 0385151098
- ISBN-13
- 9780385151092
- Category
- Assertiveness (Psychology)
- Pages
- 369
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Doubleday Books
- Author
- Grace Lichtenstein
Description
(From inside leaf) What is the new macha woman? Who is she? What distinguishes her from other women? Or from macho men? Grace Lichtenstein comes up with the fascinating answers in this intriguing look at a new type of American woman represented by such celebrities as Janet Guthrie, Jane Fonda, Bella Abzug, & Bonnie Raitt. Each of these women share a taste for risk-taking & adventure, & each of them is possessed of a self-reliant independence as well as a vigorous approach to life ...
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