Here We Stand: Women Changing the World

by Helena Earnshaw (Editor), Angharad Penrhyn Jones (Editor)

Overview

A fascinating and unique anthology about contemporary women campaigners and how they were changed by the process of changing the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781909983137
Publisher:	Honno Press
Publication date:	06/02/2014
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Helena Earnshaw has collaborated with her sister on an observational documentary series which exposed the issue of rural homelessness and heroin addiction. Described by Ken Loach as “an important social document” and referred to in Parliament, it went on to win many awards. She has been named BAFTA Wales Best Newcomer of the Year. She was also the subject of a Welsh documentary about the antiglobalization movement. She has written for a number of publications, including the Guardian, Mslexia, New Internationalist and New Welsh Review. In 2011 she won a Literature Wales bursary to work on her debut novel and she has been shortlisted for the Observer Young Travel Writer of the Year award.

Editorial Reviews

"[E]xtraordinary testimonies . . . [a] hugely motivating and important book." —Ian Sinclair, People's Daily Morning Star


"In this important book . . . Helena Earnshaw and Angharad Penrhyn Jones interview 17 of their peers about what compels them to devote their lives to helping others... Wisely, the editors don't try to draw any overarching themes or arguments from these women's work, instead letting them speak for themselves. Their courage and commitment shines through." —David Evans, The Independent


"Seventeen angry and affirmative testimonies, ranging from women who have taken on corporations and opened refuges, to those who have marched on the streets and stormed parliament, all in the name of a better future." —Metro

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