- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Huckle Hill Pr (May 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0971595720
- ISBN-13: 978-0971595729
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,225,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
"Paper mentor" based on candid interviews with prominent artists and scientists over age 65 provides inspiration, support, and guidance for young women entering careers and for mid-career changers.
Parents, guidance and career counselors, as well as gender studies professors will find this book invaluable in providing women with role models who share their life stories with humor, compassion, and zest.
From the Author
The women of this book have left us a legacy of hope, courage, conviction, and a model of passionate involvement with life. Meeting these "paper mentors" has changed my life. Life many women, I lacked mentors. Their stories have translated into an alternative mentoring experience for me. I hope that meeting the "women who could" will have some measure of impact on you, the next generation of powerful women.
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In the 1950s my mother went to college to become a teacher when she was in her forties after she had had three children. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Exploring New Frontiers,
By Chris DiOrio (Irmo, SC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Women Who Could...and Did: Lives of 26 Exemplary Artists and Scientists (Paperback)
I salute your work. Excellent data collection, original organization and artistic prose. This is certainly a life's work of which to be proud. It is a refreshing read about female mentors of which the media supplies very few. It should serve as an inspiration to not only young aspiring females, but to all those with aspirations and dreams. It can be a map to success and your future. Good work and I recommmend it highly.
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How a paper mentor can help with life goals,
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This review is from: Women Who Could...and Did: Lives of 26 Exemplary Artists and Scientists (Paperback)
The author, an experienced psychotherapist, started this study of 26 prominent artists and scientists in order to understand the factors that led to their career achievement. However, during the initial phases of her personal interviews she found that the lives of these women were much richer and fuller than her original protocol could manage. She recognized that the life stories of these women could act as "paper mentors" to other women struggling with similar issues, experiences and lack of access to true mentors.Although all the stories are different, the author's analysis helped to identify a number of common factors that these women used to maximize career opportunities, overcome setbacks, seek out mentors, merge family and career goals, and live fully throughout their lives. The book provides many examples in each woman's life as to how they demonstrated each of three key factors that led to their success: passion, perseverance, and power with others. The women interviewed also mentioned obstructions in their lives, including "tormentors", or people who blocked their progress. But their ability to deal with such set-backs or challenges was more often offset by six factors: high energy, focus, obstinacy, ability to let go, trusting self, enjoyment of hard work, feelings of competence, and willingness to take risks. This book, unlike the other top mentoring books listed on our Mentorship website, is not a how-to book about finding a mentor, becoming a mentor, or creating a mentorship program, but it can serve as a source of inspiration, revelation, and encouragement to other women and girls seeking a source for mentorship.
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Showcases the lives of 26 great and accomplished women,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Women Who Could...and Did: Lives of 26 Exemplary Artists and Scientists (Paperback)
Karma Kitaj's Women Who Could...And Did showcases the lives of 26 great and accomplished women through illustrative interviews, anecdotes, and vignettes. In these tales of successful lives, readers can find insight on how they too can doggedly pursue a favorite career, blend responsibilities of work and family, and find contentment at an advanced age. A superb collection of role models for women readers of all ages, Women Who Could...And Did is an enthusiastically recommended addition to Women's Studies, Career Development, and Women's Biography supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections.
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