Between Ourselves by Karen Payne || Feminism Biographies-Books

Between Ourselves: Letters Between Mothers and Daughters 1750-1982
by Karen Payne

A collection of letters between mothers and daughters, from 1750 to the present, this book reveals the ways in which women through the ages have struggled to break free of constraints and defy society.

With insights into the lives of the famous - Anne Sexton, Florence Nightingale, Vera Brittain, Queen Victoria and Sylvia Plath

As well as the unknown-housewives, construction workers, secretaries, political activists, teachers and scientists-this collection displays the vitality and restless, questioning spirit of all women.