| #1878340 in Books | 2014-05-27 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.59 x8.50l,1.00 | File type: PDF | 248 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Customer|I wish there were more books on these topics: women, craft and social revolutions in one book.|2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| An overdue study of a long-important means of artistic and social expression|By doryphoros|Some 23 writers contribute chapters that cover women's contributions|About the Author|Marjorie Agosin is an award-winning poet, essayist, fiction writer, activist, and professor. She is a prolific author: her published books, including those she has written as well as those she has edited, number over eighty. Her two most recent
This book gathers a collection of multidisciplinary essays written by distinguished scholars, visual artists, and writers. The common thread of these essays addresses the ways in which fiber arts have enriched and empowered the lives of women throughout the world. From Ancient Greece to the Holocaust, through to the work of grassroots organizations, these essays illustrate the universality of fiber arts. In each of these chapters, the need of the women to create meaning...
You easily download any file type for your device.Stitching Resistance: Women, Creativity, and Fiber Arts | Marjorie Agosin. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
