Her Own Voice

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Eight Women Who Rewrote Life and Art

Anne E. Fernald

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English

Beacon Press
22 September 2026

Biography: general

With Virginia Woolf as a guide, the stories of eight radical 20th century women--wanderers, rebels, explorers, mentors--who made a life for themselves in spite of everything.

Everything that changed in the 20th century changed more dramatically for women. Her Own Voice tells the stories of eight radical women who responded to social oppression and helped create the modernist movement.

As we witness the strong resurgence of trad wife popularity in modern culture, this book calls on women of every generation to actively wrestle with old ideas about what it means to be ""good"" and even ""lovable."" Anne E. Fernald, world-renowned Virginia Woolf scholar, argues that the stories we read shape the lives we imagine for ourselves, and offers these stories as possible templates for living boldly and creatively.

Among the women featured are-

Margaret

Wise Brown, groundbreaking author of Goodnight Moon Jessie

Redmon Fauset, prolific novelist of the Harlem Renaissance Dorothy

Arzner, the only woman director to make the transition from silent to

sound films

The women in this book encompass a wide range of diverse identities- Black, white, Asian, lesbian, queer, straight, mothers, aunts, teachers; novelists; poets, filmmakers, musicians, producers. Altogether, they provide an inspirational reminder that the social and political upheaval of our time is nothing new; women have been working to overcome enormous barriers in the name of their art throughout history.

By: Anne E. Fernald
Imprint: Beacon Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780807021330
ISBN 10: 0807021334
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 22 September 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Anne E. Fernald is Professor of English at Fordham University in New York City and one of the world's best-known experts on Virginia Woolf.

Reviews for Her Own Voice: Eight Women Who Rewrote Life and Art

“Drawing from their writings, Fernald creates sensitive portraits of her subjects . . . An intimate look at women and their time.” —Kirkus Reviews “A generous book with some surprising choices as subjects. Fernald ably draws on scholarship while keeping the text accessible.” —Library Journal