Between The Letters

Download or read book Between Ourselves written by Karen Payne and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.