Women Who Launch, Marlene WagmanGeller
Women Who Launch, Marlene WagmanGeller
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Women Who Launch
Women Who Shattered Glass Ceilings

Author: Marlene Wagman-Geller

Narrator: Susan Ericksen

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/15/2019


Synopsis

Finalist Pacific Book Awards 2018! Empowering stories of game-changing womenDorothy Parker observed, “It’s a man’s world”; the lady entrepreneurs and game-changers profiled in Women Who Launch would beg to differ. Unlike the matrons of the 1950s—the women who lunched—these kick-ass females left their DNA in the annals of time.A history of women in business and beyond: Julia Ward-Howe showed what’s good for the goose is good for the gander when she created the Girl Scouts of America. Sarah Josepha Hale—authoress of Mary Had a Little Lamb—convinced Lincoln to launch a national day of thanks while Anna Jarvis persuaded President Wilson to initiate a day in tribute of mothers. Estee Lauder revolutionized the cosmetics industry. The tradition of these Mothers of Invention continued when, compliments of knitter Krista Suh, the heads of millions were adorned with pink, pussy-cat ears in the largest women’s march in history. These women who launched prove, in the words of Rosie the Riveter, “We can do it!”Biographies of women creators, innovators, and leaders: Women Who Launch is filled with inspiring true stories of women activists, artists, and entrepreneurs who launched some of the most famous companies, brands, and organizations today and changed the world. It is at once a collection of biographies and a testament of female empowerment.Listeners will findthe stories behind renowned companies, brands, and organizations and the diverse women who launched them;empowering quotes from strong women and those who refused to be kept down; andmotivation to all women who want to succeed in their careers, launch companies, and change the world.Find motivation in your career and life with the amazing history of women entrepreneurship, activism, and leadership.

About Marlene Wagman-Geller

Marlene Wagman-Geller received her BA from York University and her teaching credentials from the University of Toronto and San Diego State University. Currently she teaches high school English in National City, California. Reviews from her books have appeared in the New York Times and the Associated Press. Marlene lives in Southern California with her husband, daughter, and their Persian cat, Moe.

About Susan Ericksen

Susan Ericksen is a three-time Audie Award-winning narrator who has recorded over 500 books. The winner of multiple awards, including twenty-plus AudioFile Earphones Awards for both fiction and nonfiction, Susan is a classically trained actress who excels at multiple narrative styles and accents.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard

I generally avoid biographies so a book featuring thirty-seven of them making it onto my reading list seems a bit odd. I confess that it was the cover that got my attention. I was confused why a woman writing a book about women fighting chauvinism and shattering glass ceiling would have three fifties......more

Goodreads review by Audrey

A departure from my normal reading material, this book intrigued me. Not least the title, clearly a play on the expression 'ladies who lunch'. A not entirely flattering description of women whose lives are dedicated to social gatherings and gossip. What captured me from the outset were the meticulou......more

Goodreads review by Jill

Wagman-Geller has done it again! She has given us another inspiring book filled with fascinating well-researched facts. Written in her lyrical prose it is as smart and sassy as the women showcased in it that have fought for women’s rights and gender equality. Thank you to these women who have made a......more

I found this book, which was a Finalist in the Pacific Book Awards 2018 for ‘ Empowering stories of game-changing women’ a real inspirational read. It contains biographies and quotes from women creators, innovators, leader’s activists, and entrepreneurs all of whom are amazing women and a ‘testament......more


Quotes

“These soaring stories will inspire you to live your dreams!” Becca Anderson, author of The Book of Awesome Women