When Everything Changed, Gail Collins
When Everything Changed, Gail Collins
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When Everything Changed
The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present

Author: Gail Collins

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 14 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/05/2010


Synopsis

An enthralling blend of oral history and Gail Collins' keen research, this definitive look at 50 years of feminist progress shimmers with the amusing, down-to-earth liberal tone that is this New York Times columnist's trademark. "An engrossing account . deadly serious and great fun to read at the same time . sure to become required reading."-Kirkus Reviews

About Gail Collins

Gail Collins, a columnist for the New York Times, was the the first woman ever to serve as editorial page editor for the paper. Previously, she was a member of the Times editorial board, and a columnist for the New York Daily News and New York Newsday.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on February 07, 2013

Holy smokin moley. Please, please, pretty please with freedom on top, read When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, by Gail Collins. Read it and remember your foremothers—your great-grandmother, your grandmother, your mother. Read it and weep. Read it......more

Goodreads review by Julie on August 19, 2011

I like Gail Collins' columns so I picked this up, but did not expect to learn much that was new only because I've read a lot of post-WWII history and women's history. But I learned a lot! Collins weaves interviews she did with regular folks who lived through these times with reporting on the events......more

Goodreads review by Chris on February 02, 2010

I've always thought of myself as "moderate" on most political issues, but recent conversations with co-workers have helped me realize my views fall squarely in the "liberal" category. So, when The New York Times gave a rave review to this book, I decided it was time to educate myself about some true......more

Goodreads review by Kristy on February 27, 2018

I was reading this book in October of 2016. I could only read about 10 pages at a time before I could feel my blood pressure going up, and the rage reaching a boiling point. And then the election happened. I was too lost in despair to continue the book, and I set it aside. Well, the despair is gone,......more

Goodreads review by Alan on August 09, 2015

I was going to give this book four stars instead of five because I thought the author was cherry-picking her examples, but the more I got into the book the more I saw that she was doing in-depth research and trying to remain objective, which is difficult to do with a subject like this. My wife and I......more