{"product_id":"9781844087419","title":"Her Brilliant Career : Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Cooke, Rachel, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/05\/2014,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages, Section: 8, b\/w photos,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Virago Press Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Little, Brown Book Group,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: 20th century history from c 1945 to c 2000, Social \u0026amp; cultural history, Gender studies: women, Biography: general\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781844087419\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003eIn her apron and rubber gloves, a smile lipsticked permanently across her face, the woman of the Fifties has become a cultural symbol of all that we are most grateful to have sloughed off. A homely compliant creature, she knows little or nothing of sex, and stands no chance at all of having a career. She must marry or die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what if there was another side to the story?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book Rachel Cooke tells the story of ten extraordinary women whose pioneering professional lives - and complicated private lives - paved the way for future generations. Muriel Box, film director. Betty Box, film producer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargery Fish, plantswoman. Patience Gray, cook. Alison Smithson, architect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheila van Damm, rally car driver and theatre owner. Nancy Spain, journalist and radio personality. Joan Werner Laurie, editor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacquetta Hawkes, archaeologist. Rose Heilbron, QC. Plucky and ambitious, they left the house, discovered the bliss of work, and ushered in the era of the working woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37027775053977,"sku":"9781844087419","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781844087419.jpg?v=1604670734","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781844087419","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}