{"product_id":"the-women-who-made-new-york-9781580056533","title":"The Women Who Made New York","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating, elegant history of New York City, told through the stories of the women who made it the most exciting and influential metropolis in the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Read any history of New York City and you will read about men. You will read about men who were political leaders and men who were activists and cultural tastemakers. These men have been lauded for generations for creating the most exciting and influential city in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But that's not the whole story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Women Who Made New York\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the untold stories of the phenomenal women who made New York City the cultural epicenter of the world. Many were revolutionaries and activists, like Zora Neale Hurston and Audre Lorde. Others were icons and iconoclasts, like Fran Lebowitz and Grace Jones. There were also women who led quieter private lives but were just as influential, such as Emily Warren Roebling, who completed the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge when her engineer husband became too ill to work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Paired with striking, contemporary illustrations by artist Hallie Heald, \u003ci\u003eThe Women Who Made New York\u003c\/i\u003e offers a visual sensation -- one that reinvigorates not just New York City's history but its very identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580056533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julie Scelfo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660451639452,"sku":"9781580056533","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d0af013f-9734-440e-a800-b899728d1f01.jpg?v=1603896737","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-women-who-made-new-york-9781580056533","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}