Beacon Book of Essays by Contemporary American Women (Paperback, New edition)

Over two generations ago essayists were mostly men. However, in recent decades, women writers have come to the fore in this extensive genre. Gathering a wide range of essays from a variety of recognized female writers, as well as other new voices, this text takes on a number of topics, from lovers to the violation of rape, to the pains of infertility and the complexities of ethnic identity.