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Barbara G. Walker

Auteur van A Treasury of Knitting Patterns

35 Werken 9,155 Leden 71 Besprekingen Favoriet van 17 leden

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(eng) also known as Barbara Walker. Knitting, New Age, Feminism, and a novel, the same person does it all.

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Werken van Barbara G. Walker

A Treasury of Knitting Patterns (1968) 1,486 exemplaren
Knitting from the Top (1972) 836 exemplaren
Mosaic Knitting (1975) 435 exemplaren
Feminist Fairy Tales (1996) 314 exemplaren
Learn-To-Knit-Afghan Book (1974) 268 exemplaren
Women's Rituals: A Sourcebook (1990) 159 exemplaren
Amazon (1992) 122 exemplaren

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Officiële naam
Walker, Barbara Goodwin
Geboortedatum
1930-07-02
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Woonplaatsen
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Venice, Florida, USA
Opleiding
University of Pennsylvania
Beroepen
knitting expert
writer
knitter
feminist
Organisaties
Washington Star
Morris Museum Mineralogical Society
Trailside Mineral Club of the New Jersey Earth Science Association
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Humanist Heroine Award of the American Humanist Association's Feminist Caucus (1993)
"Women Making Herstory Award" of the New Jersey National Organization for Women (1995)
Korte biografie
1) http://www.nownj.org/njNews/2005/0116... humanist_profile- Barbara G. Walker.htm

2) Barbara Walker's knitting legacy. IN: Falick, Melanie. Knitting in America. New York: 1997. pp 56-7. ISBN: 1-885183-27-5

3) Short profile and photo http://www.ffrf.org/day/?sel=1&da...
Ontwarringsbericht
also known as Barbara Walker. Knitting, New Age, Feminism, and a novel, the same person does it all.

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A strong affirmation of women's power to say no to out of control patriarchal power. The author encourages women to develop a new moral system in an otherwise doomed world.
 
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PendleHillLibrary | 3 andere besprekingen | Feb 22, 2024 |
 
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PhillyHandweavers | 8 andere besprekingen | Nov 28, 2023 |
I enjoy fairy tales and I am a feminist but after four of these stories I'd had enough of this book. Retelling traditional tales well takes subtlety and skill, both of which Walker's writing lacks. Lavine gets it right with "Fairest" and "Ella Enchanted."
 
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rebwaring | 3 andere besprekingen | Aug 14, 2023 |
Thoroughly enjoyed these stories and the socially conscious twist. Imagine how life would have been if we grew up with these instead of the usual tales which don't do much for girls/women.
 
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AAPremlall | 3 andere besprekingen | Jul 23, 2023 |

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Statistieken

Werken
35
Leden
9,155
Populariteit
#2,619
Waardering
½ 4.4
Besprekingen
71
ISBNs
81
Talen
3
Favoriet
17

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