The Challenges We Faced, The Women We Became - Paperback

by Ashley Barcroft (Author)

The Challenges We Faced, The Women We Became shares firsthand experiences in women's lives worldwide. It is a compilation of interviews addressing the overarching question: What is a challenging experience you have faced, and how did overcoming it make you stronger?

Many of us encounter difficult experiences at different stages in our lives, and these events are often accompanied by a sense of isolation and despair, which can result in long-term effects, getting in the way of productive and happy lives. The Challenges We Faced, The Women We Became can make people in these situations better understand that they are not alone in what they are going through and make them aware that accomplished women around the world have also endured similar challenges and were able to find a way to overcome them to become who they are today. The Challenges We Faced, The Women We Became, provides comfort, inspiration, and newfound self-belief for people struggling to combat the challenges they are confronting and anyone hoping to learn from others' experiences.

The Challenges We Faced, The Women We Became includes interviews with: Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Jean Muenchrath, Leah Witman Moore, Dr. Kateryna Terletska, Emilie Béatrice Epaye, Colonel Kathryn Spletstoser, Dr. Layla Salek, Dr. Lise Deguire, Ulanda Mtamba, Kim Phuc Phan Thi, Simone Dinnerstein, Cynthia Changyit Levin, Dr. Bernadette Lahai, Emily Rivers, Jodee Blanco, Rose Carmen Goldberg

Any profits made from The Challenges We Faced; The Women We Became will be donated to Amnesty International.