{"product_id":"the-education-of-girls-coming-of-age-in-four-years-that-changed-america-paperback","title":"The Education of Girls: Coming of age in four years that changed America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe country is at war. Your boyfriend is about to be taken for the draft. Sent far away to an unknown country, Vietnam. The government is heedless of protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am seventeen years old. Newly arrived at smart \u003cstrong\u003eWellesley College\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is 1966, the eve of a convulsive time. \u003cstrong\u003eHillary Clinton \u003c\/strong\u003elives across the hall. Henry Kissinger and John Kenneth Galbraith are teaching at nearby Harvard. I am in a crucible of clever young women, demure, conservative and gently-reared; a tiny and elite minority of girls. Back then a mere 7.4% of women went to university. \u003cstrong\u003eWe are coming of age in a place where birth control for single women is illegal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the story of how the Vietnam war, racial strife and the birth of women's liberation fundamentally changed our lives, \u003c\/strong\u003e leading us to grow into very different women than the ones we were expected to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the pandemic, I worked with three close friends to record this story, sharing letters, diaries, and memories. The result is vivid, detailed and true. now is the time for all good men to\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53575243170099,"sku":"9781068493102","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-education-of-girls-coming-of-age-in-four-years-that-changed-america-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}