Judith Nies



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2009 Author Events
January 29, 2009
Thursday Morning Talks
"THe Good Wife and Other Double Binds
Remappping the 1960s"
Armenian Church11:00am
145 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA

February 4, 2009
PEN New England Reading
Hotel Marlowe


Non-Fiction
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND
A woman's history of the 1960's


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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND

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A MUST READ POLITICAL HISTORY AND MEMOIR FOR OUR TIMES

The book’s narrative style—blunt, unflinching, honest—serves the story well…educational and entertaining, with a wry, ironic wit evident throughout.”
--Kirkus Review,

For the first time ever, in 2008 our country almost had a woman as nominee for President of the United States. What about the women who came before?

At the height of the Vietnam War protests, Judith Nies held “the most interesting job in Washington” as the chief staffer to a core group of anti-war congressmen. A graduate of John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with an impressive international resume, Nies had everything she needed to succeed in Washington except for one obvious characteristic: she was the wrong gender.

In THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND: A Narrative History of the 1960’s and How Women Transformed America (Harper Collins), Nies chronicles her struggle to cope with and finally overcome the limited opportunities for women in society and politics. Shocked to find herself the focus of an FBI investigation due to her political activities, Nies traded in her role as a dutiful wife and marginalized employee to become one of a growing number of brave women who carved out a new path toward social reform.


THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND is a compelling and perceptive biography for our current political landscape that presents the underpinnings of the 60s era and the women's movement in a fresh and personal way.


Photographer Bernie Boston took this iconic photograph during an anti-Vietnam Warm demonstration in 1967. It appeared in the Washington Star Newspaper and I called up and bought a copy of the photo the day it appeared.
 




UPCOMING EVENTS:
2009

2009 Author Events
January 29, 2009
Thursday Morning Talks
"The Good Wife and Other Double Binds
Remappping the 1960s"
Armenian Church11:00am
145 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA

February 4, 2009
PEN New England Reading
Hotel Marlowe

February 11, 2009
Massachusetts School of Law
"Books of Our Times"

February 19, 2009
Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Thursday Morning Talk
11:00 am


JUDITH NIES

Praise for The Girl I Left Behind

“An important book. I know of no book like it.”
--Jill Ker Conway,
Author Road from Coorain and A Woman’s Educaiion

“Bolstered by contemporary statistics and an excellent memory, Nies details the life changes she experienced alongside countless other women during a decade of secrecy, boys’ club politics and outright lies…The book’s narrative style—blunt, unflinching, honest—serves the story well…educational and entertaining, with a wry, ironic wit evident throughout.”
--Kirkus Review,

“Nies combines personal memoir with period history...a highly valuable first-person record.”
--Publishers Weekly

Refreshingly candid…Nies’ personal take on the ripple effects of the women’s movement – both on those involved directly and those who followed – is honest and engaging.”
-Booklist

"A dense and energetic public and private history [for our] ambitious daughters who have no idea how recent ancient history can be."
--Amanda Heller, Boston Globe

The life experiences she relates so freshly (including political parallels to this era's war) make this book captivating for students of the political and cultural history of the 1960s. Highly recommended"
-- Library Journal

Colorful exchanges, including one with Congressman Tip O'Neill at a Capitol Hill Weight Watchers meeting, invigorate her new memoir" Jan Gardner, Boston Globe

"Nies moves nimbly between her personal situation and recollections of the general climate for women...a potent reminder of how much things have changed---and stayed the same."
--Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)