Judith Nies
NEW WORKS BY JUDITH NIESNewsNew Updates at my Blog: judithnies.blogspot.com THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND: A Personal History of the 1960sPaperback release June 2, 2009! Upcoming and Ongoing Media A lively interview about the book was done with Larry Vervel on “Books of Our Times,” an interview show sponsored by the Massachusetts School of Law. It is is currently airing on various Comcast channels and I will post some excerpts on You Tube this fall. As seen on CPAN2- Book TV: Still playing in different cities (Also Available online) Watch the video The Page 99 Test Does The Girl pass the test? Find out at "The Page 99 Test." 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, Nies has written a fascinating account of her personal experience interwoven with her observations of a pivotal decade of political and social history. --Ellen Steinbaum, Boston Globe Nies moves nimbly between descriptions of her unique personal situation and recollections of the more general climate for women...A potent reminder of how much things have changed -- and stayed the same. --The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 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.  Hitchhiking on the road From the port of Izmir (Turkey), we traveled along the coast to Miletus, Didyma, Ephesus, Bodrum and into another world and another dimension of time. Today I see them as names on a map, but then they were my route into the world of myth, a world so ancient and so overpowering that my underdeveloped imagination simply quit.  Swampscott Tomboys baseball team of 1907 Three out of the ten players in this women's baseball team have the last name "Nies." In 1907, only five years after Queen Victoria died, most formal portraits of women were wedding photos. This unusual team photo had been preserved in my Aunt Alice's attic. Alice Nies, top row second from right was second base and captain; May Nies, first row, second from right, was left field; and Claire Nies, top row, second from right, was center field.  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. |
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