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Amanda Foreman

Amanda Foreman is the author of the prize-winning best sellers, ‘Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire', and 'A World on Fire: A Epic History of Two Nations Divided'. She is currently a columnist for 'The Wall Street Journal'. Her latest work is the BBC documentary series, 'The Ascent of Woman'. In 2016, Foreman served as chair of The Man Booker Prize. Her book on the history of women, 'The World Made by Women', will be published in 2018. She is a co-founder of the literary nonprofit, House of SpeakEasy Foundation, a trustee of the Whiting Foundation, and an Honorary Research Senior Fellow in the History Department at the University of Liverpool. Amanda lives in New York with her husband and five children.

Coming in 2018

The World Made By Women: a narrative history of women from prehistory to present day. It is time for the history of women to break free from the straight jacket of Women's History. The history of women is the history of the world.

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Thursday, August 9
Premier of The Story of Diana
abc

Wednesday, October 11
10th Anniversary NeuroLeadership Summit
Sheraton New York Times Square

Saturday, October 14
The Cliveden Literary Festival
Cliveden

Thursday, November 16
The Cundill History Prize Gala
Montreal

4 hours ago by dramandaforeman While I work my new book "The Ascent of Woman: A History of Women from the Apple to the Pill" here in #NYC , it's nice to remember the offices I've enjoyed in the past #tbt #film #ascentofwoman #history #femalehistorian #vietnam #russia #turkey
2 days ago by dramandaforeman It was a joy to create these elegant portraits with my beautiful daughters for the latest issue of @portermagazine - on stands now! Photographed by @alexbramall and @saraimari724
1 week ago by dramandaforeman I am very much looking forward to @bettany_hughes 's exploration of #Bacchus for @bbcradio4 . From the ancient world to modernity, she will reveal his many incarnations. #bacchusuncovered

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