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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 2019. 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 2019

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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Saturday, October 20
BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York present “On Confronting Silence” in conjunction with “Measure for Measure”
https://www.bam.org/talks/2018/on-confronting-silence

Monday, November 12
Speaking Engagement, the Potomac School
https://www.potomacschool.org/

Thursday, December 6
Speaking Engagement, Philips Academy Andover
https://www.andover.edu

4 days ago by dramandaforeman Since it's inception in 2012, the International Day of the Girl has addressed issues affecting young women such as child marriage, inequality, and gender-based violence. Highlighting the need for greater education, medical care, and legal rights for young women in developing countries, the campaign remains no less relevant in 2018. Let's raise awareness and collectively fight to address the challenges that affect young women all over the world. #dayofthegirl #girls #girlhood #discrimination #equality #feminism #metoo #education #genderviolence
5 days ago by dramandaforeman This afternoon offered a very surprising and amusing diversion thanks to @bluediamond . We have been voyeurs these last few days, observing the incredible transformation to the home behind our office. A holiday theme quickly became apparent and we decided that a pop up event was surely underway. But alas, we needed to know more! After approaching a woman at the door, we were graciously invited to partake in an event that was devised specifically for members of the media (how nice that we weren't total interlopers). We learned about new products, replacing dairy with almond-based substitutes, and we delighted in
6 days ago by dramandaforeman "The female domination of beer- making lasted in Europe until the 15th and 16th centuries, when the growth of the market economy helped to transform it into a profitable industry." Do you know about the history of women and beer? Learn more in my latest column for the @wsj Link in bio https://www.dramandaforeman.com/when-women-were-brewers/ #beer #brewer #femalebrewers #witch #pro ßt #oktoberfest #cheers #feministhistorian #historicallyspeaking

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