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A Note on Usage Introduction Part I: Beginnings Part II: Becoming an American Part III: Becoming an American Radical Part IV: In the Eye of the Storm Thanks Photograph gallery
In "Fireweed, Gerda Lerner, a pioneer and leading scholar in women's history, tells her story of moral courage and commitment to social change. Focusing on the formative experiences that made her an activist for social justice before her academic career began, Lerner presents her life in the context of the major historical events of the twentieth century. Hers is a gripping story about surviving hardship and living according to one's convictions.