Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger
Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger

Author: Rosalie Maggio

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2019-04-26

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1476634076

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Marie Marvingt (1875-1963) set the world's first women's aviation records, won the only gold medal for outstanding performance in all sports, invented the airplane ambulance, was the first female bomber pilot in history, fought in World War I disguised as a man, took part in the Resistance of World War II, was the first to survive crossing the English Channel in a balloon, worked all her life as a journalist, spent years in North Africa and invented metal skis. Her life story was so unusually rich in exploits and accomplishments that some dismissed it as a hoax. This biography explores the life of "the most incredible woman since Joan of Arc" and investigates the reasons she has been forgotten. Known as the "fiancee of danger," she was the model for the silent film series The Perils of Pauline.

Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger
Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger

Author: Rosalie Maggio

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2019-05-10

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1476675503

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Marie Marvingt (1875-1963) set the world's first women's aviation records, won the only gold medal for outstanding performance in all sports, invented the airplane ambulance, was the first female bomber pilot in history, fought in World War I disguised as a man, took part in the Resistance of World War II, was the first to survive crossing the English Channel in a balloon, worked all her life as a journalist, spent years in North Africa and invented metal skis. Her life story was so unusually rich in exploits and accomplishments that some dismissed it as a hoax. This biography explores the life of "the most incredible woman since Joan of Arc" and investigates the reasons she has been forgotten. Known as the "fiancee of danger," she was the model for the silent film series The Perils of Pauline.

Women Taking Risks in Contemporary Autobiographical Narratives
Women Taking Risks in Contemporary Autobiographical Narratives

Author: Anna Rocca

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Women Taking Risks in Contemporary Autobiographical Narratives explores the nature and effects of risk in self-narrative representations of live events. ... The collection focuses on risk-taking as one of women's articulations of authorial agency displayed in literary, testimonial, photographic, travel and film documentary forms of autobiographical expression.

How to Say it
How to Say it

Author: Rosalie Maggio

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780130214836

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Contains advice on writing effective business and social letters in forty subject areas, with lists of words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs relevant to each topic, and sample letters that may be reproduced and modified for individualized use.

Great Letters for Every Occasion
Great Letters for Every Occasion

Author: Rosalie Maggio

Publisher: Prentice Hall Trade

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13:

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Shares model letters for a variety of situations, including advice, apology, appreciation, complaints, fund raising, get well wishes, invitations, love letters, reports, proposals, resumes, letters of condolence, and thank you notes.

The History of the Female Shipwright
The History of the Female Shipwright

Author: Mary Lacy

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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In 1759, at the age of nineteen, Mary Lacy donned a pair of men's breeches, adopted the name of William Chandler, and went to sea. Her autobiography (first published in 1773) chronicles her sea-faring adventures and gives a fascinating insight into the hardships of ordinary sailors in the 18th-century Navy. For her these were compounded by having to pretend to be a man. She nonetheless earned a name as a strong and reliable worker and, back on dry land, became an accomplished ship builder. Destitution, betrayal and amorous encounters all play a part in this intriguing tale. A brief introduction by Margarette Lincoln, Deputy Director of the National Maritime Museum, provides the historical context for this remarkable account.

Talking About People
Talking About People

Author: Rosalie Maggio

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1997-10-09

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13:

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Anyone who works with words and people will want to keep this indispensable guide close at hand. The author offers thousands of alternatives for outdated, stereotypical, and damaging language. This substantially updated and expanded version, also covers numerous words and phrases that were not even part of our language five years ago. This handy reference guide merits a place next to the dictionary and thesaurus of all who are sensitive to the use of fair and accurate language. It will help them make an informed judgment when choosing words to describe people in terms of their age, sex, employment, economic status, religion, lifestyle, ethnic background, or disability.

Biography Index
Biography Index

Author: Bea Joseph

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 1144

ISBN-13:

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A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines.