Name/TitleYou Can't Keep A Good Woman Down
EditionFirst
MakerWalker, Alice
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardback book titled 'You Can't Keep A Good Woman Down: Stories by Alice Walker', signed by the author. The contents are:
- Nineteen Fifty-five
- How Did I Get Away with Killing One of the Biggest Lawyers in the State? It
Was Easy.
- Elethia
- The Lover
- Petunias
- Coming Apart
- Fame
- The Abortion
- Porn
- Advancing Luna - and Ida B. Wells
- Laurel
- A Letter of the Times, or Should This Sado-Masochism Be Saved?
- A Sudden Trip Home in the Spring
- Source
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 220 x W: 145 x D: 18 mm
Date Made1981
Place MadeUSA, New York NY
PublisherHarcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publication Date1981
Publication PlaceUSA, New York NY
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Walker:
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
Walker, born in rural Georgia, overcame challenges such as childhood injury and segregation to become high school valedictorian and graduate from Sarah Lawrence College. She began her writing career with her first book of poetry, Once, and later wrote novels, including her best-known work, The Color Purple. As an activist, Walker participated in the Civil Rights Movement, advocated for women of color through the term "womanism," and has been involved in animal advocacy and pacifism. Additionally, she has taken a strong stance on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel [continues].
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association KeywordsBlack women writers
Subject and Association KeywordsBlack women activists
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN0-15-199754-3
Object numberGWL-2026-30-1
Spine LabelALICE WALKER ~ YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN ~ Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved