Tells the author's story of moral courage and commitment to social change. This memoir focuses on the formative experiences that made her an activist for social justice before her academic career began. Hers is a story about surviving hardship and summoning the courage to live according to one's convictions.
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.