Ergebnis für "Sand" in Frauen

Jil Sander ist die bekannteste Modedesignerin Deutschlands. In einer Zeit, in der Frauen nur mit Erlaubnis ihrer Ehemänner ein Konto eröffnen und arbeiten durften, begann sie Mode zu entwerfen, die nichts mehr mit den biederen Rollenbildern der Fünfziger- und Sechzigerjahre gemein hatte. Mit ihren minimalistischen Entwürfen schuf Jil Sander den neuen Look der modernen berufstätigen Frau: lässig, erfolgreich, selbstbewusst.

Eine spannende Zeitreise ins Schicksalsjahr berühmter Frauen. Unda Hörner folgt den Spuren berühmter Frauen in zwölf lebendig erzählten Kapiteln durch das Jahr 1939: Hannah Arendt gelingt die Flucht nach New York, Helene Weigel zieht mit dem Brecht-Tross nach Schweden. Marlene Dietrich nimmt die amerikanische Staatsbürgerschaft an, Erika Mann veröffentlicht mit Bruder Klaus ein Who's who der deutschen Kultur im Exil.

In Zusammenarbeit mit einer Psychotherapeutin entstand diese mutige Produktion mit Ute, Inge und Ramona, drei psychisch erkrankten Frauen und Müttern, die ihre persönliche Geschichte der seelischen Krise erzählen. Zur Sprache kommen ihre traumatische Kindheit, die katastrophale Härte sozialer Umstände, ständig wiederkehrende Krankenhausaufenthalte und tief in die Persönlichkeit eingreifende Medikationen.

It Began with a Dream is the story of Dr. Gladys B. West, who played an integral role in the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a mathematician with navy. Born in 1930, in the poor farming community of Sutherland, Virginia, she rose from poverty despite segregation, The Great Depression, and Jim Crow laws to become one of the first professional black women hired at the Dahlgren Naval Proving Grounds in Virginia (now Dahlgren Surface Naval Warfare Center). Dr. West takes us on her incredible life journey in this heartwarming and unforgettable memoir.

Because Plath drew so heavily on her own life in both her poetry and her fiction, the outlines of her life are familiar to listeners. Like most writers, Plath changed the facts of her life in her writing. In her determination to be both wife and mother, on the one hand, and teacher and writer on the other, Plath tried simultaneously to fulfill and to fight the conventions that bound women in the 1950s. In this biography, the first to draw on unpublished journals and letters recently made available, Wagner-Martin examines the ironies, contradictions, and achievements of Plath's life.

Inside this biography bundle, you’ll discover the lives of: former Vice President Joe Biden, who served America for eight years under Obama; Bernie Sanders, the Vermont candidate who shook the 2016 Democratic Primaries; Elizabeth Warren, politician and former academic; Kamala Harris, former Attorney General of California; and Cory Booker, former Mayor and Senator of New Jersey.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands burst onto the professional tennis scene at fourteen and rose to fame in singles and doubles by mixing her rock-star style with grit, guts, and moxie. But behind her bold personality and charismatic play was a life in constant upheaval and a career shaped by inner battles as well as titles and trophies. She realizes, even being #1 in the world can’t prevent heartbreak.

Ed Sanders gave listeners their clearest insight yet into the disturbing world of Charles Manson and his followers when he published The Family in 1971. Continuing that journalistic tradition, Sanders presents the most thorough look ever into the heartbreaking story of Sharon Tate, the iconic actress who found love, fame, and ultimately tragedy during her all-too-brief life.

"I dreamed of New York, I am going there." On May 31, 1953, twenty-year-old Sylvia Plath arrived in New York City for a one-month stint at "the intellectual fashion magazine" Mademoiselle to be a guest editor for its prestigious annual college issue. Over the next twenty-six days, the bright...

Anna Prushinskaya explores the deep life shifts of pregnancy, birth and motherhood in the United States, a world away from the author's Soviet homeland. Drawing from inspirations as various as midwife Ina May Gaskin, writer and activist Alice Walker, and frontierswoman Caroline Henderson, Prushinskaya captures the inherent togetherness of motherhood alongside its accompanying estrangement. She plumbs the deeper waters of compassion, memory and identity, as well as the humorous streams of motherhood as they run up against the realities of work and the ever-present eye of social media.

A sequel to First Gear: A Motorcycle Memoir, Horses in the Sand is a collection of stories that document a queer Métis woman’s journey from her sparse beginnings as a child to becoming a tradeswoman, teacher, and artist. With courage, humour, and frank honesty, the stories describe what it was like to grow up as a girl who was starkly different from "normal" and how "coming out" became a lifelong process of self-acceptance and changing identities.

Spiritual Ink is a collection of personal essays highlighting examples of strength, hope, and inspiration and drawing on the author's experiences as a Child Life Specialist working with hospitalized children and their families.

Elle n’avait pas le goût du scandale mais celui de la liberté, chevillé au corps et à sa plume. George Sand a osé porter des costumes et un nom d’homme, mener la vie sentimentale, littéraire et politique de son choix. Un affront aux préjugés du XIXe siècle et un personnage incontournable pour évoquer l’émancipation des femmes.

"Liminal" means threshold, and we find thresholds all day long if we have the eyes to see. Thresholds are not just a transitionary place, they are opportunities for discovery, awareness, and choice. We are at a fascinating place now in the history of the human experience, at the threshold of the next paradigm place. By all measures, our world is changing, and this requires us all to be prepared by building capacity to contribute to its ease.

In this rousing call to leadership, the self-described millennial spokesperson for the culture, CNN’s designated ""woke AF"" former commentator, and the youngest national press secretary in the history of the United States shares her take-no-prisoners approach to life, politics, and career...

Mary Sanders was handed an Olympic dream by her father from the moment she was born. Determined to follow in his footsteps, the young gymnast struggled through training setbacks, financial hardships, and personal rivalries, under a cloud of grief, to compete in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. But that achievement was only the beginning for a woman determined to reinvent herself and consistently raise her own standards for success.

As an educator, Dr. Loretta Sanders headed to the United Arab Emirates for what she thought was a journey to make a difference in the lives of children. She did not know that she was on a journey that would make a difference in her own life and the lives of many who sought refuge from the storms of life by establishing the first and only African American church in the UAE.

A revolutionary new account of our universe’s creation—and a breathtaking exploration of the landscape from which we sprang—from one of the world’s most celebrated cosmologists What came before the Big Bang, and what exists outside of the universe it created? Until recently, scientists...

Stories of Life is a warm, expressive, heartfelt account of some of the major spiritual truths learned by the author over time, spanning some seventy years. There is humor, drama, tragedy, and encouragement to be enjoyed as the author explains the situations that occurred to bring about her spiritual learning and growth. She reveals the struggles and events of a difficult childhood and young adult life, as well as the resulting success that came after commitment to following God's chosen path for her life.

What do you want your life to look like? What's holding you back from getting there? The Dunes is an immersive faith-based journey of revelations, inspiration, breakthroughs, and transformation. Part allegory, and part journal, The Dunes helps listeners explore issues surrounding fear, forgiveness, commitment, trust, grace, surrender, and gratitude. The Dunes is a journey for those ready to step out of their comfort zone, examine the issues holding them back, and overcome them.