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Barbara Goldsmith

Born

in New York City, The United States

May 18, 1931

Died

June 26, 2016

Genre

Nonfiction, Biography, History

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an American author, journalist, and philanthropist. She received critical and popular acclaim for her best selling books, essays, articles, and her philanthropic work. She was awarded four honoris causa doctorates, and numerous awards; been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, two Presidential Commissions, and the New York State Council on the Arts; and honored by The New York Public Library Literary Lions as well as the Literacy Volunteers, the American Academy in Rome, The Authors Guild, and the Guild Hall Academy of Arts for Lifetime Achievement. In 2009, she received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit medal from the Republic of Poland. In November 2008, Goldsmith was elected a “Living Landmark” by the New York Lan ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 4,536 ratings · 667 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie 4.07 avg rating — 3,261 ratings — published 2005 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Gloria... Happy at Last 3.88 avg rating — 577 ratings — published 1980 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Other Powers: The Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull 3.93 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marie Curie: Die erste Frau der Wissenschaft by Barbara Goldsmith, Sonja Hauser (Translator) 4.55 avg rating — 114 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where is Your Part of Fortune? 3.90 avg rating — 82 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johnson V. Johnson 3.55 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frederick Douglas in His Own Words 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Straw Man 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marie Curie - Portrait intime d'une femme d'exception: Portrait intime d'une femme d'exception really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“من المهم أن نصنع حلماً من الحياة ، و أن نصنع واقعاً من الحلم”
― Barbara Goldsmith, Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie

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“كانت كالارض العطشى تمتص التعليم امتصاصاً و كأنه القوة المانحة للحياة”
― Barbara Goldsmith, Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie

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“The rare female scientist was depicted as masculine, coarse, ugly, careworn and industrious but making no significant contribution.”
― Barbara Goldsmith, Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie

tags: feminism, science, women

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