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The Extraordinary Creativity Of Women Has Long Been Denied The Recognition It Deserves, Leaving Women Creators And Makers In The Shadows. Now, The Forgotten Her Story Seeks To Challenge That, Asserting The Profound Cultural And Social Value Of Female Creativity. Founded By Manuela Wirth, The Initiative Celebrates Womanhood, Craftsmanship, And The Handmade By Telling The Stories Of Some Of The Most Remarkable Creative Women Of Our Time, From Artists And Makers To Writers, Dancers And Collectors. In This Publication, Readers Are Welcomed Into The Lives Of These Incredible Women. Intimate And Unvarnished Conversations, Held In The Studio Or At Home, Are Accompanied By An Abundance Of Photographs And Ephemera That Together Form A Rich Portrait Of Each Woman And Her Unique Creativity. Ballerina Haydeh Changizian Tells The Inspirational Story Of How She Came To Be One Of Iran's First And Only Prima Ballerinas, And Fashion Designer Kazu Huggler Reflects On Her Japanese Cultural Heritage With Her Mother, Miwako. Food Writer Anna Del Conte Shares Memories Of Her Early Days As A Cook With Her Granddaughter Coco, And Puppeteer Lyndie Wright Speaks With Her Fellow Puppeteer Daughter Sarah About Their Profound Love For This Magical Craft. Other Stories Of Creativity, Craftsmanship And Cultural Exchange Come From Collectors Ursula Hauser With Her Daughter Manuela And Eileen Norton, Textile Artists Rachel Scott And Celia Pym And Art Therapist Sigríður Björsdóttir. These Individual Threads Weave Together Into A Tapestry In Which The Everyday Is Inseparable From The Artistic, Creating A Living Archive Of Voices Ready To Share The Kind Of Wisdom That Can Only Be Accumulated Over The Course Of A Life Extraordinarily Well Lived. Exquisitely Presented In A Carefully Constructed Clothbound Volume, The Forgotten Her Story Is A Collection To Spend Time With, To Treasure And To Pass Down-a Book As Unique As The Women Whose Stories It Tells-- Provided By Publisher.