Holly Knight
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a writer and musician, Holly Knight worked hard and played hard with the likes of KISS, Rod Stewart, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, and Heart. She showed the boys how it was done when many women were still struggling to get a foot in the door. Starting in the late 1970s in post-punk New York, Knight, a gifted keyboardist, joined the band Spider--which quickly ascended to buzzworthy status before things began to disintegrate. Fortunately, her song "Better...
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
The collection includes writings from an impressive array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, including bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard, Libba Bray, and Margaret Stohl; Hollywood heavy-hitters such as Quvenzhane Wallis; renowned chef Katie Button; aerospace and mechanical engineer Emily Calandrelli; and many more
Brief writings from an array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, discussing the barriers...