{"product_id":"lion-womans-legacy-an-armenian-american-memoir","title":"Lion Woman's Legacy: An Armenian-American Memoir","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLion Woman's Legacy: An Armenian-American Memoir\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eArlene Voski Avakian\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781558610521\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Feminist Press at CUNY\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1993\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \"vivid and engrossing\" narrative of one woman's journey from shame and internal conflict to becoming a liberated, confident, and proud lesbian (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe descendant of survivors of the Armenian genocide, Arlene Avakian was raised in America where she could live free. But even with that freedom, she found herself a prisoner of both her family and society, denying her heritage along with her true sexuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter marriage and motherhood, Arlene found herself exploring the growing women's lib movement of the 1970s, coming to embrace the strength of her grandmother--known as the Lion Woman--and realizing her full potential and personhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by her passionate feminism and strengthened by a loving lesbian relationship, Avakian recollects and re-examines her personal history and the story of her courageous grandmother, revealing a legacy of radical politics, fierce independence, and a powerful affirmation of ethnic identity in this \"extremely readable and often painfully honest book\" (\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"The Feminist Press at CUNY","offers":[{"title":"Lion Woman's Legacy: An Armenian-American Memoir | Arlene Voski Avakian | Paperback | 9781558610521 | Used: Very Good | Memoir 1652220","offer_id":50777743884546,"sku":"1652220","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/91WH-5ZytTL.jpg?v=1792166975","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/lion-womans-legacy-an-armenian-american-memoir","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}