Female Icons

Drawing on over 25 years of writing about female icons and biography, this collection features insights from Carl Rollyson's work on notable figures such as Marilyn Monroe, Lillian Hellman, and Susan Sontag, along with reviews of influential women like Marie Curie and Harriet Tubman. The book explores how personalities are shaped and the processes behind constructing biographies, offering a thought-provoking look at the nature of self-identity and storytelling. It is ideal for those interested in both the lives of historical icons and the art of biography itself.