Becoming Myself

"The women in this collection were asked, simply, to recall a significant memory of growing up female. They responded generously, with intimate stories of their lives. Instead of the superficial prepackaged blurbs of TV sound bites and press releases, they told stories from their hearts; they told secrets never spoken before. They revealed themselves through stories of personal confusion and discovery, pain and overcoming, rejection and celebration."
—From Willa Shalit's IntroductionThe stories shared by these sixty-seven remarkable women—writers, actors, musicians, journalists, activists—include:

--Kate Winslet on the media's eagerness to distort women's images.
—Zane on her belief in a woman's right to satisfaction.
—Lillian Vernon on being a trailblazing entrepreneur.
—J.K. Rowling on the transformation wrought by giving birth.

Filled with sparkling insights and powerful reflections, Becoming Myself is a gift for every woman.

Willa Shalit is the daughter of Gene Shalit and was the producer for The Vagina Monologues. She is also the co-founder and first executive director of V-Day, the worldwide movement to end violence against women that grew out of the play. Shalit is an internationally recognized sculptor and the founder of the Touch Foundation for the Blind. The subject of the Emmy winning PBS documentary Willa: Behind the Mask, and author of the book Lifecast: Behind the Mask, she lives in New York and Santa Fe.