After living for six months on a kibbutz in northern Israel, a young writer travels to Berkeley, CA. from NYC. Intending to return to Israel, her plans change when she finds a burgeoning community of women who encourage and support her literary aspirations.
At the height of second-wave feminism, she joins the fight for women’s rights while struggling with her Jewish and sexual identity.
Moving in with a women’s band, she finds her way as a social activist while attempting to heal from the untimely death of her beloved father.
Within a short period of time, our protagonist is published, is named Poetry Editor of Plexus, a women’s newspaper, and has a song recorded and aired nationally. Highlights include performing at a women’s prison, a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest where she finds her authentic voice, and a road trip to Mexico that nearly lands her and her traveling companions in jail.
Rich with intimate details of living with a community of artists, musicians, filmmakers, and academics, Outside Voices is a reporting of a little known period of women’s history.
Nonfiction
Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution
- From the Publisher
September 1, 2023
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