Working it out : 23 women writers, artists, scientists, and scholars talk about their lives and work / edited by Sara Ruddick and Pamela Daniels ; with a foreword by Adrienne Rich.

Includes bibliographical references.

Hamod, K. K. Finding new forms.--Lyndon, A. A. Juxtapositions.--Rorty, A. Dependency, individuality, and work.--Daniels, P. Birth of the amateur.--Stimpson, C. R. On work.--Keller, E. F. The anomaly of a woman in physics.--Walker, A. In search of our mother's gardens.--Stevens, M. Work and my working class father.--Green, J. Scenes.--Ruddick, S. A work of one's own--Michener, D. G. Catching the sun.--Valian, V. Learning to work.--Yu, C. Y. Notes from an extra in the American moving picture show.--Lasoff, A. Writing in the real world.--Young, M. Contradictions.--Thornton, N. Plain truth.--Weisstein, N. "How can a little girl like you teach a great big class of men?" the chairman said, and other adventures of a woman in science.--Sears, C. What counts as work?--Mengel, N. V. Coming of age the long way around.--Schapiro, M. Notes from a conversation on art, feminism, and work.--Gilbert, C. The sacred fire.--Olsen, T. One out of twelve: women who are writers in our century.