WOMEN: The National Geographic Image Collection, Introduction by Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief of National Geographic Magazine, 512 pp, RL: ALL AGES

WOMEN: The National Geographic Image Collection Introduction by Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief of National Geographic Magazine Review Copy from National Geographic With WOMEN , you can expect the superb photojournalism that National Geographic is known for. What is so special about this book, published in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment, is the fact that this collection was created by women. From the introduction by Goldberg, the tenth editor of National Geographic magazine since its founding in 1888, and the first woman to hold this position (not to mention the foreword by Jean Case, the first woman elected Chairman of the Board of the National Geographic Society) the focus is clear: exploring the history, challenges and triumphs of women over 130 years and across 50 countries, as documented by National Geographic, while acknowledging the lack of equality for women in so much of the world through interviews and essays. Goldberg closes her introduction thes