Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ575343
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Themes in the Lives of Successful Contemporary U.S. Women Creative Writers.
Piirto, Jane
Roeper Review, v21 n1 p60-70 Sep 1998
This study analyzed the lifespan development of 80 women who are contemporary creative writers. Themes in the women writers' lives were characterized by developmental events, including nurturing of talents by both male and female teachers and mentors; professional situations; and core personality/personal attributes that were similar to men writers. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Authors, Coping, Creativity, Females, Gifted, Individual Development, Life Events, Life Style, Mentors, Personality Traits, Self Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: Creativity and Gifted Education.
