# The Women Who Made New York - Hardcover

by **Julie Scelfo** (Author), **Hallie Heald** (Illustrator)

**An illuminating, elegant history of New York City, told through the stories of the women who made it the most exciting and influential metropolis in the world**

Read any history of New York City and you will read about men. You will read about men who were political leaders and men who were activists and cultural tastemakers. These men have been lauded for generations for creating the most exciting and influential city in the world.

But that's not the whole story.

_The Women Who Made New York_ reveals the untold stories of the phenomenal women who made New York City the cultural epicenter of the world. Many were revolutionaries and activists, like Zora Neale Hurston and Audre Lorde. Others were icons and iconoclasts, like Fran Lebowitz and Grace Jones. There were also women who led quieter private lives but were just as influential, such as Emily Warren Roebling, who completed the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge when her engineer husband became too ill to work.

Paired with striking, contemporary illustrations by artist Hallie Heald, _The Women Who Made New York_ offers a visual sensation -- one that reinvigorates not just New York City's history but its very identity.

### Author Biography

**Julie Scelfo** is a frequent contributor to the _New York Times_, where her stories about how we live routinely appear on the _Times_'s more e-mailed list. Prior to joining the _Times_ in 2007, Scelfo was a correspondent at _Newsweek_, where she covered breaking news and wrote about society and human behavior. She covered the events of September 11, 2001, live from lower Manhattan, then reported extensively on the attack's environmental and emotional aftermath. Scelfo lives with her family in New York City.

**Hallie Heald** is an illustrator and stylist living and working in New York City. Her work has appeared in various magazines, including _Darling, Galore, Vogue India, Jute, Tantalum_, and _MODO_ magazines. Her styling clients have included Theory, Bloomingdales, Macy's, Helmut Lang, and DKNY.

**Number of Pages:** 352

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 9.1 x 7.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 25, 2016

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