WOMEN - INSIDE, OUTSIDE, UPPITY-SIDE DOWN

Book Review
by
Julianna Joyce Perkins

	Women are feeling the call of their heritage, bodies, minds, and spirits.
Every part of us wants to be understood, recognized, and set free.  The
best place to start that quest is - - in the beginning.
	
UPPITY WOMEN OF ANCIENT TIMES
by Vicki Leon

 I met Vicki Leon at a writers' conference in Monterey, California.  I was
intrigued by this self-assured, successful pixie with a twinkle in her eye.
 She walked with the prance of a unicorn - a mystical creature with
physical presence that will not be denied.
	What did Vicki know, and how could I know it?   Fortunately for all of us
seekers - we can start with Vicki's latest book, UPPITY WOMEN OF ANCIENT
TIMES.  
	This collection of stories is about real women - women of substance and
grit - women who made a difference and blazed a path for us to follow.
Profiled are 200 women and their hilarious anecdotes, bizarre facts, and
wild stories.  Their voices have continually called out through the ages -
they will not be denied - they have reached through the centuries and
dubbed Vicki their oracle.
	Talk shows and gossip columns don't hold a candle to Vicki and her guests
- all who have been long dead.  In a juicy, funny, and enlightening manner
we are given a legacy that is fascinatingly female.  With style and flair
Vicki weaves history with modern-day slang so skillfully we end up with a
florescent tapestry - brilliant, bright, and beautiful.
	Vicki believes the stories of these female role models nourish us in a
very special way.  She states, "Their struggles and their precedents give
us ammunition and courage.  They validate our own quest and make it a
little easier, somehow.  They are our own support group from history."
	Through her years of travel and research, Vicki has come to realize that
"women achievers are not an aberration and never have been.  Women are not
invisible, even when others try to make us so.  We are deserving of
individual opportunity and recognition."
UPPITY WOMEN OF ANCIENT TIMES  is a real opportunity to connect with a more
authentic past.
Vicki Leon will be on speaking tour. To find out dates and places or for
information on her many other books, contact Conari Press 800-685-9595 ext.
7182.

Juliana can be reached at : perkins@linkline.com (Julianna Joyce Perkins)