The Hungry Heart: A Woman's Fast for Justice [Paperback]

Zoe Ann Nicholson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2004

Zoe Nicholson's The Hungry Heart is her intimate daily diary of her 1982 fast for the Equal Rights Amendment, including 50 photos. Joining with 6 women, traveling to Springfield, Illinois, living on water only; Zoe sat in the eye of the political storm and searched for spiritual insight. She wrote about it all from Phyllis Shlafly to Governor James Thompson, Mahatma Gandhi to Dick Gregory. Historical and inspiring, she writes from the heart with intimacy and humor.

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About the Author

Zoe Ann Nicholson is the author of Matri, Letters from the Mother and The Passionate Heart. She holds a B.A. in Theology, Quincy University, 1969 and a M.A. in Religion, USC, 1975. She has led a very diverse life, from teaching high school, building and operating a bookstore, to working in high tech. She lives in Southern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Lune Soleil Press (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972392831
• ISBN-13: 978-0972392839
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,791,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Activist, author and speaker, Zoe Nicholson holds a B.A. in Theology, Quincy University, 1969 and a M.A. in Ethics, USC, 1975. She began her professional life teaching high school for five years. In 1976, she opened and operated The Magic Speller Bookstore, a women's bookstore in Newport Beach, CA. In 1982, she joined six women in Springfield, Illinois., in a public and political fast for 37 days in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Her memoir is The Hungry Heart ~ A Women's Fast for Justice, from Lune Soleil Press.

With the close of her independent bookstore, she served for a year as Director of the Orange County Free Clinic. In 1985, she completed the professional computer program at Computer Learning Center and worked in hi tech, software development and recruiting for fifteen years. Since 2001, she is founding partner and manages Eclipse Data Systems and Eclipse Global. She is a member of the ERA Roundtable, a life-long member of NOW and proud member of the Veteran Feminists of America.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant and Compelling, December 4, 2004

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Sandy Oestreich (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hungry Heart: A Woman's Fast for Justice (Paperback)

The Hungry Heart by Zoe Ann Nicholson, an account of one woman who traveled to Illinois in 1982 to join a small group of women fasting for justice, for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. It is a poignant story of women's strength and endurance in the saga of the hundreds of thousands who struggled, starved, and died for equal rights for men and women in the US Constitution. As it is now 22 years later and we only need 3 more states--I am spearheading Florida's ratification and there are other states with ERA bills, this book inspired me to keep forging on.
I needed this. YOU need this. (And Amazon is unique in that it doesn't apparently have a book category 'Women's Issues' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAAAAAT?

Sandy Oestreich, ERA Inc (Florida), representing 342 organizations, 290 000 supporters, an ERA Action Team in every major FL city and all of Florida's County Commissions endorsing the ERA plus several newspapers and 88% of the voting public-men and women.

'Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.' Written by Alice Paul,1943. www.RatifyERAflorida.net

Sandy Oestreich
Prof. Emerita; fmr elected official, author of pharmacology ref. texts

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strength and self-respect unfold clearly within the pages, October 30, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hungry Heart: A Woman's Fast for Justice (Paperback)

The Hungry Heart: A Woman's Fast For Justice is the personal story of Zoe Ann Nicholson. Twenty-two years after the fact, she speaks of the summer of 1982 when she joined six women in a fast to support the Equal Rights Amendment. Traveling to Illinois to gather support for ratification of the ERA, her firsthand experiences with the U.S. women's movement, the NOW leadership, and the legislators of the day are put forth in sweeping, unforgettable, personal terms, taken from own journal of her experience. For over thirty days, she subsisted on nothing but water, putting her body on the line for the sake of her beliefs. The experience transformed her, teaching her more about what she could live with and live without. Her revelations and message of strength and self-respect unfold clearly within the pages.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passionate and Moving, October 14, 2004

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Christina G (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hungry Heart: A Woman's Fast for Justice (Paperback)

The Hungry Heart is now one of my favorite books about the women's movement. It is a passionate and moving account of Zoe Ann Nicholson's Fast for Justice during the struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment. From the first page to the last, Nicholson shares her most intimate thoughts and experiences during her non-violent resistance to social injustice. She draws you into her incredible personal journey of passion, sacrifice and sisterhood, and reveals her spiritual transformation along the way. Just try and put this book down - I couldn't! You will laugh, you will cry, and your heart will be touched.