Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman (for Readers of Crones Don't Whine

<strong>Activism for the Modern Day Artemis</strong><p><strong>From the author dubbed "an Artemis," by Gloria Steinem, comes <em>Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman</em>, a book dedicated to women with the courage and passion to change the world.</strong></p><p><strong>Myths come to life.</strong> Worshiped in Ancient Greece as a protectress of young girls, Artemis was the goddess of hunting, nature, and chastity--the original "wild woman." In <em>Artemis</em>, Jungian analyst and best-selling author, Jean Shinoda Bolen, revives the goddess Artemis to reclaim the female passion and persistence to survive and succeed.</p><p><strong>We are all goddesses.</strong> But an indomitable spirit isn't just reserved for the gods. In her book, Dr. Bolen revives the myth of Atalanta, an archetypal Artemis and mere mortal. To Atalanta, fate was no obstacle. Left to die because she was born a girl, she faces the Calydon Boar and outruns any man attempting to claim her as his wife. In Artemis, women are encouraged to discover their inner heroine--the activist who never gives up, who cannot be subdued.</p><p><strong>Artemis today.</strong> Face it: women can't be tamed. Whether women's rights activists or Princess Merida from <em>Brave</em>, the Artemis personality is embodied in the modern women. Hailed by a modern-day Artemis, Isabel Allende, as a "beautiful, inspiring book," <em>Artemis</em> is dedicated to all women and girls who discover her unconquerable spirit in themselves