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Myra MacPherson

Biography

Myra MacPherson

Myra MacPherson is the award-winning and bestselling author of four books, including THE POWER LOVERS, the Vietnam War classic LONG TIME PASSING and ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE. She was an acclaimed journalist at the Washington Post, and has also written for the New York Times, numerous magazines and websites. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Myra MacPherson

Books by Myra MacPherson

The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded Age
by Myra MacPherson - Biography, History, Nonfiction

Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Clafli were two sisters whose radical views on sex, love, politics and business threatened the white male power structure of the 19th century and shocked the world. Here, award-winning author Myra MacPherson deconstructs and lays bare the manners and mores of Victorian America, remarkably illuminating the struggle for equality that women are still fighting today.