Tracy Young, Allure Magazine
The nude women in Women En Large have a certain majest, the unabashedness of Henry Moore sculptures. They have escaped.
Book Description
These extraordinary photographs of powerful and beautiful fat women will change your image of beauty forever. The pictures and text combine to send the strongest possible message: We will no longer let society define beauty!
Publisher comments
Women En Large has sold over 9,000 copies around the world. It is used as a textbook in gender studies and health classes; it is a coffee table book in thousands of households; and it has contributed to helping tens of thousands of women and men feel better about themselves, their bodies, and their lives. Don't miss your chance to share these stunning photographs and thoughtful text with someone you love, or check it out for yourself!
About the author
LAURIE TOBY EDISON is an internationally renowned and exhibited photographer. In 2002, one hundred of her photographs were exhibited in a retrospective solo show at the National Museum of Art in Osaka, Japan. Her work has been shown in the U.S., Canada, England, Holland, and Japan. Her other collaboration with Debbie Notkin is Familiar Men: A Book of Nudes, published in 2003.
DEBBIE NOTKIN is a writer and editor. She collaborated with Laurie Toby Edison on Familiar Men: A Book of Nudes and has done a great deal of writing and speaking both separately and with Laurie on the subjects of body image and gender. She is the chair of the Motherboard for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for works of speculative fiction that explore and expand gender roles, and is on the board of Broad Universe, an organization to promote science fiction and fantasy by women. She edited Flying Cups and Saucers, the first anthology of short fiction honored by Tiptree Award judges.
