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A Singular Woman

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A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother
First edition
AuthorJanny Scott
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThe Life of Barack Obama's mother Ann Durham
GenreBiographical, non fiction
PublisherRiverhead Books[1][2]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typebook
Pages384

A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother is a 2011 book by former The New York Times journalist Janny Scott. It is a biography of Ann Dunham, the mother of U.S. President Barack Obama.[3][4][5][6]

A Singular Woman was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best History & Biography (2011)[7] and runner-up for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award (2012).[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carolyn Kellogg (March 3, 2011). "Who was Stanley Ann Dunham?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "A White Woman From Kansas". The New York Times. March 6, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Scott, Janny (April 20, 2011). "Obama's Young Mother Abroad". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Ulin, David L. (May 3, 2011). "Book review: 'A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "The 'Singular Woman' Who Raised Barack Obama". NPR. May 3, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Harnden, Toby (April 21, 2011). "Barack Obama racially abused as boy, says book on 'beaten’ mother". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mo…". Goodreads. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ^ O'Connell, Alexandra (April 29, 2016). "PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Winners". PEN America. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

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