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Janet Wallach (born May 4, 1942 Brooklyn) is an American writer.[1] She is President Emerita of Seeds of Peace.[2]

Early life and education

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Wallach was born in New York City and attended New York University.[3]

Career

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Janet Wallach has written about accomplished but under-recognized, women throughout history and across the world.[4] As a contributor to The Washington Post Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, and other magazines, she wrote profiles and cover stories on subjects including Queen Noor of Jordan and Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Hamdoon.[5]

Her book, Desert Queen; The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell (1996), has been named by The New York Times as a notable book of the year and translated into twelve languages.[6] Her other books include Chanel: Her Style and Her Life (1998), Seraglio: A Novel (2003), and The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age (2012). She co-authored, with her husband John Wallach, Arafat: In the Eyes of the Beholder, a biography of Yasser Arafat; The New Palestinians, a look at the leading figures in the West Bank and Gaza; and Still Small Voices, the personal stories of ten Israelis and Palestinians during the first intifada.[7] Most recently, she released Flirting with Danger (2023), which chronicles the life of American spy Marguerite Harrison.[8]

Works

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  • Desert Queen. Nan A. Talese. 1996. ISBN 978-0-385-47408-5.[9]
  • Chanel. Nan A. Talese. 1998. ISBN 978-0-385-48872-3.[10]
  • The Richest Woman in America. Anchor. 2013. ISBN 978-0-307-47457-5. [11][12][13][14]
  • Flirting with Danger. Doubleday Books. 2023. ISBN 978-0-385-54508-2.[15][16][17][18]

Seeds of Peace

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Janet Wallach is a founding director and President Emerita of Seeds of Peace, which brings together outstanding teenagers from regions in conflict - which includes Indians and Pakistanis and Americans of diverse backgrounds.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Wallach, Janet 1942- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ "Janet Wallach". Seeds of Peace. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. ^ "Janet Wallach". BookBrowse.
  4. ^ "Library of Congress: National Book Festival". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Daughter of the Desert". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ^ Worth, Robert. "Gertrude of Arabia". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Janet Wallach". Penguin Random House.
  8. ^ Malle, Chloe (2023-08-01). "Being Underestimated Was Her Secret Weapon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  9. ^ "Desert Queen by Janet Wallach". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  10. ^ "Chanel: Her Style and Her Life by Janet Wallach". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  11. ^ "The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age by Janet Wallach". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  12. ^ "'Richest Woman' highlights Hetty Green's climb". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  13. ^ Roberts, Sam (2012-12-15). "A 'Witch' and a Builder". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  14. ^ Smith, Wendy (2012-09-30). "The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  15. ^ Hodgson, Moira (2023-07-30). "'Flirting With Danger' Review: Heiress Undercover". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  16. ^ "America's first female foreign spy was a Baltimore Sun reporter". Baltimore Sun. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  17. ^ "Book Talk with Janet Wallach". James Lane Post. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  18. ^ "Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy by Janet Wallach". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  19. ^ "Jewish Currents". Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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