Venture into a world of great opportunity and great risk in
The Gilded Years.
Based on real people and events, it’s the story of the first known
woman with any Negro heredity to graduate from Vassar College. In that
turbulent but promising era just before the turn of the 20th Century, we
become privy to young Anita Hemmings’ dreams and what she does to
fulfill them as best she can in the times and culture to which she was
born. Along the way this beautiful, smart and talented young heroine
experiences academic success, fear of discovery, and first love — all
culminating in a combination of renown and rejection. In spite of
everything, Anita manages to move forward and forge a life that, if not
what she originally envisioned, is remarkable nonetheless.
( official
Karin Tanabe web site )
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