Theresa Karas Yianilos (1922–2008)
Autore di The Complete Greek Cookbook
Sull'Autore
Opere di Theresa Karas Yianilos
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1922-07-28
- Data di morte
- 2008-03-24
- Luogo di sepoltura
- El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, California, USA
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Warsaw, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- La Jolla, California, USA
- Istruzione
- State University of New York, Buffalo (BA|American Studies|1956)
- Attività lavorative
- cookbook author
preservationist
memoirist
military officer
painting custom ceramic tiles - Organizzazioni
- United States Marine Corps (WWII)
Museum of Man (Board Member)
Utenti
Recensioni
Woman Marine : a memoir of a woman who joined the… di Theresa Karas Yianilos
Author joined the Marine Corps during World War II much to the amazement and dismay of friends and family in Buffalo New York. Assigned to Quantico Marine Corps Base, author enjoyed her time in the Marine Corps; she met women from around the country and broadened her horizons, although she ended up married to a Greek Army veteran from Buffalo well known to her family. Both were able to go to school on the G.I. Bill and eventually moved to California. Great book about the constraints of life for working class ethnic women and how the service enabled many to break inherited boundaries.… (altro)
Statistiche
- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 110
- Popolarità
- #176,729
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 4