My First Seventy Years - Hardback

My First Seventy Years is a memoir written by Florentine Scholle Sutro, chronicling her life from her birth in 1906 until her 70th birthday in 1976. Sutro was an accomplished artist, musician, and writer, and her memoir reflects her wide-ranging interests and experiences. She writes about her childhood in a wealthy Jewish family in San Francisco, her education at Stanford University and the Sorbonne in Paris, her travels around the world, and her work as a painter and sculptor.Sutro also writes about her relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners, including her husband, the artist and writer Alfred Sutro. She discusses her experiences as a woman in the male-dominated art world and her involvement in various social and political movements, including the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s.Throughout the book, Sutro reflects on her personal and spiritual growth, describing her encounters with various spiritual teachers and her exploration of different religious traditions. She also writes about her struggle with depression and her efforts to overcome it through therapy and self-reflection.My First Seventy Years is a rich and engaging memoir that offers a glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman who lived through some of the most significant events of the 20th century. Sutro's writing is vivid and insightful, and her memoir is a testament to the power of self-reflection and personal growth.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• | Author: Florentine Scholle Sutro
• | Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• | Publication Date: Mar 17, 2012
• | Number of Pages: 468 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1258232634
• | ISBN-13: 9781258232634