Janet Wallach

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

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

Career

Janet Wallach has written about accomplished, yet under-recognized, women throughout history and across the world.^[4] As a contributor to The Washington Post Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, and more, she wrote profiles and cover stories on subjects that include 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 12 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 late 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

• 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

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

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN

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