Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History Paperback – Import, 9 September 2008

Holding Her Head High is an inspirational book that lifts up every mother, single or married, who ever felt alone and challenged by circumstances beyond her control. Janine Turner, herself a single mother, reaches back through time to bring us well researched, intimate portraits of 12 amazing women who lovingly raised their children through faith and determination, and who "found their wings" along the way, changing history! Janine intersperses their stories with life lessons from each, and her personal observations of life as a single mother.This book will make a wonderful Mother's Day gift for any mother, and its historical accounts are just in time for Women's History Month in March! I suggest you buy at least two - one for yourself and one to give away!

I loved Ms Turner's portrayal of Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure and when Goodreads mentioned her book, Holding Her Head High, I immediately checked itout from my library. What I didn't expect and was delighted to learn was that Ms Turner is a Christian. And quite a Christ-like Christian. She emphasizes the Christ-like qualities of her subjects. As a Christian myself I found the book very heartening. Thank you Ms Turner for putting yourself out there in this wonderful way.

Joseph Campbell light, a heroine with 12 faces for single moms. A story of 12 exceptional, women and there struggles against, unjust laws, barbaric ridicules husbands, with everything was stacked against them. There is a feminism flavour in the text: however, its the necessary, justified and true kind of feminism. Not the toxic 2018 type(my epistemic opinion).I enjoyed the Elinore Pruitt Stewart tale the most. That was great. Then there is Belva Lockwood! Why had I never heard of her? First women to practice before the US supreme court. First women to run for president, among many other accomplishments.I call it a Joseph Campbell light since these women are almost mythical archetypes. It is not historical scholarship. She says as much right in the text. The author has gone on a spiritual journey writing this book. I enjoyed that. I didn't read as a rebuttal to Edward Gibbon. I read it as a spiritual journey for single women. That's were its value is.

If I could give it zero stars, I would. This book is about far right Christian bible thumping, not admirable single mothers. Poorly researched, poorly written, and 100% falsely advertised. Saying this book is an inspirational book for single moms is like saying Fifty Shades of Grey is a love story for 12 year old girls.

Janine Turner's book is a great motivator not only for mothers raising children alone, but for single fathers, as well. This book neither condemns nor advocates single motherhood, but offers inspiration and insight for those who find themselves in the difficult life circumstance of raising their children alone.The uniqueness of this book is in its revelation of single mothers (divorced, abandoned, unwed or widowed) in historical context. This is not a modern phenomenon. Bringing to light the stories of these extraordinary women spanning 18 centuries who raised their children alone while also changing the course of history provide invaluable role models for today's single parents.