Books in Women of Achievement series

Barbara Walters is the most unexpected of television pioneers. The daughter of a nightclub owner, she possessed a pronounced Boston accent and a slight speech impediment—making her an unlikely candidate for a career in the polished world of television journalism, especially at a time when jobs for women in television news were few and far between. Yet, in her nearly 50-year career, Barbara Walters has broken barriers for women journalists everywhere. As the first female cohost of the Today show and the first coanchor of a nightly news show, she has helped to reshape not only the role of women in television news but also the perception of women in society at large. Read more about this pioneering role model for generations of female journalists in Barbara Walters: Television Host and Producer.

Winner of numerous Emmy, Writers Guild, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards, Tina Fey is the most successful woman working in comedy today. Since early childhood, she came to understand through keen observation that comedy is not just about playing it for laughs but also about revealing deeper truths. After training at Second City in Chicago, she pursued her dream of writing and performing for Saturday Night Live. Once there, the successes followed, including her current work on the critically acclaimed comedy 30 Rock. In this new biography, learn how a working-class girl from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was able to rise to phenomenal success while never losing her integrity—or sense of humor. Tina Fey: Writer and Actress documents her rise to fame, triumphs, obstacles overcome, and how her talent has influenced other funny women.