Our Beauty

My deepest wish for This is who I am--our beauty in all shapes and sizes is to start a communication among women and men. We have long been influenced by advertising to think that there is only one type of beauty, which few can achieve. But in truth, there are many kinds of beauty. I hope this book will be used in mother-daughter book clubs, in women's studies programs, as gifts to our sisters, daughters, mothers. The other day a male friend called me to say that he had seen the book. He said he had never seen photographs of women such as this, as he was used to seeing photos of women stylized by men's magazines. I hope this book will help open eyes and hearts. I hope the conversations will be of healing and compassion.

Rosanne