"The women in this collection were asked, simply, to recall a significant memory of growing up female. They responded generously, with intimate stories of their lives. Instead of the superficial prepackaged blurbs of TV sound bites and press releases, they told stories from their hearts; they told secrets never spoken before. They revealed themselves through stories of personal confusion and discovery, pain and overcoming, rejection and celebration."
•From Willa Shalit's Introduction

The stories shared by these sixty-seven remarkable women—writers, actors, musicians, journalists, activists—include:
•Kate Winslet on the media's eagerness to distort women's images.
•Zane on her belief in a woman's right to satisfaction.
•Lillian Vernon on being a trailblazing entrepreneur.
•J.K. Rowling on the transformation wrought by giving birth.

Filled with sparkling insights and powerful reflections, Becoming Myself is a gift for every woman.

Contributors:
Taina Bien Aime
Maya Angelou
Lisa Bernhard
Sylvia Boorstein
Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Channing
Gloria Feldt
Jyl Lynn Felman
Sally Fisher
Anne Glauber
Carole L. Glickfeld
Lynn Goldsmith
Lisa Gay Hamilton
Kitty Carlisle Hart
Esther Hautzig
Eva Hoffman
Helen Hunt
Janis Ian
Regina King
Patti LaBelle
Suzanne Malveaux
Margaret Hilary Marshall
Marlee Matlin
Rue McClanahan
Martha McPhee
Enrique Mercado
Kate Michelman
Lesléa Newman
Joyce Carol Oates
Tawni O'Dell
Tatum O'Neal
Suze Orman
J.K. Rowling
Ruth Knafo Setton
Brooke Shields
Jamie Lynn Sigler
Beverly Sills
Esta Soler
Suzanne Somers
Kate Spade
Susan Stamberg
Julia Stiles
Luisah Teish
Lily Tomlin
Nina Totenberg
Lillian Vernon
Cora Weiss
Vanessa Williams
Kate Winslet
Judy Woodruff
Judy Martin Zane