Published by Thames and Hudson, it features essays by Pat Kirkham as well as Gillian Naylor, Edward R. Bosley, and Diane Waggoner.
"[12] A review of the book in graphic design journal Eye in 2012 called it a "rich biography", "an impressive narrative and archive" and "a very personal story.
The wait is over.″[13] Maria Popova of website BrainPickings.org called it "undoubtedly one of the most beautiful, inspirational, and important design books you’ll ever lay eyes and hands on.
"[14] Pat Kirkham was the project director for the exhibition Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference at Bard Graduate Center in New York from November 15, 2000 – April 8, 2001.
[15] Accompanying the exhibition was a catalogue edited by Kirkham and published by Yale University Press in association with Bard Graduate Center.