Discover the defining moments and fondest memories of some of the world's most celebrated women! Based on the popular WE: Women's Entertainment television series and featuring an introduction by famed television journalist and author Linda Ellerbee, When I Was a Girl presents a collection of timeless girlhood tales. Extraordinary women from the worlds of politics, sports, entertainment, literature, music, and beyond relive the early moments that shaped them: the first friendships and academic pitfalls, the consuming crushes and favorite outfits. These are some of the remarkable women who offer a glimpse into what inspired them when they were girls: Gillian Anderson

India.Arie

Candice Bergen

Ellen Burstyn

Candace Bushnell

Ann Curry

Ellen DeGeneres

Illeana Douglas

Marian Wright Edelman

Melissa Etheridge

Edie Falco

Fionnula Flanagan

Sue Grafton

Denyce Graves

Melanie Griffith

Cherry Jones

Gladys Knight

Lisa Leslie

Susan Lucci

Wendie Malick

Rita Moreno

Dee Dee Myers

Cynthia Nixon

Elizabeth Perkins

Kelly Preston

Anna Quindlen

Sally Ride

Michelle Rodriguez

Amy Sedaris

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Mary Steenburgen

Lee Ann Womack

And many more!

Here are cherished memories, evocative and insightful, for every woman who recalls fondly what she was like...when she was a girl.