Ayn Rand (Women’s Issues (Ready Reference series))
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Ayn Rand was graduated from the University of Leningrad in 1924 but, unable to adjust to Communism, emigrated to the United States in 1926, becoming a naturalized citizen. She became an outspoken opponent of all forms of collectivism, touted capitalism, and believed in the victory of individualism over all forms of totalitarian government. Her philosophy is outlined in The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism (1964). A screenwriter in Hollywood until 1949, Rand became a best-selling novelist with The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas...
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