Banned in 1925. Rediscovered nearly a century later. One woman's fearless truth still demands to be heard.In My First Thirty Years, Gertrude Beasley lays bare what others only dared to whisper. Raised in poverty and violence in early 20th-century Texas, Beasley refused silence. Her memoir—blunt, bold, and decades ahead of its time—was banned shortly after publication for its searing depictions of sexual abuse, class struggle, and a woman's fight for bodily autonomy.With unflinching prose and fierce clarity, Beasley dismantles the myths of the noble frontier and exposes the brutal reality many women endured. A teacher, journalist, and activist, she carved a life of resistance—only to vanish under mysterious circumstances.Today, her voice roars back. This isn't just a memoir. It's a revolution in print.Praise for My First Thirty Years: "For almost a century in Texas literary circles, Gertrude Beasley's 1925 memoir has been more a legend than a book... The tangled history of My First Thir