Film Review: To Educate a Girl
I’ve often wondered if those who are provided with less, make more with what they are given. On Thursday, I went to a screening of a documentary called To Educate A Girl, and was convinced once again of the life-changing importance of education for girls and women. More importantly, I also realized the incredible drive to [...]
Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future
Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, By Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards Want a no-nonsense guide to feminism? Here it is. Manifesta, by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards is packed full of information and evidence that hope to define feminism. The two authors begin the book with a look at a world without feminism. [...]
Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, By Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney If the title isn’t grabbing enough, the introduction alone will entice any reader. Through her own story as a female representative, the stories of other working women in America, and statistics and evidence supporting her point, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney’s, Rumors of [...]
Girls of Riyadh
Girls of Riyadh, By Rajaa Alsanea Girls of Riyadh, by Rajaa Alsanea is an expose in disguise. Although the book, beginning with, “Ladies and Gentlemen: You are invited to join me in one of the most explosive scandals, and noisiest, wildest all-night parties around,” is meant to be scandalous, it ends up being so for [...]
30 Ways of Looking At Hillary
30 Ways of Looking At Hillary, Edited By Susan Morrison If every woman in America had voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2008 election, she would have won. So, why didn’t they? Thirty Ways of Looking At Hillary, edited by Susan Morrison, takes a many sided look at the woman who has provoked the most [...]
