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Books · Sep 2021
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
Tarana BurkeA record of liberation and transformation by Tarana Burke, the founder of the 'Me Too' movement. With overwhelming honesty, it depicts the deep wounds as a survivor of sexual violence, the reality of silenced Black women, and how the hope of 'empowerment through empathy' was born.
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Books · Feb 2020
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Cathy Park HongA poetically written and sharply critical exploration of the unspoken pain, anger, and alienation hidden behind the myth of the 'model minority.' Cathy Park Hong dismantles the racial and social hierarchies of American society through the lens of her own experiences as an Asian American woman.
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Books · Sep 2019
The Testaments
Margaret AtwoodThirty-four years after 'The Handmaid's Tale,' Margaret Atwood delivers a stunning sequel following the collapse of the Republic of Gilead through the perspectives of three different women. It depicts how the fires of resistance are lit from within an oppressed regime and how absolute power eventually crumbles.
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Books · Mar 2019
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Caroline Criado PerezA shocking exposé into how the world is designed for men as the 'default,' systematically ignoring women's data. Spanning healthcare, technology, urban planning, and economics, Caroline Criado Perez reveals how invisible data bias seriously impacts women's health, safety, and lives.
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Books · Mar 2019
The Island of Sea Women
Lisa SeeA sweeping historical novel set on the Korean island of Jeju, following the intersecting fates of two female divers over several decades. From the Japanese colonial era through the Korean War and into the present, the story depicts the resilient lives, solidarity, and ultimate forgiveness of women caught in the tides of history.
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Books · Feb 2017
Your Silence Will Not Protect You
Audre Lorde'To transform silence into language and action' - . A definitive collection covering the representative works of Audre Lorde, who fought against discrimination, illness, and power while upholding her identity as Black, lesbian, mother, and warrior. An incredibly powerful intellectual legacy for turning difference into the power of solidarity.