pickBrilliantly researched, accessibly explained so it can be understood by anyone, this book is a revelation. As a feminist, this book gave so much history, heritage and context to the feminist struggles in India and South Asia.
This was my pick for Women‘s History Month and it addressed the patriarchal issues plaguing women‘s gendered roles, bodily autonomy, economic prospects, desire, emancipation and upward mobility; and the hard won victories.
pickI had to read Green's story, as they were such a vibrant character in 'Rick'. Being nonbinary, they have to work through some challenges most kids don't think about. When the school musical is being cast, they have to fight for gender neutral casting. When puberty starts, they have to make decisions about their body. And if they have a crush on a boy who says he's straight, is it hopeless to think he could ever like them back?
Up next: I heard this author interviewed by Joe Rogan and have been meaning to pick up this book.
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pickA brief overview of the marginalization of trans woman and the attitudes society places upon them that lead to violence, ostracism, and obliviousness. In a series of essays, author Jules Gill-Peterson gives a summarized and condensed version of how transgendered females are treated in history due to fear and misogynistic attitudes made by the patriarchy.
pickA relatively quick read (I thought), which I was so absorbed by that I read it in one sitting - result! 😁👍 The practical outcome of which is that I now have a maximum of three hours sleep before I have to get up for work! 😳😩
Book = 5⭐ You probably should read it 😊
Only a few pages in, and a short section on hunter-gatherers (or gatherer-hunters if you place those activities in order of dietary importance) had me skimming the internet for more detailed information, which brought me to an NPR article: "Men are hunters, women are gatherers. That was the assumption. A new study upends it", which I found fascinating in itself, and also the insight it provides into the gender bias of the scientific establishment.
pick4 ⭐This book is simple but perfect. It gives each color and that it is for boys and girls, or for girls and boys. It‘s also for something you see in society. Things like brown is for teddy bears and green is for glass. This book makes sure to say that all colors are for everyone, and that pink is not just a girl‘s color and blues is not just a boys colors. Colors are for everyone. An important lesson for the modern US society.
pick5 ⭐This book should be in every library. It‘s a very simple but heartwarming look at a child knowing they are not who they are made to look like. In this case, Nisha knows she‘s a girl and it‘s now up to the rest of the world to know as well. The way this book uses a monster to show Nisha‘s feelings, and how that monster grows when people take actions both purposely and accidentally to mis-gender her is a metaphor that works for the
