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I picked this up for #NFchallenge23 #GoodbyeEarl - a feminist anthem empowering women in abusive relationships. This memoir by Tanya Selvaratnam, a well educated and outspoken advocate was secretly in an abusive relationship with New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a man who was known for championing women‘s and minorities rights. I appreciated Tanya‘s honesty and bravery in sharing her story but this memoir was flat & restrained.

This was an excellent piece of Canadian women's history I didn't know about: a caravan of 17 women who travelled from BC to Ottawa in 1970, with multiple stops en route, to demand a just law for abortion on demand from the federal government. The climax was a few chaining themselves to seats in the House while 300 more protested outside. Vivid descriptions of people, and dynamics.

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