Category: Women Unbound

  The Women Unbound challenge finished up today. Here's what I read that I think fits the topic. Non-fiction Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi - fascinating look at women's lives and relationships in Iran Stop Calling Him Honey and Start Having Sex! by Maggie Arana and Julienne Davis - really much more about empowering women than the title implies Fiction The Help by Kathryn Stockett - one of my favorites of the year The Miracle Worker by William Gibson - Annie Sullivan was just an amazing young woman and this play gave me a new respect for her Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner - a modern classic about a woman and her relationships I think it's important to share stories about great or interesting women and girls with our kids, so here are a couple of books that fit  in this challenge that I've read with my daughter. Thank You, Sarah by Laura Halse Anderson- (Non-fiction) Quest for the Tree Kangaroo by Sy Montgomery - (Non-fiction)...

I can't resist. I'm joining the Women Unbound Reading Challenge, reading nonfiction and fiction books related to  ‘women’s studies.’ Yes, that's broad, and encompasses biographies, memoirs, essays by women, classics written by women, and topics like motherhood and body image. I'm not putting together a reading list, at least not yet, but I'm choosing the Bluestocking level, reading 5 books, at least two of which will be non-fiction. The challenge began on November 1 and will end November 30, 2010. I think this'll be it for challenges though, at least for now. To start the challenge, there were a few questions. What does feminism mean to you? Does it have to do with the work sphere? The social sphere? How you dress? How you act? Do you consider yourself a feminist? Why or why not? What do you consider the biggest obstacle women face in the world today? Has that obstacle changed over time, or does it...