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11 Must-Read Feminist Books from the Past 100 Years

What does feminism mean to you? Over the years, the definition of the word “feminism” has changed. For the record, that definition, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is: “the belief that men and women should have equal opportunities.” That seems simple enough, but for some, feminism has become a controversial—even unnecessary…
Early Bird Books
January 23, 2018
Children's Books

A Feminist Leader A Century Ahead of Her Time

As Jeannette Rankin was becoming one of the leading suffrage voices in America in the early 1900s, she would utter those words to children in one of the 25 speeches she was said to give over a 25-day period. Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress, in 1916.…
Jim Alkon
March 12, 2019
Fiction

Progress and Tradition Go Head-to-Head in Indian Political Thriller, “A Nest for Lalita”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/booktrib_KenLanger_ANestForLalita.jpg “Langer’s prose is lucid and wonderfully detailed … is extremely successful at bringing the time and place to vivid life.” — Kirkus Reviews —∞— The streets of Sompur, India, were not for the faint of heart. Narrow roads congested by cars, trucks, rickshaws and livestock made navigation tricky under…
Chelsea Ciccone
October 20, 2020
Fiction

Jennifer Mathieu on Feminism, ‘Moxie’, and Fighting Back

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. Picking a favorite book can be tough for any reader, but we can’t deny that Jennifer Mathieu’s Moxie is high on our list. This young adult novel takes readers to an average high school where a quiet girl named Vivian decides that she’s done…
Bookish
October 4, 2017