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A Reading List for International Women’s Day (and every day)
Some books by and about women to provide hope and inspiration.
When contemplating the notion of putting together a reading list for International Women’s Day, I couldn’t help but think about American politics — and this week, in particular, given Elizabeth Warren’s decision to end her presidential campaign.
In full disclosure, I’m very much of a Joe Biden supporter (he’s been my choice ever since before he announced his candidacy) but I understand and share the disappointment and anger of so many who really hoped this would be the moment when America finally got its shit together and elected a woman president.
Call me a cynic but I’m not surprised at this outcome, which in a weird way has, I think, somehow subdued my sadness. Does that make sense? Put another way, perhaps I’m still too burned from 2016 and the aftermath; it’s hard to imagine being any more sad and angry about a political outcome than I and millions of others were on November 9, 2016.
That said, the first book that comes to mind for International Women’s Day is a children’s book, and I think that’s appropriate, both for what Elizabeth Warren gave us with her candidacy and for the hope and inspiration it represents. It also doesn’t hurt that it’s by Chelsea Clinton.
