When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present | 
pickI was reading this book in October of 2016. I could only read about 10 pages at a time before I could feel my blood pressure going up, and the rage reaching a boiling point. And then the election happened. I was too lost in despair to continue the book, and I set it aside. Well, the despair is gone, but the rage is still here. I don't know if that will ever really leave. But I am ready to channel the anger.
so-soThis is the last paragraph of the epilogue. How about women are unhappy because they put a sh*t ton of work above and beyond men and they still aren‘t given the same opportunities because they are women. There is still no equality and feminism is still very much needed and this a sh*t way to end your history of how women changed everything. I believe the women you wrote about would also be yelling at you that we still have a lot of work to do.
so-soA review in 2 parts. This book started off great. Loved the information and the history, the writing was well done. I knew most of the information because this is my jam, the whole women‘s history specifically feminism I love it and I absorb it like lotion on dry skin. Collins like most writers on feminism focused on the white women and only one chapter on WoC. Above is the last paragraph before the epilogue. Why end your book like this?
I am bound and determined to finish this damn book today! I‘m on 383 of 409. I know I can do it! It‘s just a matter of staying awake to get it done. Late night combined with a early morning making this Moose tired.
I feel like this is taking me forever to read. I only have 150 pages or so to go. I‘m hoping to get it done my Sunday afternoon. It‘s a good book and interesting, just taking a while.
I feel crappy today. Thankfully Man Cub is amazing and I got to sleep on the couch for a while before making dinner. Hopefully I feel better tomorrow because 😭 grocery store😭
The more I read this and other feminist history books the more I realize the mind set of so many people has changed so little since the post WWII era and the beginning of the Women‘s Lib movement. Those same “arguments” and beliefs about women and why they shouldn‘t be or can‘t be equal continue to be prevalent in society.
Up next because I feel like I need a Feminist-y book right now. I need to read about some women changing the world. #whoruntheworld
I think this would be an interesting read. The feminist and history nerd in both started to get excited when I saw it.
#AprilBookShowers - #LocalAuthor- Lots of authors call NYC home, but the most local author I can think of is Gail Collins, who lives in the same apartment building as my parents.
I've been meaning to read her books, since her column in The NY Times is usually pretty good.
Suggested reading for Women's History Month! I read this ages ago so I'm fuzzy on details but I remember I loved it. It made me feel all the feelings: anger, frustration, sadness, hope, joy- all of it. The overwhelming emotion though was probably pride at the intelligent, strong, determined women profiled within the book! It is VERY readable. #womenshistorymonth
Not the best picture but I was juggling books. Lol. Nice to see the display at my library today, International Women's day!
pickIt seems fitting that I finished this engaging, intersectional, insightful, and deeply fascinating history of women's rights from 1960-2010 on this day. Friends, if you were born any time in the last thirty years, read this book. It puts so many things in context, and shows us that while women have made tremendous strides, we aren't equal yet. I'm blown away.
Sobering. All I can say is thank you thank you thank you thank you.
When I went car shopping 5 years ago (I was 20 and still in college!), a salesman tried to talk me out of buying a Ford Fiesta because it would be a bit small for hauling children around. I so wish I'd had the gumption to ask him, "Whose kids?"
This hypocrisy has me all 😡😡😡.
Ladies! Don't give up your right to vote to make a political statement. Just don't do it.
pickThis pretty much sums up "When Everything Changed". This book reminds us that women have come a long ways but still have more to go. Especially when it comes to work-family balance. I ended up being a SAHM because childcare would have wiped out my salary anyway. Lots of good anecdotes here but don't expect a blueprint for future action.
I read this and immediately thought of all of the millions of people calling and writing their representatives this week. I think we can all learn something from Pauli Murray and Eleanor Roosevelt about standing firm and listening to each other and advocating with respect and civility.
"Voters were wary of female candidates w/ family obligations. The disasters that could befall them were vividly displayed in the case of Coya Knutson, who had managed to topple an incumbent House member in Minnesota in 1954 and win a seat in her own right. Her alcoholic husband, Andy, who was left behind to run the family hotel, torpedoed her career in 1958 by issuing a "Coya, Come Home" letter claiming his marriage was being destroyed..."
I've had this (copyright: 2009) sitting in my TBR for far too long. Now is a good time to dust it off. Like many of us, I want things to be better for women, differently abled , POC, multicultural, LGBT. And also for the males that care also. My two sons are just as concerned about the current/future state of events as is my daughter. My kids are 21, 18, and 15. Changes won't happen overnight but let's not give up. #overthis ❤️💛💚💙💜💖
Guilty as charged.
Reading on my way to my job, where I definitely don't have to wear a skirt.
Loving this book so far! Its thesis is that American women have made a HUGE leap in terms of autonomy since 1960. Crazy how we've gone from women not being able to get a credit card without husband approval to (probably) having a female president in the next 6 months!!
