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When all your library holds come in at once! Today‘s #bookhaul includes the tagged book for #SheSaid & Emma of 83rd Street for #Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent (not a fan of the audiobook narration so going for print) & I have catching up to do for both. Others for #SeriesLove2024 & the graphic novel is for a reading challenge prompt.

The book🐔🐔are worried that with the other 2 I have checked out & not read yet, I won‘t get to all of them.🤷🏻‍♀️

Dad: I‘m going to use my fortune to force my daughter to have a child.
Mom: I‘m going to use parental privilege to force my daughter to be sterilized.
Power Elite & other Jerk Faces: We are going to use this case to reinforce our claim that we should control the bodies of women and entire groups of people who we don‘t like.

#wondrouswednesday

1. It‘s been a while because I‘m stingy giving 5 🌟

2. It‘s not an easy read, but it provides an insightful examination on race & gender justice, reproductive rights, and control of one‘s body.

3. Space or a fantasy world

https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/

Decatur, GA

#SundayFunday

I nearly forgot to post about this book, which probably says it all.
Covering the undoubtedly important and horrific topic of forced sterilisation in the US in the 1970s I found that the way the book was written didn‘t do anything for me.
#booked2023 #reproductiverights

https://jwa.org/thisweek/may/03/1972/jane-collective-raided-chicago-police

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.

#Booked2023 #ReproductiveRights
#Nonfiction2023 #GoodbyeEarl

#BookYouOftenRecommend One of my most frequently recommended books of the past year. I finally watched the HBO documentary last night, and while I didn‘t think it captured the spirit of the book or did it justice, I know it will reach a lot of people the book won‘t and I want this story to be told. #MarchMagic @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I don‘t deal very well with books about perfect mothers or, in this case, about mothers teached to be perfect. Or what is supposed to be perfect. I guess I could have known but I needed a book to tick-off the #ReproductiveRights prompt of #Booked2023 (and yes I know it‘s a bit far fetched). Also the dystopian part of the book felt so lazily done. Nothing is dystopian in the book except for that stupid school.

(Pic: Vermeer exhibition 🥰)

Unfortunately there is so much negative stigma around abortion and those who chose to undergo the procedure that most never share or speak of the experience. Dr. Meera Shah, a physician who provides female healthcare including performing abortions shares personal stories from women and men who have gone through the process. The stories are often difficult as many are facing terrible medical situations. This book sheds light on the importance👇🏼