pickSoft pick. I chose this particular book because I wanted to hear Boudica's story from the mouth of a woman who could be critical of sexist sources who used Boudica's story to further their own agendas. In a way, she reveals those agendas and some of their biases. But, for the most part, she simply retells their stories without too much criticism (where it was due). 1/3
pickQuietly mysterious, this exploration of the Cleveland upper class and the young adults trying to find their way was interesting, scathing, and quite sad. I didn‘t know what to expect going in but it gave nods to the House of Mirth and The Awakening and made me think just like they did. I will look for more from this author, this was her debut in 2012. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
pickA quick look back through history at how women have been silenced in the arena of public speaking for centuries. From the first written example of Telemachus telling his mother Penelope to shut up in 'The Odyssey', to women being hounded off social media today for daring to have an opinion.
It contains an analysis of the ways in which those in power have usually been educated in classical education & how the male-centric views of (continued)
pickI didn‘t particularly learn anything new- but things I feel anecdotally were backed up with a lot of statistics and evidence.
There was a lot of guidance on how to address some things. But a lot still comes down to personal courage. If you‘re constantly cut across by your male boss in meetings what do you do? Very personal but sometimes it‘s the micro aggressions that affect us everyday.
Finally, I got my hands on a complete collection of concise series.
Happy Mother‘s Day, Mamas. ❤️
panThis wasn‘t at all what I expected: it‘s largely a criticism of the state of the world that led to university uprisings/rebellions around the world in the 1960s. There‘s a lot of referring to works by other writers, both seminal (Engels) and contemporary (lots of late-1960s magazine/journal articles) without context or actual quotes (many of the quotes given aren‘t translated). This was my first Arendt and it was not a good starting point.
Still, the book itself is a great way of telling what little there is about Boudica's story. A lot of research seems to have gone into it and I'm glad I read it. I'd definitely recommend it! 3/3 19h