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“Misinformation is the opposite of feminism. Telling people less about their bodies is harmful. It’s making them follow patriarchal myths.” – Dr. Jen Gunter Dr. Jen Gunter is an obstetrician and gynecologist with nearly three decades of experience as a vulvar and vaginal disease expert. She writes two regular columns for the New York Times …

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“When men feel like they’re disempowered, it’s easy for them to create power by bonding together and belittling women.” – Crystal Hana Kim   Crystal Hana Kim’s debut novel If You Leave Me was named a best book of 2018 by The Washington Post, Booklist, Literary Hub, The New York Post, Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, Nylon, …

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“We teach women that love is the thing to strive for and I think that’s problematic.” – Ivelisse Rodriguez   Ivelisse Rodriguez’s debut short story collection Love War Stories is a 2019 PEN/Faulkner finalist and a 2018 Foreword Reviews INDIES finalist. She is the founder and editor of an interview series focused on contemporary Puerto Rican writers …

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“It turns out the solution to burnout is not self-care. It is all of us caring for each other.” – Emily Nagoski   Emily Nagoski is the award-winning  author of the New York Times bestseller, Come As You Are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life. Her new book, Burnout, was released …

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“Why do mothers have to say out loud that they enjoy every single moment of being a mother? Because we don’t. There are times when you have these thoughts of escape.” – Angie Kim Angie Kim moved as a preteen from Seoul, South Korea, to the suburbs of Baltimore. She attended Stanford University and Harvard Law …

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   “Maybe we’re finally realizing that not having a matriarchy means that nobody has ever really had a mother, a whole full-functioning human being.” – Sophia Shalmiyev Sophia Shalmiyev emigrated from Leningrad to America in 1990. She is a feminist writer and painter living in Portland with her two children. Shalmiyev’s work has appeared …

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“Especially with racial pain in America, people ask you for your story so they can tell you they don’t believe it.” – Mira Jacob Mira Jacob is the author and illustrator of Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations. Her critically acclaimed novel, The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing, was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers pick, shortlisted for India’s Tata First …

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In this episode, Feminist Book Club Intern Lucy is back—this time with recommendations to bulk up your intersectional book shelf with three powerful women authors of color. We’re talking Roxane Gay, Feminista Jones, and Scaachi Koul. You can find Lucy on Instagram and Twitter at @lucygraceeee to follow her adventures.   Books mentioned: One Day …

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“You are responsible for your life. No one’s coming in here to save you. If you don’t save yourself, it’s not going to happen.” – Abby Maslin Abby Maslin is the bestselling author of Love You Hard: A Memoir of Marriage, Brain Injury, and Reinventing Love, a remarkable story of transformation and resilience in the …

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“I never set out to write a dystopia. What I really wanted to write about were these ideas from being an outsider throughout my life. One in particular is this idea that America is a meritocracy.” – Joanne Ramos Joanne Ramos was born in the Philippines and moved to Wisconsin when she was six. She …

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