March memoirs month

 
I don't know if it's a thing, but for me, March is memoirs month. ☺️

I was channeling my inner World Wide Vet, aka Dr. Evan Antin when I "wrangled" this garter recently. 😁 (Taken right before he tried to strike.) His memoir/travelogue Encounters in the Animal Kingdom was a joy to read. He details his wild, fun animal adventures from around the world in an easy, down-to-earth manner.
This is exactly the book to read after a heavy, emotional one. And #thatcoverthough 👀
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Listening to Glennon Doyle narrate her story in her soft & sweet, yet strong voice is a big theme in Untamed: that women aren't just one thing. Society tends to tell women who we are, until we can hopefully find it out for ourselves. She examined all the expectations placed on her, what it lead to, and how she broke free. There are so many gems here and much to contemplate.
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In Jennifer Palmieri's manifesto
She Proclaims, we hear stories & advice from her political career in a man's world. Palmieri is the former director of communications for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campain, and White House communications director for President Obama. I learned about bropriating: when men don't acknowledge an idea when it's presented by a woman, but laude the same idea from a male. Oh, so that's what it's called. 🙄 Another gender bias issue in the workplace mentioned is how we judge men based on the potential we see in them, but judge women based on their record of accomplishment.
Older men are often revered as wise & their experience gives them the ability to offer sage advice. But she noted age & experience isn't valued in women. Fortunately the exception to this is Speaker Nancy Polosi. She didn't run for office until she was 47, and became the 1st female Speaker at 66, & then again at 78.
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I was hoping to hear from historic Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself about her battles with sexism, and fights for women's and worker's rights. But My Own Words is a collection of speeches, writings and even excerpts from the Scalia/Ginsburg opera. If that's what you're interested in, this will be an interesting read for you. For me though, I think I chose the wrong RBG book.

Thank you Bookstagrammers for these books which I received in giveaways. 

Until next time,

~Kara