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pattilea..
small world.
i picked up that book a while ago.
well worth reading.
it’s good to remind ourselves that women have quietly been doing remarkable things for a very very long time.
the sad sequel to that story is that after everything they went through to succeed I believe they were ultimately cheated out of their prize.
Nelly Bly is another intrepid explorer from that time period.. well worth reading about how a plucky young woman set out to traverse the world.. and succeeded.. and won her prize.
she wrote her own book:)
It’s easy to see mountain-climbers and Iditarod contestants as the adventurers of our time..
but the real battlefield is that between conventions and independence…
surprisingly, homeless women often end up in the forefront of that struggle…
or should i say that women who battle conventions without resources often end up homeless?
i recently picked up “No Room of her own” by Desiree Hellegers from our local library. It tells the story of several local homeless women in their own words as well as outlining a historical perspective on homelessness in general and women’s homelessness in particular.
I promise to return it wednesday evening.
i found it in the new reads section.
not what i would call an easy read because it makes us too aware of the fragility of our own realities..
but it has been another one of those eye opening books for me.
If not for chance i could very easily live among them.