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Read With Us: Justin Olaguivel
Although this Dystopian book is a sequel to The Giver and part of a quartet, it can be read as a standalone. A young, crippled girl named Kira has a gift, and this gift catches the attention of the community she lives in. Kira has to live with this newfound attention as she utilizes her gift for the community. However, she discovers some truths that will transform her forever.
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A History of Women in Education
Despite the dominance of the patriarchy, many prominent women have played major roles in defining education and influencing the academic world. Fatima al-Fihri, Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, Sorjuana Ines De La Cruz, and Patsy Mink broke down barriers and became the firsts to accomplish significant breakthroughs for women within the educational system.
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Daphne’s Selections
We will be updating this list throughout Women's History Month based on the suggestions and submissions we get. Daphne has provided plenty of links to different poems and prose she finds empowering!
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Excerpts from Experts: Women in Education from Dr. Jennifer Lieberman
Women are often asked to put ourselves last: to prioritize our relationships, our caretaking (for children and/or elders), our work. We have the right to set boundaries to those expectations and cultivate our own joy and health, too. Saying no is underrated in our eternally precarious economy. We have to be competitive, the job market tells us. We’ve all been trained to believe that failure is a personal flaw—that success will come to us if we work harder, do more, enhance our resumes.
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Read With Us: Anna Ceballos
Plath’s The Bell Jar follows Esther Greenwood as she works as a guest editor for a magazine in New York, after her internship when she returns home, through her relationship with her college sweetheart Buddy, her descent into madness, and her eventual return to sanity. It so clearly brings to light how mental illness impacts people in their daily lives.